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Guided tour of the Choctawhatchee River and Morrison Springs April 22

Time: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Course #XCE 6221, course reference #20208 The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College announces the spring session of its award winning eco-tourism initiative, Discover Roads Less Traveled: Eco-Adventures of Walton County. Led by local experts and professional naturalists, Discover Roads Less Traveled offers visitors and local residents opportunities to explore, discover and experience the diverse natural resources that make Walton County so unique. The eco-adventure schedule offers a range of activities for...

Learn about beach mice at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 20

Date/time: Wed., April 20 – 9 – 10 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to enjoy an informational program about one of the imperiled species we share the park with. Beach mice inhabit coastal dunes in the panhandle and along the Atlantic coast of Florida. Development of coastal areas has caused a loss of habitat for beach mice and other plants and animals that live in the dunes. Due to this loss of habitat, five of the six...

Choctawhatchee Estuary Family Festival at Rocky Bayou State Park April 23

The 9th Annual Choctawhatchee Estuary Family Festival, a free family and community event for all ages, will be held Saturday, April 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, located at 4281 Highway 20 East in Niceville. There is no park entrance fee for the festival offering fun activities, hand-on displays and environmental awareness. The event is hosted by the Mattie M. Kelly Cultural & Environmental Institute at Northwest Florida State College, with support...

Guided tour of wet prairies and rare plants in the Point Washington State Forest April 16

Course #6226, course reference #20210 Time: 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College announces the spring session of its award winning eco-tourism initiative, Discover Roads Less Traveled: Eco-Adventures of Walton County. Led by local experts and professional naturalists, Discover Roads Less Traveled offers visitors and local residents opportunities to explore, discover and experience the diverse natural resources that make Walton County so unique. The eco-adventure schedule offers a range of activities for...

Earth Day Festival at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 23

Date/time: Saturday, April 23 – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Festivities include children’s activities, education games, music, food and fun for all ages. Environmental agencies, local artists and businesses will be on hand to educate and entertain festival goers. A Ranger led 5K hike, as well as 2 shorter Ranger led hikes are scheduled through the diverse natural plant communities found at Topsail. Standard park admission/entrance fees will be waived the...