Back To Nature Festival, benefit for South Walton Community Council at...
Silent auction items available for viewing at Seaside merchants Oct. 17-18 South Walton Community Council is hosting its 13th annual Back To Nature Festival at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Oct....
View ArticleTake a guided tour of south Walton’s coastal dune lakes Oct. 16
Hosted by Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, Discover Roads Less Traveled eco-tours will introduce you to some very special places in Walton county. Guide: Brooke Saari, UF/IFAS Sea Grant Extension Time:...
View ArticleExplore The Outdoors Festival 2014 a huge success
Walton Outdoors would like to take this opportunity to thank the great folks of DeFuniak Springs. Our Explore The Outdoors Festival along Lake DeFuniak on Oct. 11 was a huge success. More than 700 kids...
View ArticleNew ebook offers Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail version for the...
This Kindle guide covers 78 sites within the Panhandle Section of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail (GFBWT). The Panhandle Section of the GFWBT spans 16 counties, from the Perdido River on...
View ArticleKeep your eyes to the sky for white pelicans migrating through Northwest Florida
By Stan Kirkland, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission One of the many benefits of living in the Florida panhandle and particularly near the coast is the vast variety of wildlife we often...
View ArticleWatersound trail opens in St. Joe Origins community
A new five-mile trail has opened in the St. Joe community of Origins. Named the Watersound Trail, the wide, crushed gravel surfaced road winds through a slash pine plantation. As an old logging road,...
View ArticleExplore the scenic beauty of Dead Lakes in Wewahitchka, Florida
Interested in a unique paddling, boating and great fishing opportunities? Head over to Wewahitchka, Florida and explore the beautiful Dead Lakes area. The 6,700-acre Dead Lakes offer an abundance of...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Audubon Society programs and events for November 2014
November 1: Field Trip to Laidlaw Preserve: Ron Houser of the Bay County Audubon Society will host a tour of the magnificent Laidlaw Preserve north of Vernon, FL. A wide variety of habitats ensure an...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Audubon programs and events for December 2014
December 4: Monthly Meeting and Program: Pictorial Survey of Birds that are Rare or Difficult to Identify during the Christmas Bird Count by Alan Knothe, biologist. The Christmas Bird Count is an...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee and Bay Audubon programs and events for January 2015
Choctawhatchee Audubon programs and events: 8 January: Monthly meeting and program “Adaptive Wild land Fire Management at Eglin AFB” by Brett Williams, Fire Management Office, Eglin AFB Florida. The...
View ArticleTake a guided hike to Campbell Lake at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Jan. 31
Date/time: Saturday January 31, 1-2 p.m. Coastal dune lakes are extremely unique and rare worldwide. Come join us as we hike through some of Topsail’s best ecosystems culminating with a stop at...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Audubon Society programs and events for February 2015
5 Feb: Monthly Meeting and Program: “A Green Fire – a presentation of Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic” by Professor Emeritus Don Baltz, Louisiana State University. This Green Fire DVD explores the life and...
View ArticleInvite wintering wood ducks to your environment with a nesting box
Live along the water? Why not invited beautiful feathered friends to your environment. Wood ducks are one of the most colorful ducks in North America. Breeding males showcase an unbelievable...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Audubon Society March 2015 events
March 5: Monthly Meeting and Program: “Pollinators in Peril”, By Marie Harrison, author and contributing writer to Florida Gardening. Marie will discuss the role of pollinators in local ecosystems,...
View ArticleHappy first day of spring!
Happy first day of springtime in Walton County. Head out along a trail in south Walton, the conradina is in bloom everywhere. Trail Maps: North Walton: NokuseTrail BayLoopTrail South Walton:...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Audubon activities for April 2015
April 2: Monthly meeting and Program: “A Photographic Essay on the Birds, Bugs, Reptiles and other local Beasties” by Walt Spence, Naturalist and Expert Photographer. Spence will again dazzle his...
View ArticleLearn about WWII history and more in a guided tour of Coffeen Nature Preserve
Spring tours offered in April and May The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA), in partnership with Northwest Florida State College, announces the spring season of its popular eco-tourism initiative,...
View ArticleChoctawhatchee Audubon Society programs and events for May 2015
2 May 2015: Bird Walk: Veteran’s Park on Okaloosa Island. See this magnificent rookery and migrant stopover with veteran birder, Malcolm Swan. Swan will offer interpretation that is sure to increase...
View ArticleLearn about the importance of native plants at Choctawhatchee Audubon Society...
“The Importance of Florida Native Plants to our Florida Bird Population,” a program by noted native plant specialist and owner of Seven Pines Native Plant Nursery, Dara Dobson, will be presented at the...
View ArticlePonce de Leon Springs State Park the perfect place for a family outing
Pack a lunch and take a cool dip in the springs Interested in exploring the perfect place to take the family and enjoy a swim in a spring? Pack up a picnic lunch and head over to Ponce de Leon …...
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