Unless indicated all activities are open to the public and please sign up at MeetUp.com to attend. Check our Meetup site for dates, meeting locations, and any last-minute announcements before starting out. Some activities have a wait list, if your plans change, please update your reservations. https://www.meetup.com/Apalachee-Florida-Trail-Hiking
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OCT 29 THUR. 7 PM - IDIDAHIKE VIRTUAL PLANNING MEETING - Interested in learning more and how to help plan and organize this amazing event? Please contact Dawn for the ZOOM link. Dawn Griffin (Griffindd@aol.com) (850) 509-6103
NOV 1 SUN. 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM - TRAIL MAINTENANCE: FLORIDA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL MAINTENANCE: APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST WEST - Lop, mow, blaze and clear the Florida National Scenic Trail in the western section of the Apalachicola National Forest. Bring lunch, snacks, insect repellent, rainwear, sun protection, first aid kit and plenty of water. Tools and safety equipment provided. Meet at the Florida Forest Service office (Tallahassee Forestry Center, 865 Geddie Rd., Tallahassee) at 8 AM and carpool from there. Expect to work until approx. 1:00 PM LIMIT 10 PEOPLE. MUST CALL OR EMAIL TO SIGN UP; if you don’t contact one of the trip leaders in advance you cannot join the work party. OPEN TO PUBLIC. Contacts: Al Ingle (850) 509-1162, al@capitalavionics.com or Mike Tucker (850) 545-3489, tuckems@hotmail.com
NOV 1 - IDIDAHIKE T-Shirt Contest Deadline - Details listed below.
NOV 10 TUE. - VIRTUAL CHAPTER MEETING, VOLUNTEER AWARDS/PROGRAM - The Florida Trail and Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape. Kent Wimmer, Senior Representative, Defenders of Wildlife and the Apalachee Chapter’s Trail Coordinator, will share how a budding partnership he is leading can help close gaps in the Florida Trail in the panhandle. The goals of the Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape Partnership are to protect habitat for listed species, conserve working lands and protect the training missions of five military installations in Northwest Florida. The Florida Trail is a principal way the public can be provided access to the lands conserved through this partnership of state, federal and private agencies. Meeting registration and ZOOM link: https://www.meetup.com/Apalachee-Florida-Trail-Hiking/events/272779714/ / https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81281785309?pwd=clNsVDFhVkJqUjZ2Y2UzTTJZdXVPUT09
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SAWYER CERTIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
From Jeff Glenn, Florida Trail Association
I just wanted to share an important message from the USFS regarding current chainsaw certifications:
If any sawyer's certification is set to expire in 2020, the new extended expiration date is now October 2021.
This is great news and impacts many of our current sawyers. Thanks for your hard work and I appreciate you spreading the message in your chapters. If you have any questions please follow up with me.
-Jeff
If you are interested in Sawyer Certification, please contact Kent Wimmer at:
klwimmer2@gmail.com or 850-528-5261
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IDIDAHIKE T-Shirt Contest Deadline 2021- November 1
Show off your creativity and consider submitting a design for the IDIDAHIKE event t-shirt contest (guidelines and specifications are also posted at our chapter website. T-Shirt Design Submissions: Artwork Guidelines | Submission Rules and Form
Submit your entry to: melissa.brown09@comcast.net
Interested in learning more and how to help plan and organize this amazing event?
Contact Dawn Griffin (Griffindd@aol.com) (850) 509-6103
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GET INVOLVED!
The Apalachee Chapter extends an invitation to all to serve as volunteers. Use your skills and energy to serve in a wide variety of roles: administrative areas, activity leaders, trail masters, trail maintainers, camp cook, fundraising, leadership positions and more.... Visit our website for more information or contact the chapter at: ApalacheeFTA@gmail.com
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See an event marked “FTA Member Only” that you would like to participate in? Become a member today. Go to the secure online form using your debit/credit card at: http://ftashop.floridatrail.org/individual-family-memberships/
Member Benefits
- Participation in the local Apalachee chapter with frequent group hikes and other activities shared by like-minded outdoors enthusiasts
- A subscription to the Footprint, our membership magazine packed with articles about Florida hiking and natural Florida
- Access to hundreds of guided outdoor activities each year, from gentle day hikes to rugged backpacking trips and out-of-state travel
- Free participation in work parties, our volunteer trail crew program that puts members out in the field to learn how to build bridges, boardwalks, and other structures that require teamwork
- Free workshops in trail tools and techniques, including crosscut and chainsaw certification
- A local chapter newsletter packed with activities near your home
- State and regional conferences teaching trail skills, nature appreciation, and wilderness ethics while encouraging camaraderie and fun
- The official FTA window decal and FTA logo patch
Note: MeetUp.com membership is not FTA membership. MeetUp.com is our event management site. For FTA Membership please follow the link above to become a member.
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