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Great 30A Easter race at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 8

The 2023 Great 30A Easter Race, presented by Good News Church, will be taking place at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Saturday, April 8, 2023. The race starts at 7 a.m. Runners will have two courses to choose from: the CLEAN FEET 5K course and the STINKY FEET 10K course. There will be an awards ceremony beginning at 8:45 a.m., where the men’s and women’s winners + runner ups for both courses will receive their awards. Age-group awards for...

Traces of red tide found in Northwest Florida

A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, persists in Southwest Florida and extends from northern Pinellas to Lee counties along ~125 miles of coastline. Aerial surveys conducted on 9/6 and 9/11 as well as recent water sampling indicate that the bloom of K. brevis still extends offshore (10 miles or more) in some areas. A bloom of K. brevis was also observed in Northwest Florida for the first time this past week. Observations of >1,000,000 K. brevis cells per liter (“high” concentrations)...

Impact Barn open house at Grace Rides in DeFuniak Springs May 19

Time: 2 – 5 p.m. Come and celebrate with the Grace Rides community as they host a grand opening of their new barn and campus. An afternoon of fun that kicks off with a blessing and a ribbon cutting at 2:30 p.m. to officially open the barn doors. The “barn-warming” party will continue all afternoon with hay-rides, sweet treats and refreshments, barn tours and a chance to roam and enjoy our beautiful new campus on the hill. Grace Rides are...

Barley’s Monster Mash mountain bike race at Pine Log State Forest Oct. 28

Join in on the mountain bike fun at Barley’s Monster Mash 3-hour and 6-hour Mountain Bike Race at Pine Log State Forest. The event is presented by Hammer Down Multisport and includes a great single track race through Florida’s First established State Forest in Ebro, Florida. The 5.8 mile course runs through large stands of pine trees and palmetto’s across native vegetation and wetlands. Camping is available on site but reservations must be made through Reserve America. Come join us...

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....

Grace Rides growing in leaps and bounds

After nearly two years of searching for the right property, and nearly two more of planning and permits, Grace Rides finally has its building permit approval and has begun site work to build a new barn facility for its expanding equine-assisted therapies and activities and equine-assisted learning programs in DeFuniak Springs. Soon, more kids with challenges throughout the panhandle can be served, plus programs can be added to serve veterans and military, to provide work-study (barn management and organic gardening)...

Benefit Smile Mile and 5K race May 20

Date/time: Saturday, May 20, 8 a.m. Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) will host their inaugural Smile Mile and 5K Race presented by St. Joe Community Foundation. The race will take place at 8 a.m. with staggered flight start times on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Watercolor’s Marina Park in Santa Rosa Beach. Registration is available before the race online and on the day of the race beginning at 7 or click here for advanced registration. The “Smile Mile – The...

Champagne brunch and home tour benefits Grit and Grace Feb. 11

“Grit and Grace” is the official folk life production of Walton County Florida and is a 501C3 non-profit organization. Their annual production would not be possible without the generosity of patrons and supporters. To help support their efforts, a Valentines Champagne Brunch will be held on Saturday February 11, 2017 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 676 Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Tickets are $50 a person. In addition to a brunch in a historic home, attendees will...