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Partnership gives cigarette butts new purpose

Written by Staff Reporters on July 6, 2017. Posted in Community.

When volunteers swarm Navarre Beach to collect garbage each month, cigarette butts often fill their collection buckets. Thousands of these burned, squished and tossed pieces of trash are left on the beach to eventually wash into the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf Coast Discovery Center seeking new site

Written by Staff Reporters on June 29, 2017. Posted in Community.

Navarre Beach’s Gulf Coast Discovery Center has cleared another hurdle toward construction, but it’s also facing a new set of questions.

Snapper season extended in federal waters

Written by Brian Lester on June 22, 2017. Posted in News.

Federal waters have been opened up to recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico for a longer period of time thanks to the joint efforts of the United States Department of Commerce and the five Gulf states.

Kids plunge into learning at science station camp

Written by Staff Reporters on June 22, 2017. Posted in Beach.

Despite patches of rainy weather, the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station launched the first of this year’s summer camps last week.

Local children restore sand dunes

Written by Staff Reporters on June 15, 2017. Posted in Beach.

With shovels and sea oats in hand, dozens of children of all ages set to work June 7 restoring vegetation along the Navarre Beach sand dunes at the foot of the fishing pier as part of Planting for Protection.

Tunes by the Dunes launched

Written by Staff Reporters on June 8, 2017. Posted in Beach.

After 10 years of Thursdays in the Park, the revamping of the annual weekly concert series as Tunes by the Dunes made its debut on Navarre Beach Thursday to a packed crowd.

Tourism board cuts event funding by half

Written by Staff Reporters on May 25, 2017. Posted in News.

Following spike in grant applications, the county Tourism Development Council (TDC) took a hard line stance on requirements to receive their funds, cutting event grant spending in half.

Inside the life of a shark researcher

Written by Brian Lester on May 18, 2017. Posted in News.

Inspiration comes from a lot of different places. Dr. John Carlson, a Research Fish Biologist for NOAA Fisheries, has always loved ocean life. Seeing the movie “Jaws” as a child pushed his inspiration to get involved in shark research over the top.

First sea turtle nest on Panhandle this season

Written by Staff Reporters on May 18, 2017. Posted in News.

Turtle Patrollers were in for a big surprise early Saturday morning. The first sea turtle of Navarre’s nesting season has laid her eggs this Mother’s Day weekend, and this new momma made another first.

Local graduate pursues conservation at Key West Aquarium

Written by Staff Reporters on May 4, 2017. Posted in Community.

Often there is a moment in life that a person can point to when they discover their passion. There is that one experience or piece of advice that launches a lifelong pursuit.