There’s a new partnership on Navarre Beach. The Francis M. Weston Audubon Society and the Northwest Florida Marine Education and Discovery of Gulf Ecosystems (NWFL Marine Edge) have teamed up to place a naturalist educator on station at the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station (NBMSS).
What do you do in Navarre when conditions are not ideal for beach going? A new brochure produced by the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council advises visitors of area attractions such as zip-lining, zoo safaris and fishing.
A loggerhead sea turtle, rehabilitated at The Turtle Hospital, joined a “race” Friday against 10 other turtles after being released on a Florida Keys beach with a satellite-tracking transmitter affixed to its shell.
Navarre High School science teacher Charlene Mauro was at the White House Aug. 12 to accept the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator.
Great weather brought in a huge crowd at the 2014 Emerald Coast Poker Run on Aug. 16 at Juana’s Pagodas. “This is one of our biggest weekends of the year,” said Kevin Rudzki of Juana’s Pagodas.
If you are local, you might know what is going on at the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC). If you are not, you might just see a beautiful mural and on-going construction without ever knowing there is a turtle center inside.
Two grants, totaling nearly $45,000, are helping to grow educational programs, as well as expand the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center. The grants from Santa Rosa County and International Paper are supporting projects for the NBSTCC and the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary.
