July 5, 2015

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Learn about invasive plants at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park July 17

Date/time: Friday July 17th, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Come learn about our non-native visitors. You may have some right in your own backyard. This program will teach you how to identify and get rid of plants that do not belong. Lots of time and money are spent on eradication of these plants, find out how you can help. Enter the park through the main gate and park staff will direct you to the clubhouse. Admission into the Park is Free...

Guided coastal dune lake tour July 24

CANCELLED Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This educational tour will introduce participants to the Jewels of 30A – the coastal dune lakes of Walton County, Florida. Coastal dune lakes are extremely rare ecosystems, which exist in just a few places around the world. They are primarily freshwater systems that sit along the coastline. But here in South Walton, the lakes periodically break through the beach and connect to the Gulf of Mexico. A saltwater exchange occurs, which supports an...

SWARA to launch artificial reef off of Grayton Beach

Update July 8: On Friday, July 10, the South Walton Artificial Reed Association will be deploying an artificial reef off of Grayton Beach State Park. There is an event planned with this deployment that will be at Grayton Beach State Park beginning at 10 a.m. What started as a great idea is now coming to fruition for divers, snorkelers, and anglers seeking to explore the waters off the coastline of South Walton. Local resident Andy McAlexander came up with the...

Movie, food, and fun at Camp Helen State Park July 15

Date/time: July 15, 5:30 p.m. Camp Helen State Park is offering a summer full of movies, food and fun with a series of family-oriented movies, interpretive programs, and old-fashioned campfire cookouts. On Wednesday, July 15, the film “Rio” will be featured. This film introduces Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota who goes to Rio de Janeiro to mate with the free spirited blue macaw Jewel. After they fall in love, they face being smuggled by a cockatoo. (Rated G)....