http://apalachee.floridatrail.org Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:26:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en North Florida Regional Campout October 24-26, 2008 Mark your calendars and set your PDAs and Blackberrys for the weekend of October 24-26, when the Apalachee Chapter will host the North Florida Regional Campout at the YMCA Camp Indian Springs in Wakulla County. The event will kick off Friday night with a social get-together ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/08/21/255/ Before signing up for an activity, please read the "Guidelines for Outing Participants." http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/08/21/guidelines-for-activity-participants-5/ Dec 5 Friday P/L Phipps Park Trail Care Hike. Easy late-morning lopping/clipping along a short section of trail. Optional picnic lunch afterward at the Oak Hammock. Linda Patton 850-668-4334. Dec 6 Saturday P/M Torreya State Park Trail Care. Hike and enjoy autumn colors as you clip back vegetation ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/08/21/activities-december-2008/ Nov 1 Saturday P/L Wade Tract Birding Hike. This popular hike will take you into one of the best remaining examples of old-growth longleaf pine/wiregrass forests left in the U.S. Jim Cox, noted ornithologist with Tall Timbers Research Station, will provide commentary and show us a red-cockcaded woodpecker colony. Fee ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/08/21/activities-november-2008/ Oct 1 Wednesday P/L Phipps Park Trail Care Hike. Easy late-morning lopping/clipping along a short section of trail. Have fun with your fellow hikers. Optional picnic lunch afterward at the Oak Hammock. Linda Patton 850-668-4334. Oct 3–5 Fri, Sat, Sun M/M Econfina Creek Hike and Campout. Leave ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/08/21/activities-october-2008/ September 9 “The Florida Trail and YOU.” Get inspired at our hiking season kickoff meeting! See some short videos--including a brief history of the Florida Trail. Learn about building it, supporting it, and hiking it. Hear about the Trail’s current status. Find out how to get hiking information. Honor ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/08/21/activities-september-2008/ New 'Page' titled "Trip Reports" added to website. May and June trip reports have been moved from the "Chapter News" category to the new "Trip Reports" Page. ACTIVITY LEADERS: please email trip reports and hike photos to Linda Patton for posting on the website. http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/07/24/new-page-on-our-website/ Before signing up for an activity, please read the "Guidelines for Outing Participants." http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/06/26/guidelines-for-activity-participants-4/ Aug. 12 Tue Apalachee Chapter Meeting Program: “Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.” Larry Thompson, a 54-year-old county Extension Office agent at the time, and his 26-year-old son, Matt, thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1996. They had no idea what they were getting into. “Old Swamper” and “Grasshopper” will discuss preparation for--and ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/06/26/activities-august-2008/ July 8 Tue Apalachee Chapter Meeting Program: “Tracks & Scat: Is our Poop Fascination Hardwired?” Trackers, hunters and trappers of yore and primitive cultures depended on reading the woods for their survival. Will Sheftall, Natural Resources Agent for UF’s Leon County Extension Office, will ... http://apalachee.floridatrail.org/2008/06/26/activities-july-2008/