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Step-Up Florida Campbell Lake hike March 6

Take a hike along a coastal dune lake at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park 10:30 a.m. Come and join the park folks for a hike. Visitors will be guided down the paved bike path leads you to a rare, pristine coastal dune lake for a 3.5 mile hike where park rangers will discuss coastal dune lakes.  Park at the Day-Use Area off Hwy 30A. $6.00 entry admission into the park. Park at the Day-Use...

Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance celebrates opening of South Walton offices Feb. 25

Public invited to social hour and dinner The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance invites everyone to join them for CBA’s Annual Meeting on the 25th of February to celebrate CBA’s move and the future of the organization.  Social hour will begin at 5:30, and dinner and the meeting will begin at 6:30. They would appreciate your RSVP by Friday, February 19th; please email cba@nwfsc.edu or call 850-267-1888. 109 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach CBA spent the beginning of 2010 settling in to...

Northwest Florida Water Management District monitors area springs

Spring sampling helps protect resources Since 2001 the Northwest Florida Water Management District has helped protect the region’s springs by collecting data, conducting spring inventories and monitoring water quality and distribution.  This is part of the statewide Florida Springs Initiative, funded by the Florida Legislature, administered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Some of the measurements taken by the District are nitrate concentrations, and they tell an important story. “The nitrate load discharged from Jackson Blue Spring represents an...

Step Up Florida Dune Ecosystems Hike at Topsail Feb. 20

Take a hike and learn about the dune ecosystems Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park 10:30 a.m. Come and join the park folks for a hike. Visitors will be guided down the paved tram path to get to the beach where they will  learn about the plants and animals that live in a dune ecosystem and then walk back on the tram path.  Park at the Day-Use area off Hwy 30A. $6.00 entry admission into the park. Call (850) 267-8330...

Camellia Festival at Eden Gardens Feb. 20

Camellias in bloom at Eden Location: Eden Gardens State Park Sat. Feb. 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Department of Environmental Protection’s Eden Gardens State Park and the Friends of Eden Gardens would like to invite everyone to their annual Camellia Fest on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch. Festivities will include talks on Camellia identification, air layering (propagation), general maintenance and pest control of Camellias and floral...

Seacrest Wolf Preserve provides safe haven for displaced gray wolves

Preserve dispels myths, educates the public on this fascinating carnivore Cynthia Watkins, owner of the Seacrest Wolf Preserve has been fond of animals as long as she can remember. A show breeder of Siberian Huskies early on in her career, she became interested in the conservation of wolves in the 1980s. In 1995, Cynthia became involved with the Yellowstone National Park Wolf Reintroduction Program where she experienced her first physical contact with a wolf. “The experience stoked the fire of...

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce at major flood stage

Choctawhatchee River expected to crest at more than 17 feet in Bruce The Choctawhatchee River near Bruce has reached flood stage and expected to crest at 17.4 ft. Jan 25.  Click here for NOAA predictions. National Weather Service Report: FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 223 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010...