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Guided hike on prescribed fires at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sept. 15

Date/time: Thurs., Sept. 15 – 9 – 10 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to enjoy an informational program about prescribed fires. Prescribed burning is a management tool widely used by foresters, parks departments, range and wildlife managers, ranchers and other landowners to manage excessive natural fuels under very specific and safe conditions. Many states across the United States have a large percentage of public land, making statewide coordinated prescribed burn plans feasible. Prescribed fires at Topsail Hill...

Picnic in the park at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Sept. 10

Cool off and enjoy a great picnic on Saturday, Sept. 10 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 Teen Court, 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...

Plant communities hike at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sept. 9

Date/time: Fri., Sept. 9 – 10 a.m. – 12 Noon Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to enjoy an informational plant community hike. Visitors will learn about some of the plant species here at the park. Some of these plants are truly invasive and carry with them, few, if any, of the natural controls that keep them in check in their native ranges, while some are imperiled and others can be used for medicinal purposes. The topics for the...

Wildlife track identification hike at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Aug. 25

Date/time: August 25th, 12-1 p.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to enjoy an informational program about the wildlife we share the park with. Have you ever come across an animal print or group of prints in the mud of a trail and wondered “Who left it? A dog? Coyote? Raccoon? Squirrel?” Join a Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Ranger and learn about prints and tracks, then go on a nature hike to fine tune your track identifying skills....

Learn about pollinators at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Aug. 18

Date/time: August 18th, 9-10 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State park invites you to enjoy and informational program about one of the most important species in the world, the common honey bee. More than 25,000 species of bees have been identified around the world, with 3,500 within the continental U.S. Of all these species, only 8 to 10 of them known todays are as “honey bees”. Without pollinators like the honey bee, there would be no fruit, no flowers and no...

Williford Spring on Econfina Creek a cool family destination

Park features include swimming area, picnic pavilions, grills, boardwalks, and restrooms If you are looking for a beautiful place to enjoy a cool northwest Florida spring, head over to Williford Spring in southern Washington County. Recreational enhancements include spring entry steps, patio terrace, spring view deck, canoe dock, boardwalks, composting toilets, picnic pavilions, parking area, a connector trail to Pitt and Sylvan springs, as well as interpretative trails and native landscaping throughout the site. Click here to download PDF of...

Kellogg Park: A south Walton nature lovers’ generous legacy remains mostly ignored

Santa Rosa Beach residents Patricia and Louis Kellogg lived long and fulfilling lives. After raising five children, the outdoor enthusiasts enjoyed their retirement on the Choctawhatchee Bay. With a passion for nature and double masters degree in education, Patricia Kellogg donated much of her time to developing reading programs for children at the Santa Rosa Beach Coastal Branch Library. She was also an active member of the Choctawhatchee Audubon Society (CAS). Kellogg enjoyed sharing the wonders of nature to such...