3-2-1 Launch//Post Helene Flyover//Kill the Drill//RiverTrek Round Up - The newsletter of the Apalachicola Riverkeeper

2024 Virtual Auction   The annual virtual auction is just around the corner. Wait ‘til you see some of the terrific donations we’ve received already. You will have the opportunity to bid on everything from great one-of-a-kind experiences to enduring art treasures. This is a perfect way to do your Holiday shopping and give the gift of preservation at the same time! You can help us take the auction to the next level by donating an item or service for bid. This in-kind donation directly supports the advocacy work of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. Items that are popular include art, jewelry, unique books, antiques, vacation homes, services, and experiences (like boating, birding, or hiking, craft and special knowledge). Contact info@apalachicolariverkeeper.org Virtual Auction

3-2-1. . . RiverTrek LAUNCH this Wednesday   107+ Miles to Go! The gear is all sorted and the kayaks are nearly packed! The team is excited. Apalachicola Riverkeeper's RiverTrek fundraiser-awareness campaign supports the advocacy, education and outreach work of Apalachicola Riverkeeper--100% of funds raised by the volunteer team members support our work. The RiverTrek team will travel the 107-mile length of the Apalachicola River. They launch in Chattahoochee around 9 AM. Come see them off! On Sunday, October 27, come celebrate their arrival in Apalachicola.  Donate today to help  the team meet beat their $65k fundraising goal.   RiverTrek Arrival Day Celebration Post Hurricane Helene Aerial Survey   Riverkeeper Cameron Baxley conducted a flyover of the Apalachicola River with Southwings, to check on river and floodplain conditions after Hurricane Helene, including floodplain areas near proposed oil drilling.  River Basin Flyover

Coastal Clean Up Volunteers Crush It!   Volunteers across Franklin County removed over two tons of trash and debris from our shorelines and landscape on Saturday, September 21. The 220 volunteers of the annual International Coastal Clean Up were fanned out across 14 sites from Bald Point State Park to Seafood Landing Park in Apalachicola. They removed litter and debris, including cigarette butts, cans, vape cartridges, foam cups, food containers, construction debris, a boat motor, tires, over 40 derelict crab traps, and a refrigerator. Coastal Clean Up 2024 A Run Through Hell!    Apalachicola Riverkeeper was honored to be one of the charities receiving support from the proceeds of the Tates Hell Run this year. Our organization is grateful to the organizers and participants who make this such a successful event in the Carrabelle Community each year. It was a great day, and Riverkeeper staff enjoyed helping and talking with people about our work. Whether they ran or walked, all seemed to thoroughly enjoy the event. Tates Hell Run

RiverTrek Round Up of Community Events WOW! Thank you for the incredible community support across the region. In the past few weeks, we’ve enjoyed some wonderful FUNdraising with the creative help of community members and the RiverTrek team. We hung out at Deep Brewing Co. in Tallahassee playing river trivia Also in Tallahassee, an evening of ecology readings delighted attendees of Hummingbird Wine Bar’s RiverTrek fundraiser, We also raised a toast to the RiverTrek 2024 team at Live Oak Gallery, hosted by owner Andrea Comstock.  RiverTrek Round Up

Apalachicola Riverkeeper and coalition partners remain strongly opposed to the permit for oil & gas drilling in the near the Apalachicola River. Please donate today to support our fight to STOP OIL DRILLING in the Floodplain of the Apalachicola River.   Apalachicola Riverkeeper filed a legal challenge to stop the oil and gas drilling permit located in the floodplain of the Apalachicola River in Calhoun County, upstream of Apalachicola Bay. A hearing is scheduled in December.  Protect our water, our rights, our heritage–our Apalachicola River and Bay! Apalachicola Riverkeeper • Downriver Project • Earth Ethics, Inc. • Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association • Gulf County Citizens Coalition • Healthy Gulf • National Wildlife Federation • ReThink Energy Florida • Sierra Club Florida

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