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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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Choctawhatchee Audubon Society programs and events for May 2015

April 20, 2015
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Birding, Eco adventure

2 May 2015: Bird Walk: Veteran’s Park on Okaloosa Island. See this magnificent rookery and migrant stopover with veteran birder, Malcolm Swan. Swan will offer interpretation that is sure to increase your appreciation of this important environmental asset. Meet at 7:30 AM at the park entrance at the southeast corner of the Emerald Coast Convention Center parking lot. From Hwy 98, turn into the main Convention Center entrance and bear around to the right as you enter the parking area....

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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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Clyde Butcher: Florida’s Nature Photographer lecture at E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center May 2

April 12, 2015
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Environment, Nature

NOTE: EVENT CANCELLED Clyde Butcher, fine art landscape photographer, will be presenting a lecture at the E.O.Wilson Biophilia Center on May 2nd at 11:30 a.m. For more than fifty years, Butcher has been preserving on film the untouched areas of the landscape. His images are captured with an 8”x 10”, 11”x 14”, and 12”x 20” view camera. The large format camera allows him to express the elaborate detail and textures that distinguish the intricacy of the landscape. Butcher will talk...

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Take a guided canoe trip of Campbell Lake at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 17

April 5, 2015
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Eco adventure, Kayak/Canoe, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun, Parks

Date/time: Friday April 17th, 2015, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join Topsail for a unique opportunity to paddle Campbell Lake. Located within the heart of Topsail Hill, Campbell Lake is the largest of the parks two coastal dune lakes. You will join the ranger as he leads you to various points around the lake and discusses what makes this lake as well as the others in the area so unique. No outside canoes or kayaks are allowed on the lake...

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Mattie Kelly Estuary Family Festival at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park April 25

April 5, 2015
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Environment, Kayak/Canoe, Nature, Outdoor Family Fun

The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) and Mattie Kelly Environmental Institute (MKEI) will jointly host the 8th Annual Mattie Kelly Estuary Family Festival at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The family-oriented festival offers exhibits and activities that celebrate Choctawhatchee Bay. Festival admission is free and the open to the public. Activities and exhibits will include wildlife displays and shows, kayaking and paddle boarding tours, guided trail hikes by local...

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