September 4, 2013

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Walton County fishing report for Sept. 4

Fishing good in a few places Choctawhatchee Bay: Water in the bay still cloudy. Good bites along the causeways – Mid Bay, Hwy. 331, Hathaway. A few trout are biting.  Heard the dark of the the moon September flounders are heading for the shallows and the morning bite is on. Creeks/river: Catfish, a few bass bites. Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop and the tourists are welcome.” Click...

DEP announces spring improvement projects

Williford on Econfina Creek in Youngstown and Jackson Blue on Merritt’s Mill pond in Marianna only two Northwest Florida projects Governor Rick Scott announced Sept. 4, 2013 ten water quality and water quantity springs improvement projects. Funding for the spring projects was leveraged from a $10 million investment from the Florida Families First Budget, more than $1 million from Department of Environmental Protection funding, and investments from local partners, for a total of nearly $37 million for springs projects. The...

Choctawhatchee Audubon birding events for September

Choctawhatchee Audubon field trip to Point Washington State Forest Sept. 7 Join the Choctawhatchee Audubon for a field trip to Point Washington State Forest. The trip will be led by biologist Tom Greene. This follows his program at our meeting the previous Thursday evening. See various species of pitcher plants and other inhabitants of the wet prairies. Meet at the Tom Thumb at the intersection of Hwys 98 and 331 in S. Walton County at 8:30 AM. Call Tom at...