Beach Archive

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.

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.

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.

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.

Volleyball on the beach never seems to stop.

Navarre Beach’s gulf side artificial snorkel reef will triple in size by as early as September.

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.

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.

Visitors to the newly opened Sage Paddle Company store will soon be greeted by a rarity, a classic ‘70s “beach car.”

The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (NBSTCC) staff and visitors alike are mourning the loss of their resident loggerhead sea turtle Gigi. She was humanely euthanized Monday due to chronic medical conditions.