Monthly Archives: October 2012

RiverTrek Day 1: Woodruff Dam to Alum Bluff

Day one of the paddle started in thick fog, and included a trek along Means Creek and a talk by Helen Light about the state of the coastal floodplain. Continue reading

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RiverTrek Day 1: Snakes

Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Spotted two snakes on our 21 mile paddling trip today. Snake number one was a non-venomous brown water snake basking in a crevice of a limestone outcropping. Shortly after, admiring him, Rob saw a pigmy … Continue reading

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RiverTrek Day 1: Means Creek

Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Explored Means Creek, named after Dr. Bruce Means in Torreya State Park. Thank you Mark Ludlow, biologist. He led on us on a hike through the dense woods and showed us an endangered Torreya tree. … Continue reading

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RiverTrek Day 1: Paddling into the Fog

We started the morning paddling together, but as we separated into smaller groups, paddlers would disappear into the fog. Continue reading

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RiverTrek Day 1: Loading Boats

Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Pensacola paddler Micheal Taber packing 70 lbs of gear for 5 days of Apalachicola River. Group is ready to float!! Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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107 Miles to Go*

In the Grass, On the Reef is going down the entirety of the Apalachicola River, the source of fresh water for Apalachicola oysters. Join the adventure and learn more about the threats facing the river from Wednesday through Sunday, October 10-14. Continue reading

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Backyard Ecology (Plus new video on Bay Mouth Bar)

Bay Mouth Bar is one of the most ecologically diverse places in the world. Dr. David KImbro guides us through a menagerie of strange looking marine invertebrates, and describes the place’s importance to the field of ecology. Continue reading

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