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Explore the Creek Trail in Santa Rosa Beach

Four miles of meandering trails a pleasant walk or bike ride Many folks aren’t aware of a great little trail to explore in Santa Rosa Beach. Located around the busy South Walton Government Annex buildings, the Creek Trail offers more than four miles of hiking and biking enjoyment. Easily accessible, one can meander through the trails and enjoy the beauty of South Walton’s natural resources. The Creek Trail boasts forest footpaths, multi-use paved trails, and bridges crossing over wetlands areas....

Does the ivory-bill woodpecker still exist?

No recent evidence of bird existing in Florida From the Desk of FWC –  By Stan Kirkland, FWC In the spring of 2005, news swept the United States and much of the world that the ivory-billed woodpecker, long thought to be extinct, had been found in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Arkansas. The news was electrifying to birders and conservation groups. Gene Sparling, an amateur ornithologist from Hot Springs, Ark., reported seeing a single adult male ivory-bill...

Choctawhatchee Audubon events and programs for October

Learn and explore with Choctawhatchee Audubon OCTOBER 6: MONTHLY MEETING: Birder fanciers and aspiring citizen scientists will find much to digest at the next meeting of the Choctawhatchee Audubon Society on  Thursday, October 6. Rick West, Coordinator of the Florida Ornithological Society’s “Breeding Bird Atlas of Florida II” project, will present an overview of this important work. This effort attempts to record the breeding distribution of all bird species in the state, and helps to detect changes in the distribution...

Choctawhatchee Audubon September 2011 programs

Join the Choctawhatchee Audubon for birding education and field trips The following are events and programs for the Choctawhatchee Audubon Society for the month of September: SEPTEMBER 1: MONTHLY MEETING: Aspiring bird and nature photographers, and those who love the outdoors, will appreciate the program at the next meeting of the Choctawhatchee Audubon Society. Award-winning avian photographer, Murray Cragin, will entertain and educate as he showcases his amazing photos. His presentation will include tips and techniques for finding and approaching...