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With headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Apalachicola River is Florida’s largest river in volume of flow. Its floodplain is also Florida’s largest forested floodplain and the region is internationally recognized for its biodiversity. Join Georgia Ackerman, Riverkeeper and Executive Director of Apalachicola Riverkeeper, to learn more about the connected Apalachicola River and Bay system. Apalachicola Riverkeeper is celebrating a 25-year anniversary soon. You’ll also hear highlights and challenges of the organization’s work to protect and restore the Apalachicola River and Bay.
Georgia Ackerman
Georgia Ackerman joined the Apalachicola Riverkeeper team in 2017. She was involved with Apalachicola Riverkeeper for over a decade as a business sponsor, outings program volunteer and board member.
Georgia is an avid outdoor enthusiast. A former kayak instructor and river guide, she ran a north Florida ecotourism company for nearly a decade where she spent time learning about the Apalachicola River system and began volunteering with Apalachicola Riverkeeper. After selling her business in 2013, she was recruited to lead a regional conservation awareness initiative at Tall Timbers in Tallahassee. Georgia has also worked with the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance to help promote local, sustainable farming. Prior to moving back to Florida in 2001, she worked in children’s advocacy and taught at Arizona State University.
Georgia believes outside play and wild places are fundamental to both the health of humans and the planet. She says, “People will protect what they love. Also, people depend on this river system for their livelihoods. I’m constantly reminded by people’s actions that so many people deeply care about the Apalachicola River–and the Bay that it nourishes. It deserves our long term protection and restoration efforts.”
