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South Walton Community Council hosting beach clean up June 5 -6

Head to local beach access from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and help clean up trash Please come out Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, 2010 to clean the beaches before any evidence of oil arrives. If oil hits the shore, debris that comes into contact with oil will be considered hazardous waste and will need to be disposed of as such. By cleaning the beaches now, we can eliminate some of this debris. Very Important: This is not...

County receives necessary permits, initiates coastal dune lake protection

C.W. Roberts bulldozers prepare to close the outfall at Western Lake. ©Lori Ceier/Walton Outdoors Coastal dune lakes outfalls being prepared for closing to avoid oil spill intrusion Walton County has received the necessary permits from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to initiate our Coastal Dune Lake Protection Plan.  Contractors began implementing the first stage of our plan by stock piling sand to close the dune lakes and re-contour lake outfalls to prevent...

Walton County prepared to implement coastal dune lake protection plan

Initial precautionary measures are to re-contour the sand near the coastal dune lake outfalls June 3, 2010: Walton County is prepared and ready to initiate our Coastal Dune Lake Protection Plan.  The Sheriff’s Office is currently awaiting the final phase of permitting from the Department of Environmental Protection, which is expected at any time. Initial precautionary measures are to re-contour the sand near the coastal dune lake outfalls. Additional preparations will include use of booms as well as possible temporary...

Walton County fishing report for June 2

Fishing is great with snapper season finally open and tarpon starting to show up in the bay Fresh: River is great, large fish being caught left and right. Lots of warmouth bass being caught with crickets and not worms! Local James Cannady caught one with a spinner! Bay: Large trout are being caught. Tarpon are showing up along with black snapper and drum. Saltwater:  Everyone is excited that snapper season is finally open. Everyone is fishing a combination of bottom...

Santa Rosa Beach grower with a Midas touch shares enthusiasm for cultivating orchids

Epiphytes thrive in local greenhouse For Santa Rosa Beach resident, Laura Talbert, orchid growing is more than a hobby – it’s a passion. Orchids (Orchidaceae) are epiphytes – a plant that grows upon another plant such as a tree, non-parasitically and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain. Orchids typically thrive in a tropical environment. Laura had been growing orchids for more than 10 years in Titusville before she and husband Rick relocated to Santa Rosa Beach...

Learn about turpentining at Topsail June 19

Be a part of a turpentine crew as you head out to the piney woods Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park June 19, 10:00 a.m. Be part of the turpentining crew as they go out into the piney woods and earn their daily babbits (or tokens good only at the company store).  Skeeter and Boss Blake will make sure to show all greenhorns how to dip sap, chip boxes and spend babbits. Meet at the  Day-Use entrance off of Hwy...

Adams Florida Century Farm in DeFuniak Springs a family tradition for six generations

Walton farm provides healthy produce to local communities The tradition of small family-run farms across America has declined dramatically over the years, as the number of family operated farms in the United States has been reduced almost 90 percent since World War II. These days, most of the food consumers eat are produced by large corporations and shipped thousands of miles by the time it reaches our dinner table. The end market product is often packed with chemicals, preservatives, pesticides...

Live music heats up the night every Wedndesday in Seaside

Hot tunes under the stars kicks off the summer! The Seaside Summer Concert Series kicks off an eleven week run of the best music along the Emerald Coast starting Wednesday, June 2nd. Each week popular acts from across the southeast, and beyond, will take the stage in the Seaside Amphitheater. Many of the artists featured this summer have never performed in Seaside or anywhere along the Florida Gulf Coast, so don’t miss your chance to experience these amazing musicians. Below...