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Learn about sharks at Topsail Feb. 19

Learn how to stay safe in the water at presentation hosted by Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sat. Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. The Department of Environmental Protection’s Topsail Hill Preserve State Park will be having a presentation on sharks. Find out more about the sharks that are found in Florida’s coastal waters and how to stay safe at this slide presentation. Meet at the Day-Use parking area on Hwy 30A and take a short hike to the clubhouse. Fees:...

E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center partners with TDC for public access

Center will be open to the public on weekends starting this summer The Walton County Board of County Commissioners approved a public-private partnership with E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. The Center will be open to the public on the weekends starting June 1. The E.O. Wilson Biophilia is an environmental facility serving students, teachers and professional audiences. The Center offers student curriculums that educate a better understanding of the environment; with its focus on the importance of biodiversity, ecosystems, conservation, preservation...

Flat Stanley visits E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center

World traveler learns about environment, meets live gopher tortoise and pine snake On Feb. 7, 2011, Flat Stanley visited the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center in Freeport. Stanley enjoyed a morning of education along with Bay County’s Mowat Middle School students. Some of the morning’s events included a film on the hazards of plastics, an interpretive on aquatic animals and a tour of the exhibition hall. While enjoying the morning with the students, Stanley met a live gopher tortoise and pine...

Northwest Florida Birding and Wildlife Festival March 19, 2011

Celebrate International Migratory Birding Day at RiverCamps on Crooked Creek Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast provides important habitat for many species of migratory birds and wildlife. In celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, the St. Joe Company would like invite you to attend their Northwest Florida Birding and Wildlife Festival highlighting some of the most beautiful and unique birds and wildlife of the region. The festival includes a guest speaker, a wildlife photographer, education and recreation activities for all ages along...

Cottonmouth Myths I: Snakes dropping into boats

Living alongside wildlife By David Steen Editors note: David Steen is an Auburn University Ph.D. candidate working in the longleaf pine forests of northwestern Florida. He conducts research primarily pertaining to the ecology and conservation biology of reptiles. Most of the time, you can find him checking his snake traps in the piney woods but once the sun sets he is often wading through wetlands spotlighting water snakes. Some animals just can’t get a break.  Cottonmouths, (Agkistrodon piscivorus), aka water...

History revealed on Hogtown Bayou

Low water conditions expose shards of turpentine pots along bayou shoreline During winter months, water levels in the Choctawhatchee Bay and adjoining bayous are lower than other seasons. Northerly winds blow water out into the gulf, exposing more bay and bayou shoreline. Combined with low tide conditions, Hogtown Bayou in Santa Rosa Beach reveals a bit more, as shards of old turpentine pots can be easily found. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s the area of Hogtown Bayou...

Learn all about sharks at Topsail Nov. 18

Learn how to stay safe in the water at presentation hosted by Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Thurs. Nov. 18 at 1:30 p.m. Florida leads the nation in shark bites.  Find out more about the sharks that are found in Florida and how to stay safe in the water at this slide show presentation at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Meet at the Day-Use parking area on Hwy 30A to take a short hike to the clubhouse.  $6.00 entry admission per vehicle into the...