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Guided kayak tour of Rocky Bayou May 19

Date/time: Friday May 19, 9 – 11 a.m. Join a Park Ranger for a unique opportunity to paddle Rocky Bayou. The paddle will go along the shoreline of Rocky Bayou to Rocky Creek and back to the park. The event will be held at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park. Rocky Bayou is a fresh to brackish water system supporting a large variety of fish and shellfish, including the federally endangered Okaloosa darter. Osprey and bald eagles are known to...

Kids to Park Day in Niceville May 20

The Kids to Park Day, a family and community event for all ages, will be held Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, located at 4281 Highway 20 East in Niceville FL 32578. The day will include five different hikes beginning on the hour all day long. Each hike will have a booth where you can sign up for the program. The hikes include a bug hunt, a butterfly hike, a...

Choctawhatchee Audubon Society May 2017 events

4 May: Monthly Meeting and Presentation: “Gopher Tortoise Biology and Conservation” By Erica Laine, Wildlife Biologist, Eglin AFB Natural Resources. Eglin AFB has recently undertaken a large project to provide habitat for tortoises displaced by commercial development in other regions of Florida. Ms Laine will describe the scope of the project and the importance that the gopher has to Eglin’s ongoing habitat/wildlife restoration programs. The meeting will be held in Room 130 of the student services building (Bldg 400) at...

Benefit Smile Mile and 5K race May 20

Date/time: Saturday, May 20, 8 a.m. Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) will host their inaugural Smile Mile and 5K Race presented by St. Joe Community Foundation. The race will take place at 8 a.m. with staggered flight start times on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Watercolor’s Marina Park in Santa Rosa Beach. Registration is available before the race online and on the day of the race beginning at 7 or click here for advanced registration. The “Smile Mile – The...

Artsquest Fine Arts Festival May 13 – 14

A Mother’s Day weekend tradition, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is a juried show that will take place May 13 & 14, in the Town Center of Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. The festival is part of Art Week South Walton, a collaboration of visual, performing and literary arts events presented in diverse formats and venues throughout South Walton in May. Art Week South Walton also includes the Northwest Florida Theatre Festival, Digital Graffiti and the Seaside Writers Conference. Presented by Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, ArtsQuest will feature more than 150...

Earth Day celebration in Seaside April 22

Date/time: Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join in on an Earth Day celebration at the Seaside Farmers Market April 22. The event will be held along Central Square in Seaside on Scenic Hwy. 30A from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enter a raffle featuring goodies from Seaside merchants and Seaside Farmers Market vendors. Funds raised will go towards purchasing vegetables from the market to be donated to Food For Thought Outreach Inc. Special features in addition to...