April 26, 2016

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Choctawhatchee Audubon Society showing coastal dune lake film May 5

The Choctawhatchee Audubon Society will host a showing of a short film on Florida’s Coastal Dune Lakes on the Northwest Florida State College campus on Thursday May 5, 2016. Award winning filmmaker, Elam Stoltzfus, has provided a stunning view of the scenery, ecology, and importance of 15 lakes that are extraordinary features of the panhandle’s coast. While the lakes are not unique, similar systems are found in only a few other places around the world. Professor Jon Bryan, chair of...

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach May 13 – 15

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach is a one-of-a-kind projection art festival where artists use the latest digital technologies to project their original works onto the iconic white walls of Alys Beach. Sometimes referred to as “Photon Bombing,” “Guerilla Projection” or “Urban Projection,” underground artists around the globe have been using the latest design, animation and projection technologies for many years to cast dynamic images onto skyscrapers and other urban structures as a means of artistic expression. Digital Graffiti at Alys...

Walton County fishing report for April 20

Fishing is good Bay: Still some good trout and redfish bites in the bay using colorful bait. Creeks, streams, and ponds: Fishing good, will bass bites, bluegill, and shellcracker 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 here to find out more about Copeland’s. Copeland’s Gun and Tackle Shop 17290 U.S. Hwy. 331 S Freeport, Florida 32439 (850) 835-4277 Store hours: Mon. –...

Stargazing at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 30

Date/time: Sat., April 30 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Join the Northwest Florida Astronomy Association for Topsail under the stars event. Come to Topsail and visit with local astronomers to learn about the stars and constellations above Topsail Hill Preserve. Enter the park through the main gate and park staff will direct you where to go, there is a $6.00 state park entry fee. Outside tours cancelled during severe weather. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is located at 7525 W....

Kayak/canoe instructor course at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park May 16-19

The Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network is hosting an American Canoe Association L1 Kayak and L1 Canoe Instructor Course. If you have the desire to teach young people safe and proper techniques in kayaking or canoeing then this course is for you. This course is extremely hands on and requires entering and exiting a kayak or canoe unassissted after a capsize. After the successful completion of this course you will have access to borrow FYCCN boats and equipment for your...

A pompano fishing story from Grayton Beach

A collection of Walton history from Brenda Rees | Shaping Florida Kenneth “Tuff” Smith and his wife Alline had homes at Grayton Beach and at the Smith Dairy in DeFuniak Springs. Philip: I received this email with story from my stepdad, Sonny Hollingsworth, 88, who is married to my mother, Gloria. Sonny is the son of Anna Smith Hollingsworth Reardon. She collected and wrote many articles and kept picture albums. The L. I. Smith family came from South Dakota to...

Lionfish beware: FWC approves two-part lionfish removal effort for 2016

At its April 13 meeting in Jupiter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a two-part lionfish plan to further encourage removals of the invasive species in 2016. Lionfish have a potential negative impact on native wildlife and habitat and the FWC encourages divers and anglers to remove them from Florida waters whenever they can. The two-part initiative will include a statewide reward program that will expand upon 2015 efforts and a Panhandle Pilot Program. “Innovative programs like...