Coastal Clean Up SATURDAY - make plans to help out!

Join us this SATURDAY!  Jump in with Franklin County friends and neighbors for this fun annual event of putting our care in action. Together each year, we remove thousands of pounds of debris from our shorelines to protect the Apalachicola River and Bay.  Coastal Clean Up Locations

Deep Fun in Tallahassee   Thank you Tallahassee area supporters! The atmosphere at Deep Brewing Company was extra festive for this year’s RiverTrek outreach event Three rounds of fun, informative river trivia were followed by a slide show from Doug Alderson, author and repeat “RiverTrekker.” Many long-time supporters were in attendance, along with people new to the work of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Everyone delighted in the cooler weather that made outside conversations on the covered deck extra pleasant. More on Deep Gathering

Keep Oil Drilling Out of the Floodplain of the Apalachicola River!   Apalachicola Riverkeeper and coalition partners, Downriver Project, Earth Ethics, Inc., Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association, Gulf County Citizens, Coalition, Healthy Gulf, National Wildlife Federation,  ReThink Energy Florida, and Sierra Club Florida strongly oppose oil drilling in the floodplain of the Apalachicola River. Apalachicola Riverkeeper filed a legal challenge to Clearwater Land and Minerals' oil drilling permit. We need your support to protect the Apalachicola River, floodplain, and Bay from the risks of oil  and gas drilling. Donate today to support our legal advocacy work to stop oil drilling in the floodplain of the Apalachicola River. Stop Oil Drilling in the Floodplain Meauring Thermocline on the Brothers River   Riverkeeper Cameron Baxley conducted visual surveys and collected temperature recordings on the Brothers River recently. The area is a potential Gulf Sturgeon cold water resting spot where “thermocline” is present. Cameron explained, “thermocline is a layer in the water where the temperature changes with depth. It provides an important barrier for cooler water for fish, especially in the thick heat of summer.” She reported that initial readings showed a 10 degree drop at the bottom from the top surface temperatures. More on Brothers River

Protecting Mother Earth Conference   Executive Director Susan Anderson, recently represented Apalachicola Riverkeeper at the 18th Protecting Mother Earth Conference hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee in Cherokee, North Carolina. The conference was organized and sponsored by the Indigenous Environmental Network in coordination with the generous hospitality of the host Nation and people of Qualla Boundary, who live in the mountains of what is now known as Western North Carolina.  This land, and most of five surrounding states, is the original homeland of the Cherokee Peoples.  Qualla Boundary is the small remainder of this once vast homeland that is federally recognized as the sovereign territory of the Nation of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee.  More on Conference

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