Mar 25, 2024
Bird season: FWC gives tips on shorebird nesting
With nesting season underway for shorebirds, seabirds and wading birds, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing tips with beachgoers on how to help protect our waterbirds while enjoying the shore.
Mar 19, 2024
Santa Rosa County re-introduces mobi-mats on Navarre Beach
The beach is the focal point for northwest Florida, and especially Navarre. People from across the U.S. and world come to the Emerald Coast to visit, including those who have disabilities or handicaps. Whenever they want to enjoy the sand and water, they have to do so from a distance due to a lack of access.
Mar 15, 2024
Gulf Islands National Seashore fifth most visited National Park site last year
Gulf Islands National Seashore hosted 8.2 million recreational visits, making it the fifth most visited National Park Service (NPS) managed site.
Mar 12, 2024
Santa Rosa and Escambia working together to install reef sites
There soon may be more reef sites from Navarre Beach to Casino Beach (Pensacola Beach), as part of an effort to provide more recreational opportunities for visitors and locals alike.
Mar 8, 2024
Island commissions study to incorporate just Navarre Beach
Preserve Navarre is trying to create a “City of Navarre Beach” comprised by the island community and mainland Navarre; meanwhile, a group of residents of that island community is studying whether to create a “City of Navarre Beach” comprised by…the island community.
Mar 5, 2024
Navarre Beach great white necropsy provides opportunity for biologists
When the great white shark which washed ashore on Navarre Beach was hauled off for its necropsy, many people assumed that was the end of the story, but for scientists who study these apex predators, it was only the beginning.
Mar 4, 2024
Navarre Beach great white necropsy provides opportunity for biologists
When the great white shark which washed ashore on Navarre Beach was hauled off for its necropsy, many people assumed that was the end of the story, but for scientists who study these apex predators, it was only the beginning.
Feb 27, 2024
Great white shark washes ashore on Navarre Beach
On Feb. 23, a great white shark washed ashore on Navarre Beach. The sight of a 15-foot shark, particularly a species as famous as the great white, garnered much attention on social media and throughout the Navarre community.
Feb 26, 2024
Navarre Beach Lifeguards welcome 13 new guards, get ready for season
With Spring Break just a few weeks away, Navarre Beach Lifeguards are getting ready. The beach safety outfit recently welcomed 13 newcomers.
Feb 19, 2024
Lionfish a featured topic at Northwest Florida Extension conference
On Feb. 8, ecologists and extension workers across Florida gathered on Okaloosa Island for the Northwest Florida Lionfish Workshop.
The goal of the workshop was to give the latest updates on the science around red lionfish, an invasive and venomous fish species native to the Indo-Pacific. They have been in Florida waters since the 1980s.