Apalachicola Swamps and Floodplain

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.

We venture into floodplain swamps with the new Apalachicola Riverkeeper, mucking around to find the connection between tupelo trees and Apalachicola Bay.

Kayak Tate’s Hell and ride with the Riverkeeper through the Apalachicola River delta. These wetlands & waterways are important to the local seafood economy.

While kayaking off of the Apalachicola River, a WFSU producer realized that to expose his son to nature, he’d have to match his energy.

A WFSU producer takes his son to the Apalachicola River on a small stretch of RiverTrek 2014. Camping and kayaking with a three-year-old has its challenges.

Nestled between the Apalachicola River and the mysterious Dead Lakes, Wewahitchka is a river town built for water play, and the tupelo honey capitol.

RiverTrek paddlers get a new perspective on the Apalachicola River and its relationship to the floodplain as they hike protected lands around it.

In part 2 of our RiverTrek video, an Apalachicola River icon has a new facial scar and we kayak into Sutton Lake, the “quintessential” backwater swamp.

In Part 1 (of 2) of RiverTrek 2012, eleven paddlers head down the Apalachicola River. Within the first two days, they find themselves climbing down into caves and scaling bluffs as they get to know the area around the river as well.