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Camellia Festival at Eden Gardens Feb. 20

Camellias in bloom at Eden Location: Eden Gardens State Park Sat. Feb. 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Department of Environmental Protection’s Eden Gardens State Park and the Friends of Eden Gardens would like to invite everyone to their annual Camellia Fest on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch. Festivities will include talks on Camellia identification, air layering (propagation), general maintenance and pest control of Camellias and floral...

Florida State Parks announces ‘Go Play Weekday’ deal

Several Panhandle area park fees reduced to 75 cents Mon. – Thurs. Jan. 18 – Feb. 25 TALLAHASSEE— The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Florida Park Service will begin a new promotion, Go Play Weekday, starting Monday, January 18, 2010 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Throughout the year, Go Play Weekday specials will highlight parks in each region of the state. During the promotional months, visitors pay 75¢ admission Monday through Thursday at featured state parks....

Have breakfast with a Park Ranger at Topsail Feb. 6

Learn about park wildlife at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Scenic Road 30A Saturday, Feb. 6 – 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Come and join the Rangers of Topsail Hill and ask them all the questions you can think of about park wildlife.  To cover the cost of food please bring $4, which goes to Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park to enhance the park or bring your own breakfast. Park at...

Wildlife puppet show at Topsail Hill Preserve Jan. 16

Come join the wild critters as they talk about life in the park Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Scenic Road 30A Saturday, Jan. 16 – 1 p.m. Come and join Duke the Deer, Brisben the Bobcat and several other Topsail wildlife stars as they go tell their stories of living in a State Park. Learn about what they eat, where they live and how they interact with other animals. This is a fun for all ages interpretive program....

Driftwood Estates County Park opens

Ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Nov. 12, 10:00 a.m. Walton County District 5 Commissioner Cecilia Jones and neighborhood leaders of Driftwood Estates in Santa Rosa Beach will officially open the new Driftwood Estates County Park on Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m.  The ceremony will be located on the grounds of the new 10-acre park located on East Shipwreck Road in Santa Rosa Beach. Construction of the $181,167 park began in April of 2008 and includes a basketball court, multi-use field,...