Apalachicola Riverkeeper

Co-sponsored by Ocean Conservancy, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, and Franklin County Departments of Parks & Recreation and Solid Waste & Recycling Saturday What: Apalachicola Riverkeeper, along with the Franklin County Departments of Parks & Recreation and Solid Waste & Recycling, is co-sponsoring the Ocean Conservancy’s 35th Annual International Coast Cleanup, the world's largest volunteer effort to help protect our […]

Fourteen paddlers and their volunteer support crew are planning for the annual Apalachicola RiverTrek October 6-10 with high hopes, launching from River Landing Park in Chattahoochee and completing their journey at Apalachicola’s Battery Park. RiverTrekkers this year hail from Apalachicola, Port St. Joe, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Punta Gorda and Asheville, North Carolina. Six have participated in […]

Friday, July 22, 2022. Meet us in Apalachicola at the Mill Pond for a Power Hour Clean Up. We’ll be trash bashing for an hour with refreshments provided. Let’s protect the Apalachicola River’s aquatic life from plastic and other trash pollution. This is a monthly “fourth Friday” event. For more details, contact Cameron Baxley, Director […]

What: Apalachicola Riverkeeper, along with the Franklin County Departments of Parks & Recreation and Solid Waste & Recycling, is co-sponsoring the Ocean Conservancy’s 35th Annual International Coast Cleanup, the world's largest volunteer effort to help protect our oceans, lakes and rivers. Last year, 283 volunteers in Franklin County collected over 6 tons of trash from the […]

The Apalachicola Riverkeeper, along with the Franklin County Departments of Parks & Recreation and Solid Waste & Recycling and Keep Franklin County Beautiful, are sponsoring the Ocean Conservancy’s 37th Annual International Coast Cleanup at 11 locations throughout Franklin County on Saturday, September 21 from  8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Each year, volunteers not only remove trash from […]