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APRIL GENERAL MEETING: Apalachicola RiverTrek

When
21 Apr 2026
7:00 PM
Location
Zoom

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April Meeting

APRIL GENERAL MEETING: Apalachicola RiverTrek 7PM, Tuesday, April 21 via Zoom

Located west of Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle, the Apalachicola is one of the state's most majestic rivers. Apalachicola Riverkeeper was founded in 1998 to provide stewardship and advocacy for the protection of the river and bay as well as its tributaries and watershed. One of their biggest ongoing initiatives is the annual RiverTrek trip and that's where paddlers come in!

Every fall, a RiverTrek team paddles the entire 107-mile length of the Apalachicola River. They start in Chattahoochee just south of Lake Seminole at the GA/FL border and journey downstream over five days to where the river meets the Gulf at the town of Apalachicola.

This is a campaign of both fundraising and awareness. Prior to launch, the volunteer paddlers seek donations in their respective communities from friends, family, and businesses to support the work of Apalachicola Riverkeeper. On the trip, paddlers camp along shorelines and sandbars and hear from historians, ecologists, and other regional experts each day. Apalachicola RiverTrek paddlers leave this experience with a deep understanding of the river, a sense of accomplishment in having supported its preservation, and a dozen or so new friends that they paddled with for five days.

Chris Watkins is co-leading this year's RiverTrek adventure, which is scheduled to take place October 14-18. The application period for the 2026 team is open now until the end of April. Chris has graciously agreed to join us via Zoom on the evening of April 21 to describe Apalachicola Riverkeeper and the RiverTrek experience in more detail and answer any questions we have. We have some TBSK members who are former RiverTrek participants and we hope they'll tune in and share their experiences too.

TBSK Zoom is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: TBSK April General Meeting
Time: Apr 21, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82036019623?pwd=kBFViqNOxeDN5RIJv5Zi72kHdrExcS.1

Meeting ID: 820 3601 9623
Passcode: 725300