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Walton County Health Department issues advisories for three beach accesses

Advisories issued for the Dune Allen Beach, Grayton Beach, and Eastern Lake beach access August 1, 2013 – The Florida Department of Health in Walton County conducts regularly scheduled saltwater beach water quality monitoring at seven sites through the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program.   Samples are collected from March through the end of October.  The water samples are analyzed for enteric bacteria (enterococci) that normally inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals, which may cause human disease, infections, or rashes. ...

Find any public beach access on the Florida Pocket Ranger phone app

State park information along with location and amenities to every public beach access TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service has updated its Pocket Ranger app for smartphones to include every public beach access point in Florida, in addition to information about its 171 state parks, and trails. Those who have downloaded Pocket Ranger for state park information now have access to locations and amenities about every public beach access point in Florida. More than 2,000 public coastal access...

Workshop held to facilitate ideas for South Walton sports complex

Is a new sports complex in South Walton’s future? By Patrick Casey – DeFuniak Herald Beach Breeze County officials held their first workshop with the public on July 22 at the Courthouse Annex in Santa Rosa Beach. Attendees voiced their opinions on the kind of facilities needed in the southern reaches of the county as well as the area where they would like to see it constructed and whether its purpose should be geared toward county residents or tourists. The...

Americana Under the Stars at Topsail every Thursday

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is hosting a live musical event on Thursdays. Americana Under the Stars, a new weekly concert series will showcase singer/songwriters from across the country. Open mic at 6 p.m. with main performances starting at 7 p.m. Admission to the park is free and there is a suggested $5 donation to the Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Enter through the main park entrance off of 30-A and park in the day use parking area,...

Town of Seaside hosting scavenger hunt contest for Truman Show fans

SEASIDE celebrates the 15th anniversary of The Truman Show Seaside® is hosting a scavenger hunt to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the movie “The Truman Show” which was filmed in SEASIDE with its first screening in June 1998. To celebrate, SEASIDE is hosting a contest for all Truman Show fans wanting to explore SEASIDE and the various sites and artifacts left behind from the set. To play, contestants simply grab their cameras or camera phones and find each of the...

Help imperiled bird species survive along our beaches

Be mindful and respect wildlife this coming holiday weekend and every day By Jeff Talbert, Park Services Specialist Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Each year on our beaches, imperiled animals come to nest. Many visitors and residents are aware of our nesting sea turtles and even our endangered beach mice. However, most aren’t aware of our nesting shorebirds. Each year Okaloosa, Walton, and Bay County beaches play host to a variety of nesting shorebirds including snowy plovers and least terns....