Sep 14, 2017
International Coastal Cleanup coming to Navarre
Around the world and on Navarre Beach thousands of volunteers will be picking up trash Sept. 16 as part of the 31st annual International Coastal Cleanup.
Sep 7, 2017
Dive reef design revealed
Images of what a new artificial dive reef off the Navarre Beach pier will look like are coming into focus after Taylor Engineering presented the preliminary design to Santa Rosa County officials.
Aug 31, 2017
Attack of the sea hares
The invasion slithered along the depths, antenna-like appendages quivering as they sought their prey. Their squishy, frilled and speckled bodies could be seen hunting by the thousands along the sandy bottom of Navarre Beach’s near shore snorkel reefs.
Aug 31, 2017
New teacher dives in at science station
As schools across Santa Rosa County begin planning their field trips to the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station (NBMSS), a new teacher has jumped on board to help connect these children to the marine world.
Aug 24, 2017
Nests devastated by tropical storm
For the second year in a row, shorebird nesting season has produced fewer chicks than initially anticipated, impacting at-risk species such as least terns and black skimmers.
Aug 17, 2017
Andy Velo debuts first music video at Juana’s
A few months after filming his first music video at Juana’s with the locals, Andy Velo returned to Navarre Aug. 11 to host a free concert and unveil that video. Nearly 1,500 people were on the property for the live concert on the beach that preceded the video debut.
Aug 17, 2017
Aug 3, 2017
Reef expansion set to begin
Navarre Beach’s gulf side artificial snorkel reef will triple in size by as early as September.
Aug 3, 2017
Volunteers press on with Great Scallop Search
While severe weather conditions have canceled parts of this year’s Great Scallop Search in Santa Rosa Sound, volunteers with the UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Santa Rosa County office will take to the surf again Saturday in hopes of finding seagrass-dwelling bay scallops.
Jul 27, 2017
Teen expands her thriving rental business
Sage Paddle Co. opened its first official surf shop this month, and business founder and owner Sage Offutt, 15, said she could not be more excited.