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Choctawhatchee Audubon Society programs and Events for March, 2014

March 6: Monthly Meeting Program: “Beach-Nesting Birds: Florida’s Original Beach Babies” Join Bonnie Samuelsen, Project Manager for Audubon Florida’s Coastal Bird Stewardship Program for an amazing photo presentation on Florida’s Beach Nesting Birds. Learn about these rare and declining birds and the statewide efforts to protect them. The meeting will be held in Room 130 on the ground floor of the Student Services Center at the Niceville campus of Northwest Florida State College, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with...

Skinnie Winnies invade Live Oak Landing RV park in Freeport

Live Oak Landing, an RVC Outdoor Destination RV Park in Freeport has been busy this weekend with a unique group of campers called the Skinnie Winnies. What on earth is a Skinnie Winnie? It is a motorhome that is compact and accessible to most everywhere a standard vehicle can travel. The size also makes it popular with the RV traveler who likes to enjoy places off the beaten path not accessible with larger motorhomes. The Skinnie Winnies sport a Mercedes engine...

Morrison Springs swimming advisory rescinded

Water now safe for swimming, diving Effective Feb. 12, 2014, the Florida Department of Health in Walton County is rescinding the May 31, 2013 swim advisory for the Morrison Springs bathing place. DOH Walton feels that water quality in this area has improved considerably due to the reduction in bacteria levels. DOH will continue to monitor the water quality in this area monthly and routinely advise the public of results.  For more information contact the DOH Walton at 850-892-8021. Morrison...

Join in on the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 14-17, 2014

Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count was the first online citizen-science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. Since then, more than 100,000 people of all ages and walks of life have joined the four-day count each February to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. Simply tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see for...

Cancer Freeze water sport benefit on Lake Jackson in Florala Feb. 1

The annual Cancer Freeze benefit is coming to Lake Jackson in Florala, Ala. on Sat., February 1, 2014. Several water sport events and various activities benefit nine local families fighting cancer in Southern Alabama and Northwest Florida. A $20 donation includes water skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboard, or tubing events on Lake Jackson with the activities beginning at 7 a.m., water sports starting at 12 Noon. In addition, there will be a chili cook off, 5K walk/run, bass tournament, live auction, car show,...

Archeology for kids at E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Feb. 1

Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. What is an Archeologist?  The Biophilia teams up with Florida Public Archeology Network to bring you hands-on educational fun on Sat., Feb. 1. Special program at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., with activities throughout the day including: • Create your own artifact • Cookie excavation • Sifting through history • Garbology-the study of trash • Cave painting • Learn to throw an atlatl ancient spear • Underwater archeology • Live animal ambassadors General Admission:...