Although the clear-bottom kayak tours of the artificial reef are booked for Saturday, that doesn’t mean people can’t come out and take advantage of an opportunity to learn more about sea turtles.
Ambulances, a firetruck, Jet Skis and even a Lifeguard helicopter crowded Navarre Beach Friday morning, June 10, as first responders participated in annual training
Dredging for the Navarre Beach nourishment project came to a halt Monday night, June 6 as Tropical Storm Colin caused rough waters out in the Gulf of Mexico.
Eagle Scout Lucas Pallone’s love of sea turtles was sparked as he watched hundreds of little hatchlings make a mad dash for the Gulf one evening when he was 14.
A leaseholder of nearly 6 acres of land on the Sound side of Navarre Beach Marine Park has recently made inquiries regarding changing their 1960 lease from the construction of a marina to the construction of condos.
Sage Offutt is looking forward to getting back on the beach in Navarre this summer and reopening her highly successful paddleboard business, Sage Paddle Co., for the summer.
Officials at Gulf Islands National Seashore have announced the discovery of the first sea turtle nest of the season. The nest was laid by a loggerhead turtle on Pensacola Beach; however, staff and volunteers have relocated it to Gulf Islands National Seashore because of the scheduled beach renourishment work on Pensacola Beach.
Keeping a protective watch for nesting sea turtles and birds, Weeks Marine Inc. is replenishing Navarre Beach with more than one million cubic yards of dredged sand in hopes of finishing by the holiday weekend of July Fourth.
