By Dr. Lynn Wilder 10/5/19–Plastics are one of the most persistent forms of marine debris. The material doesn’t biodegrade, it just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. This can happen with everything from plastic bags, tires, and even our polyester laundry while in the washer and dryer. Microplastics– beads, fragments, fibers, and film that […]
By Ada Long Apalachicola Riverkeeper and co-sponsors, the Ocean Conservancy and the Franklin County Departments of Parks & Recreation, and Solid Waste & Recycling extend tremendous thanks to the 373 enthusiastic volunteers, including 19 site coordinators, who helped clean up our beaches, islands, bay, and river on September 21. The volunteers this year ranged in age
September 17, 2019- Riverkeeper Georgia Ackerman spent the morning motor-boating (aka boat patrol visual survey) the upper Apalachicola River, just below Woodruff Dam south to Aspalaga, providing a tour for staff of the National Park Service, FEMA and Main Street Chattahoochee. River level is low. Citizen input is being sought on Chattahoochee River Landing Park
September 11, 2019–Volunteer Lynn Wilder and Riverkeeper Georgia Ackerman spent the day learning more about microplastics sampling at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve. Apalachcicola Riverkeeper will embark on microsplastics sampling in effort to find what types of microplastics, in any, can be found in the soil and water along the river.
Letter below from Georgia Ackerman, Riverkeeper and Executive Director read to Senator Bill Montford and Representative Jason Shoaf at recent legislative delegation meeting in Apalachicola (9/23/19). Georgia also shared similar comments at the legislative delegation meeting in Bristol. Here is the summary handout that was also shared. More background details on oil drilling here.
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September 25, 2019 By Georgia Ackerman Albany, Georgia– I spent the morning on the banks of the Flint River learning more about water quality sampling protocols with R.J. Gipaya, Watershed Specialist at Flint Riverkeeper. Last month, a visit to the lab at Chattahoochee Riverkeeper also proved helpful in seeing another program in action. AR board
Post-Hurricane Michael Trip on Chipola River By Doug Alderson The shoreline forest showed evidence of severe impacts during the recent Chipola River Apalachicola Riverkeeper trip, nearly a year after Hurricane Michael. Nine people paddled ten miles from Yancey Bridge to Magnolia Bridge near Marianna led by Riverkeeper Georgia Ackerman and eco-educational outings volunteers Mike Mendez
SAND BAR RESTORATION By Dr. Joan Mossa, University of Florida Late Spring 2019–The UF crew (Drs. Joann Mossa and Yin-Hsuen Chen, Ph.D. students Charles Wu, Amobi Amanambu, went out to Bristol to meet with Dan Tonsmeire (6/2/19) unsure of what we would find. Our last visit in early November 2018 had been somewhat promising as
August 16, 2019 Marianna, FL–More than 50 people, including residents from Jackson, Calhoun, Wakulla, Leon and Washington Counties, enjoyed a “meet and greet” gathering at the Historic Bank Building hosted by staff and board members of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Chad Taylor, long-time Marianna resident and former Apalachicola Riverkeeper board member, welcomed attendees and introduced Georgia Ackerman,
By Katie McCormick August 1, 2019– For vacation this summer, my boyfriend, Christopher, and I opted to enjoy exploring adventures in our “backyard.” Often, we chose use vacation hours to travel afar to find beauty, adventure, and new experiences, but we realized that there was so much within an hour or two of Tallahassee that
