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Learn about spiders March 7 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

Date/Time: March 7, 2014 – 2- 3 p.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park presents the world of spiders. Learn which spiders in Florida are poisonous, which are beneficial, where they live, what they eat, and the benefits they bring to us.  This indoor slide program is great for all ages. Park entry fee is $6 per vehicle; park staff will direct you to the clubhouse parking lot upon entering the park A $6.00 entry admission per vehicle into the park....

Award winning cinematographer creating coastal dune lake documentary

With beautiful beaches, wetlands, rivers and rare coastal dune lakes, Walton County Florida abounds with spectacular natural landscapes. The unique coastal dune lakes in South Walton are particularly special, providing stunning vistas, recreational opportunities, and valuable habitat for wildlife. Bringing awareness of our lakes is key to helping preserve our environment; not only for the present, but for future generations. We are fortunate to now have an educational documentary in the works which will encapsulate the value of our treasured...

Bay County Audubon field trips for March 2014

Enjoy a bird watching field trip with the Bay County Audubon. Saturday, March 15 – Birdsong Nature Center near Thomasville, Ga. This is a joint field trip with members of the local chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, who will be interested in the very popular native plant sale, but birders will appreciate the good birding on the nature trails there. Meet at the Panama City Mall, by Starbuck’s at 6:00AM to depart at 6:10 sharp. Saturday, March 22...

A black bear affair at E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Mar. 1

Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. On Saturday, March 1, head over to the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center and become a Florida black bear. Children will learn while enjoying activities such as making bear masks, black bear moon pies, creating your own bear track, becoming a bear biologist, and enjoy some of the Center’s other animals. A mystery bear box program will be at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. General Admission: Adults (ages 13+): $8.00 Children (ages 3-12): $5.00 Children...

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...

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...