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Slave Canal EcoAdventure on Dimensions
Encore: Slave Canal EcoAdventure
Sunday, June 16
10:00 AM/ ETThe "for more information" url's are a little longer than what we like to put on air (we can only keep them up for so long), so at the end of our Slave Canal EcoAdventure on this week's Dimensions, we directed people back to our page. Directions and trail map: Florida Department of Environmental Protection has a handy PDF for the Wacissa Paddling Trail. One put in is at headwaters of the river, with Goose Pasture ten miles further down. It's a five mile canoe or kayak trip from Goose Pasture to Nutall Rise on the Aucilla. Scroll down in the PDF for advice in finding the entrance to Slave Canal. If you don't find it amongst the braided channels of the lower Wacissa, you won't find your take out at Nutall Rise. For more information on the Aucilla Management area, click here.
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Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance oyster volunteers needed
Friday, June 14 and June 21
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM/CT
South Walton Center of Northwest Florida State College
Santa Rosa, FLThe CBA is building bagged shell reefs along Choctawhatchee Bay to fight erosion and promote the growth of an ecosystem that, as we see over and over on this blog, provides many benefits to us. Contact Rachel Gwin at gwinr@nwfsc.edu for more information.
We just recently did a video on the CBA's oyster recycling program. Watch here to see how local restaurants and volunteers help build healthy coasts along Choctawhatchee Bay.
Related Links
- FSU Coastal & Marine Lab
- WFSU SciGirls Blog
- Saturday at the Sea
- Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve
- St. Joseph Bay Buffer Preserve
- St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
- Matanzas Estuarine Research Reserve
- Choctowhatchee Basin Alliance
- The Randall Hughes Lab
- The David Kimbro Lab
- Northeastern Marine Science Center
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RiverTrek 2012: A Quick Look Back
RiverTrek 2012 is over, and we’ve gotten all the posts up that we couldn’t due to connectivity in remote places along the river. And, there are videos to come! Continue reading
Rivertrek Day 5: Owl Creek to Apalachicola
Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV Every morning starts with interesting noises that hear from my sleeping bag. I’ve been spending a lot of time listening, and I always hear other people up coughing, walking around. Camping doesn’t always mean great … Continue reading
RiverTrek Day 5: Made it!
Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator We made it! Big wind on last 10 miles, but it didn’t slow this group down. Thank you to the support crew: Eddie Lueken, Mitch Ross, Fred Borg, Roy Ogles, Dawn Peffer, Rick Peffer, Captain … Continue reading
RiverTrek Day 5: Homestretch
Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Left Owl Creek shortly after daybreak. Break at fort Gadsden with mini-lecture from Doug Alderson. Beautiful morning. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
RiverTrek Day 4: Dead Lakes to Owl Creek
Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV The sounds I hear in my tent every morning sort of define where we slept that night. Alum Bluff had the barred owls, Estiffinulga had the rooster and boats launching. Dead Lakes had a low … Continue reading
RiverTrek Day 4: From the Crew
Josh: The highlight for me today was to see the terrain and flora/fauna change as we move down the river. Covering the distance we’ve traveled really demonstrates the range of diversity the river supports. Rick: Sitting beside the campfire tonight after wrapping … Continue reading
RiverTrek Day 4: Sand Mountain
Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Atop Sand mountain north of Riverstyx. Windy day. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
RiverTrek Day 4: Dead Lakes
Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Good morning from Dead Lakes! Headed to ramp to launch. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
RiverTrek Day 4: Waking up in Wewa
Georgia Ackerman RiverTrek 2012 co-Coordinator Camp community breakfast is my favorite time of day. Muffins, coffee, oatmeal, apples, energy bars–all sorts of bartering and sharing. It’s going to be another beautiful day on the water. Fueled up and ready to … Continue reading
RiverTrek Day 3: Estiffanulga to Dead Lakes
Rob Diaz de Villegas WFSU-TV Yesterday I talked about how I heard barred owls as I lay in my sleeping bag in the morning. I heard some owls, barred and horned (they say barred owls sound like they say “who … Continue reading
