Ice Cream in Wewa I Pass the Paddle I Celebrate Beaches I Forever Chemicals - Info from the Apalachicola Riverkeeper

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Join trash bashing volunteers in Apalachicola for a power hour clean up Friday, July 22. And a big shout out to the crew that turned out in Chattahoochee last week! Let's work together to keep plastic and other pollutants out of our waterways and soil. More details including the Annual Coastal Clean Up.

Celebrating Clean Beaches & Independence Day A simple way to help protect our beaches, especially for endangered sea turtles, is to make sure to pick up all beach equipment and trash. Keep beaches clean, flat and dark after sunset. Longtime “Trash Patrol” organizer Dr. Ada Long leads 3 major area cleanups: a July 5th cleanup, post- SGI chili cook off, and the International Coastal Cleanup. This year, a volunteer crew of 24 people joined Ada to brave the hot weather and collect trash on St. George Island.  Continued

Pass the Paddle features the RiverTrek 2022 Team

RiverTrek is Apalachicola Riverkeeper’s annual awareness and fundraising campaign. RiverTrek volunteers bring needed attention to the tremendous ecological importance of Florida’a Apalachicola River, floodplain and bay, while raising funds for the on-going work of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. All funds directly support our outreach, education and advocacy work. Enjoy this fun short video featuring the RiverTrek 2022 crew sharing their reasons for kayaking 107+ miles in October. We hope you'll share it.

Forever Chemicals Need Regulated Have you seen the movie Dark Waters (2019 with Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathway)? The movie underscores the real danger of polyfluorayl (PFAS) substances along with complete corporate malfeasance. Part of a national Waterkeeper Alliance initiative, many Florida Waterkeepers, including Apalachicola Riverkeeper, have recently sampled their waterways for PFAS. Continued

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