June 21, 2010

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Alaqua Animal Refuge friend of the week

Pilar looking for ‘furever’ home Pilar is an Anatolian shepherd/Labrador mix. She is a year old, has intelligent brown eyes and a golden tan coat highlighted in all the right places with stylish white accents. Her sweet and gentle disposition make her a favorite among the staff and volunteers at Alaqua Animal Refuge. She loves to go for walks and is great on a leash. While Pilar gets along very well with other dogs, and has even been known to...

Apply for Wildlife Management Area quota permits now

Outta The Woods by Tony Young Every hunter knows you have the best chance of catching a monster buck off-guard during the first part of hunting season.  That’s why many of us enjoy hunting the archery and muzzleloading gun seasons – and why we can’t miss opening weekend of the general gun season. If you hunt public land, you should know many of Florida’s wildlife management areas (WMAs) require a quota permit to hunt during archery, muzzleloading gun and all...

BP subcontractors lay boom on the Choctawhatchee Bay

Boom near Clyde B Wells Bridge along the Intracoastal Waterway BP sub contractors deployed more than 8,100 ft. of boom on the Choctawhatchee Bay June 19, 2010. The boom was placed along the Intracoastal Waterway channel near the Clyde B. Wells bridge. Within the last 48 hours Walton County laid 9,300 feet of boom in the Choctawhatchee Bay as a proactive, precautionary measure. By this evening they will have staged an additional 5,000- 6,000 which will bring the total to 14,300-...

Walton County responds quickly to oil impact at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

County takes proactive approach to clean up and prevention and installs silt fencing and Geohay Walton County has reported minimal impacts from a moderate amount of small tar balls around Topsail Hill State Preserve. Oil reported on the surface of the water remains nine miles off Walton County’s shoreline, but these initial impacts are due to tar balls that have moved from the spill site along the bottom of the gulf. In an effort to respond quickly, Walton County quickly...

Walton County continues to respond to the oil situation in the Gulf of Mexico

Preparations include possible implementation of berms, geo-bales and silt fencing The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is flying a helicopter daily to obtain real time reports of the location and status of oil. Areas of oil have been spotted three to five miles south of Destin. Wind and water currents change the position of the concentrations of oil daily. As the oil gets closer to our coastline, Walton County prepares to fight the battle and keep as much oil as possible...