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A Journey Down the Apalachicola

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Floridian celebrates 60th birthday on solo paddle for riverkeeper organization

By EARL MORROGH
Although October mornings in northwest Florida are typically cool and dry, this day had dawned warm and moist. Heavy fog obscured the opposite bank of the Apalachicola River as I slipped into the cockpit of my kayak a few hundred feet downstream from the… »

Garden Spot of the World

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Garden Spot of the World

A question about the town motto sparks an organization, beautification and community involvement
By SUSAN WILLIAMSON

A little over four years ago, my husband and I found our retirement nest: 10 acres with a creek, pastures and blueberry bushes in Rural Hall, North Carolina. After settling in, we noticed that the local welcome signs proclaimed Rural Hall… »

Nature Camp, Nature Walks at Meadow Glen Farm

From Meadow Glen Farm’s Web site

Nature Camp
An exciting summer in the great outdoors is being planned for our 2009 Nature Camp at Meadow Glen Farm. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the fields, woods, pond and lake that surround our farm while becoming junior botanists, entomologists, ornithologists, and trekkers. Enrichment studies will focus on… »

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