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The Biophilia Center takes you Under the Sea Sept. 6

Head over to the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center on Saturday, September 6 for an Under The Sea Day. Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Activities include: Marine Touch Tanks Sharks with the Gulfarium at 11 a.m. Hands on Oyster Reef Demo with CBA Japanese Fish Print Art Sandcastle Station Candy Shark Tooth Necklaces Squid Balloons Mermaid Races *Snacks available for purchase. Admission: Adults $8, Children $5 2 and Under FREE 4956 State Hwy 20 East. Freeport, Florida 32439. For more...

Enjoy a guided birding tour of Walton County on Saturdays in Sept. and Oct.

Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in Walton county. Enjoy a birding tour on Saturdays in September and October (except. 10/18). Time: 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. All tours will take place in Walton County, but individual destinations will vary depending on target species and time of the year. If you wish to have more information on the tour being offered on the upcoming Saturday, please feel free...

Walton County providing heat relief locations Aug. 22 – 24, 2014

In an effort to provide a place of respite for the elderly and medically needy during this period of extreme heat, Walton County Emergency Management, in partnership with other community organizations, has arranged for the follow comfort stations. John Horton Senior Center 194 North County Highway 393 Santa Rosa Beach, FL 12 – 5 Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Council on Aging Offices 454 N. Baldwin Avenue DeFuniak Springs, FL 12 – 5 Friday Sat. 12...

Bayfest coming to Freeport Regional Sports Complex September 20

The City of Freeport will be hosting their inaugural ‘BAYFEST’ on Saturday September 20, 2014 at the Freeport Regional Sports Complex at Hammock Bay from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The festival will feature a variety of entertainment for everyone with musical genre including country, gospel, jazz, blues and rock-n-roll.  Other events include a fishing tournament, hosted by Nick’s Seafood Restaurant, a 5k run and gumbo cook off the morning of the festival, antique car show, kids fun zone, arts...

Tread softly around Cnidoscolus stimulosus

Tread Softly (Cnidoscolus stimulosus) is a small herbaceous wildflower we commonly find along our sandy beaches, coastal scrubs, and sandy forest trails. If you happen to step on or brush up against one, you will not soon forget your encounter. Although their tiny white flowers are fragrant, this is one you should avoid close encounter. Tread softly is also known as stinging nettle, finger-rot, and probably a few other names if you’ve ever stepped on it barefoot. Not actually a nettle,...

Walton county fishing report for Aug. 13

Fishing is great! Choctawhatchee Bay area: Speckled trout being caught and redfish bites have gotten better. Offshore: Good bites of shallow water reef fish. River: Bream bites have never been better. Fly fishing is through the roof Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop and the tourists are welcome.” Click here to find out more about Copeland’s. Copeland’s Gun and Tackle Shop 17290 U.S. Hwy. 331 S Freeport, Florida...

Relocated gopher tortoises arrive at Nokuse Plantation in Freeport

Twelve relocated gopher tortoises have arrived at Nokuse Plantation in Freeport Aug. 8 to enjoy a new permanent habitat. As part of an ongoing rehabilitation project at Nokuse, the endangered species will have a second chance on life due to conservation efforts on behalf of Nokuse, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and a new grant funding from St. Joe Community Foundation. The gopher tortoises were relocated from a development area in Brevard county and near Apopka, Florida. When new...

E.T. lands in the DeFuniak Springs Lakeyard Aug. 15

The Special Events Committee of the City of DeFuniak Springs is pleased to present a movie night on Friday, August 15, 2014. This annual family-oriented event has become a tradition and will be held in the amphitheatre at the Lake yard again this year. The movie is “E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial.” Produced and directed by the world renowned Steven Spielberg, this 1982 blockbuster film walked away with four Oscars and numerous other awards. The story of the lonely boy...