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Enjoy a guided nature walk at Grayton Beach State Park May 14

May 6, 2015
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Birding, Eco adventure, Nature, Trails/Hiking

Date/time: Thursday, May 14th at 9:00 a.m. Join Grayton Beach State Park Services Specialist Patrick Hartsfield for a guided nature walk of the Beach Dune Trail. Learn about the coastal dune lake, the Choctawhatchee beach mouse, and other flora and fauna that call the dune ecosystem home. Participants will meet at the beach parking area. Park entrance fees do apply to all day-use guests. This walk will take approximately 1 hour. Directions: Grayton Beach State Park is located South of...

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Guided paddle tour Western Lake lunch at the Red Bar May 13

May 6, 2015
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Eco adventure, Kayak/Canoe, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun, paddle/surf/boat

Dates/time: May 13 – 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Northwest Florida State College, announces the spring season of its popular eco-tourism initiative, Eco Adventures of Walton County. Explore Western Lake and take a lunch break at the Red Bar Restaurant in Grayton Beach. This kayak trip will take you on an eco-adventure of south Walton County’s rare coastal dune lakes. Experience the diversity of wildlife and habitats as you paddle from the...

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Have breakfast with a ranger at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park May 9

April 29, 2015
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Nature, Outdoor Family Fun

Date/time May 9, 9 – 10 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you and your family to Breakfast with a Ranger. Join the Rangers of Topsail Hill to learn about the park, its history and to ask them all the questions you can think of about the park its wildlife and anything in between. This program is ideal for the whole family to enjoy. To cover the cost of food, please bring $5.00, which goes to Friends of Topsail...

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Learn about the Florida black bear at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park May 1

April 29, 2015
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Eco adventure, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun

Date/time: May 1, 1- 2 p.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to an informational program on the Florida Black Bear. This program will cover the basics of the bears life in Florida, such as life span, denning habits, eating habits, and much more. This will be an all ages program and will take place in the clubhouse. Park staff will direct you to the clubhouse upon entering the park, entry fee into the park is $6.00 per car....

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Take a guided tour of the Choctawhatchee River and Morrison Springs May 18

April 29, 2015
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Eco adventure, Environment, Kayak/Canoe, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun, paddle/surf/boat

Date/time: May 18, 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Northwest Florida State College, announces the spring season of its popular eco-tourism initiative, Eco Adventures of Walton County. Learn about unique places tucked away along the Choctawhatchee River. Learn about our precious water resources, flood plains, where the river flows, and why it is ever changing. Then we will drive to Morrison Springs. Learn about how many millions of gallons of water Morrison Springs...

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Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance Grasses in Classes program educates while protecting our environment

April 28, 2015
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Environment, Nature

It is easy to understand why most of us enjoy living in Northwest Florida. The beautiful beaches, creeks, rivers and the Choctawhatchee Bay offer extraordinary opportunities to fish, explore, swim and thrive in the diverse ecosystems that surround us. Have you ever wondered who watches over the health of our beautiful waterways? It’s the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance of Northwest Florida State College. CBA has several facets that restore, educate, monitor and research a large geographic area called Choctawhatchee basin watershed....

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Take a guided tour of the wet prairies and rare plants of the Point Washington State Forest with Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance May 11

April 25, 2015
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Eco adventure, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun

Date/time: May 11, 9 a.m. – 12 Noon The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Northwest Florida State College, announces the spring season of its popular eco-tourism initiative, Eco Adventures of Walton County. We will visit several wet prairies in Pt. Washington State Forest. Observe and identify pitcher plants, sundews and other carnivorous plants, plus many other native plants that are typically found only in this kind of habitat. Several of these species are threatened or endangered. The history...

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Learn about gopher tortoises at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 24

April 15, 2015
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Eco adventure, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun

Date/time: Friday April 24th, 2015, 1 – 2 p.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State park invites you come learn about the state tortoise of Florida, the Gopher Tortoise. These animals play an important role in our local upland ecosystems, and can even be found living out in our dunes. Enter the park through the main gate and the staff will direct you to the park’s clubhouse, entry fee is $6.00. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is located at 7525 W. Scenic...

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