Oil Drilling Alert/Riverpalooza/Coffee in Chattahoochee - News from the Apalachicola Riverkeeper

Speaking Up for the Apalachicola River on Earth Day! April 22, 2004   Dear Members & Friends,   Today is Earth Day, a day of action on behalf of our natural world. Today is a day to put our care of the Apalachicola River and Bay into action.   In fact, our collective voices are needed right now to keep exploratory oil and drilling out of the floodplain of the Apalachicola River.  Please take a few minutes today to send an email to the Florida DEP.     Together, let's protect the Apalachicola River & Bay by speaking up on Earth Day!   Clearwater Land and Minerals seeks to drill a well of a depth about 14,000 feet in effort to find commercially viable crude oil. It is expected that the FL DEP Oil & Gas Program will issue a decision on the permit very soon.  Now is the time for citizens to weigh in on the issue. Please contact FL DEP today  and let them know oil exploration does not belong in the floodplain of the Apalachicola River. Thank you!   For the River, Cameron Baxley Apalachicola Riverkeeper Oil Drilling Details and DEP Contact Information SUPPORT OUR WORK

Chattahoochee Walk & Talk   Join us for a morning of coffee and history at the Chattahoochee River Landing Park on Saturday, April 27th at 10 am EST.   Local historian, Dale Cox, will be sharing about the Chattahoochee Landing Mound group, the Scott Battle of 1817 (first Native American victory of the Seminole Wars), and Florida's Inland Graveyard of Ships.   There is no fee for the event.   Donations  are always appreciated. Chattahoochee Walk & Talk

Riverpalooza 2024   Join us on May 18th for Riverpalooza,  a celebration of the Apalachicola River, Bay, and Floodplain! Kick of the day with a community, coastal cleanup sponsored by OceanAid 360. Collect trash and debris however you like – walk, grab pedal, paddle the along the shoreline, or take your motor boat out.   In the afternoon, join us at the Apalachicola Yacht Club for a celebration with music, food, and a good time with drawings for exciting adventure gear.   Music will be played throughout the day by Clayton Mathis, Chris Matechik, Flying Fish, and the Funky Taters.   Riverpalooza 2024!

Teamwork in Tates Hell   Apalachicola Riverkeeper combined forces with the Forest Service and the local community for a morning clean-up. Taking on the 212,000 acres of Tate’s Hell Forest is a tall order for a clean-up event, but we made a decent dent. The predominant hydrologic feature within the forest is Tate’s Hell Swamp, which drains toward the Apalachicola River and Bay. Tate’s Hell Forest is an important part of protecting our watershed from severe runoff and filtering water. Teamwork in Tates Hell

Thank you Members and Board of Directors! Continuing our celebration of 25 years of speaking up for the Apalachicola River, Apalachicola Riverkeeper hosted the annual member meeting and dinner in Eastpoint. Nearly 80 members, including our steadfast board of directors, joined staff to recap the past year. Outgoing board president, David Hilton, kicked off the meeting by centering the day around the words “For the River”, highlighting board, staff, and member commitment to advocating on behalf of the Apalachicola River Basin.  Annual Membership Meeting & Dinner

Remembering Bob Graham   Ryan Smart of the Florida Springs Council wrote recently, "During his eight years as Governor and eighteen as Senator, Bob Graham did more for Florida's environment than anyone else in history, and it isn't particularly close. After retiring from the Senate, Graham joined with Nathaniel Reed in founding the Florida Conservation Coalition (FCC) to unite the conservation community in preserving Florida's springs, rivers, and natural lands. His knowledge, energy, and resoluteness for protecting Florida's environment were unmatched."   Bob Graham truly cared about Florida's water and landscape. He cared about the Apalachicola River, its vast floodplain, and the Apalachicola Bay. Let's continue his legacy of standing up to protect our State by conserving and restoring the Apalachicola River.

RiverTrek Application Deadline April 30 Apalachicola Riverkeeper’s RiverTrek fundraiser-awareness campaign supports the advocacy, education and outreach work of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. The RiverTrek team will travel the 107-mile length of the Apalachicola River in late October. Each night the paddlers camp along the river’s bank. They meet with historians, ecologists and other experts along the way. RiverTrek 2024

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