Apalachicola River and Bay

RiverTrek is a five day kayak trip down the Apalachicola River. We explore swamps, camp on sand bars, and meet some locals.

FSU researchers use over twenty years of data to measure how St. George Island beach dune ecosystems respond to hurricanes.

We trek through the Apalachicola Lowlands Preserve five weeks after a prescribed burn, in search of the rare plants that define the region.

Apalachicola Riverkeeper looks to open blocked connections- sloughs- between the river and the rich nutrients in its floodplain.

WFSU, WABE in Atlanta, and Alabama Public Radio talk to stakeholders in their states about how to share water in the Apalachicola watershed.

WFSU (Tallahassee) and WABE (Atlanta) team up to cover the Florida vs Georgia Supreme Court fight for water in the Apalachicola/ Chattahoochee/ Flint basin.

Climate change has left a mark on the Apalachicola watershed. We look at how habitat restoration and land purchases might make the region more resilient.

We look at the many plants and animals- including a few rare ones- that make the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines a top biodiversity hotspot.

Habitat restoration in the Apalachicola Bluffs and ravines sends ripples throughout the whole river system, and preserves globally rare ecology and geology.

In October, WFSU is airing a PBS mini-series called Age of Nature. In the coming weeks, we ‘ll explore the show’s themes along the Apalachicola River basin.