September 18, 2017

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Choctawhatchee Audubon Society October events

October 5: Monthly Meeting and Presentation:  “Water and Air Quality: A Challenge in Florida” by Eric Prince. Dr Prince will examine some of the critical air and water quality issues facing the state of Florida. He discusses the inadequacy of the term Climate Change as a descriptor for what is happening in our atmosphere, how to prepare for storm surge and hurricane force winds in Okaloosa County and concludes with the review of a paper in Nature Climate Change on...

Walton County fishing report for Sept. 13

Fishing is good Bay: Still good redfish bite. River: Good reports bass bites in the lower river biting on live shrimp. 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. – Fri.: 6 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sat.: 6 a.m....

Picnic in the park at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Sept. 9

Cool off and enjoy a great picnic on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park. Enjoy free hotdogs, hamburgers, games and swimming with food starting at 11 a.m. Help keep our youth drug and crime free. Sponsored by Ponce de Leon High School, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Holmes County District School Board. Driving Directions:Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Area is located one half mile south of U.S. 90 on C.R. 181A in Ponce de...

Fly In to Fall Kite Festival on Okaloosa Island Sept. 16, 17

Date/time: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16, 17 – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Join in and fly a kite at the 9th Annual Fly In to Fall Kite Festival from Saturday, September 16 to Sunday, September 17 at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island from 10 am – 4 pm each day. Kitty Hawk Kites and some of our favorite kite flying friends will be offering FREE kite flying lessons, while also displaying several breathtaking 30- to 100-foot kites on one...

The swallow-tailed kite: Graceful raptors of our wetlands

Florida’s birding trail symbol is often spotted gliding around Walton County The swallow-tailed kite is a snack-food junkie if ever there was one. It spends most of the day aloft, eating on the run – catching bugs and eating them in one swoop, then circling and diving to devour another. Elanoides forficatus is also an energy miser. The kite uses thermal uplifts and winds to spend the day gliding, merely flipping one side of its forked tail to change direction....

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park public workshop in Santa Rosa Beach Sept. 21

Date/time: Thursday, Sept. 21, 5:30 p.m. Interested in having input on the future of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park? A preliminary public workshop is being held and will serve as a forum for the public to provide input on the future management of the park. The preliminary public workshop will be held September 21, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., with a presentation at 6pm, at South Walton County High School, Media Center, 645 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach,...