Thank you for a 'Wildl'y Successful Film Festival!

Thank you for a 'wildly' successful film festival!

Apalachicola Riverkeeper News and Events

September 16 2011

Merrill Livingston

Greetings!

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival was a great success. Co-chairs Merrill Livingston & Meg Nelson thank all those who attended, donated, sponsored, joined and volunteered. We could not do this without you.

All three venues were fabulous: Thank you to John Hosford of St. James Bay Golf Resort, Dixie Parrington at the Dixie Theatre and Evan Foster at the Gazebo Coffee Shoppe and Deli.

Thank you to all our sponsors. Your generosity allowed us to make this one of best events ever. Please support our sponsors, they are the backbone of our community. Special thanks to grants from the Franklin County TDC and Patagonia for making this dream come true.

For those who attended, thank you for coming out in record numbers and supporting your Riverkeeper. You are all simply the best.

If you attended our film festival, please give us some feedback by filling out this brief on-line survey.

Thank you all again,

Merrill Livingston and Meg Nelson

Film Festival Co-Chairs

And a Special Thanks to our Film Festival Goldfish (Chattahoochee and Flint)

2011 Coastal Clean-up
Happeing tomorrow, Saturday,
September 17
at a waterway near you.

Coastl Clean-up
Sept. 17
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Battery Park
Abercrombie Landing
Layfayette Park
Maritime Museum
Bald Point State Park
Carrabelle City Pavilion
Eastpoint - Downtown
Eastpoint - Millender Park
Lanark Beach Public Access
St. George Island Downtown
St. George Island State Park

Coastal Clean-up

Paddling the Chipola - photo courtesy of Matt Greene

4th Saturday Paddle
Join us for a Fall morning paddle of the tributaries of the Apalachicola River.

To participate please contact your Riverkeeper. Members paddle at no charge. Non-members $30. Kayaks are available for use on a first-come, first-serve basis.

4th Saturday Paddle

September 24

9:00 a.m.

Indian Creek Park, Eastpoint

Dan Tonsmeire, Riverkeeper

Riverkeeper addresses Rotary

Riverkeeper Dan Tonsmeire addressed the Marianna Rotary this week. Dan updated the group on the progress of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Stakeholders. ACFS is moving forward with a plan to determine flows that will maintain the health of the river while providing for other uses as well. Those uses include recreational and commercial fishing, drinking water supply, irrigation for farms and homes and other commercial needs.

ACFS is just one of multiple projects and programs the Apalachicola Riverkeeper participates in to protect and preserve our river and bay.

Thank you to Board Member Chad Taylor and Dr. Ben Saunders for arranging this opportunity. Thank you to the Marianna Rotary for hosting the Apalachicola Riverkeeper.

Important Community Meeting

Please click here to learn about the special Franklin County Commission hearing scheduled for Tuesday, September 20 at 11 a.m. EST.

Best regards,

Meg Nelson
Deputy Director
Apalachicola Riverkeeper
323-B Water Street
Apalachicola FL 32320
850.653.8936
Email: Riverkeeper