FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 30, 2014
FIVE-DAY PADDLING TRIP TO SUPPORT THE APALACHICOLA RIVER
~RiverTrek raises funds to restore, protect and preserve the
Apalachicola River~
TALLAHASSEE – In
celebration of Florida Greenways and Trails Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection is
participating in RiverTrek – a five-day paddling trip down the length of the
Apalachicola River. The trip will take place Oct. 7-11, beginning at Clyde
Hopkins Park in Chattahoochee and ending at Apalachicola Riverfront Park.
This
is the seventh year for the event, which celebrates the river and
raises funds for conservation. The participants will be greeted along the way
by elected officials who will speak about
the river’s importance and the recent National Recreation Trail designation.
Florida Paddling Trails Association President Tom McLaulin will also be
presenting blueway community signs to the river towns of Chattahoochee,
Blountstown, Wewahitchka and Apalachicola at RiverTrek events.
For information on
how to support, donate or volunteer for the event, click here.
WHEN: Tuesday,
Oct. 7
9 a.m.
WHERE: Clyde Hopkins Park
400
River Landing Road
Chattahoochee, Florida 32324
WHEN: Wednesday,
Oct. 8
11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Neal River
Landing
SE River Street
Blountstown, Florida 32424
WHEN: Friday,
Oct. 10
9:15 a.m.
WHERE: Gaskin Park
Wewahitchka, Florida 32465
WHEN: Saturday,
Oct. 11
4 p.m.
WHERE: Apalachicola
Riverfront Park
90 Water Street
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
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