Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center sets grand opening
NAVARRE — The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center will have its grand opening Tuesday, Aug. 9. The event begins 9 a.m. at 8740 Gulf Blvd., in the Navarre Beach Marine Park.
Guest speakers…
August Ranger programs schedule in Florida released
Gulf Breeze — Gulf Islands National Seashore announces the August ranger programs schedule. All programs are free. Schedule is subject to change. For additional information, contact the national se…
ERC approves Florida-specific human health criteria
TALLAHASSEE – Today, the Environmental Regulation Commission approved rules for health-based water-quality standards to ensure Floridians can continue to safely eat Florida’s seafood, swim in and dri…
Scientists say shells' discolorations aren't oil stains
NAVARRE — James Schiros, a resident of Santa Rosa County for the last 12 years and avid beachgoer, discovered something under the Navarre pier that alarmed him: dark, discolored shells some children …
Beachgoers asked to use public access at Navarre Beach
NAVARRE — Dune planting is underway on the newly restored Navarre Beach, and Santa Rosa County asks beachgoers to use one of 12 public access points when visiting Navarre Beach. Walking over newly pl…
Keep Florida Beautiful recognizes local man’s cleanup efforts
MILTON — Capt. Walter H. Reese, USN (Ret.), received Keep Florida Beautiful’s waterways cleanup award earlier this month at the annual state conference held in Sarasota.
Reese, a longtime member o…
A prescribed burn is going on in Milton
MILTON — A prescribed burn is taking place east of the Moors, according to Santa Rosa County Public Information Officer Brandi Whitehurst.
Westervelt Ecological Services is handling the burn, whic…
Sea turtle conservation gets chamber’s support
Navarre Chamber Foundation President Mike Sandler presented a charitable distribution check for $1,000 to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center board of directors members Yvonne Harper and…
Wildlife officials, residents seek solutions for human-bear encounters (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
NAVARRE — While one goal behind this week’s bear workshop in Navarre was to educate and offer solutions to Santa Rosa County residents who encounter black bears, event organizers also wanted to enco…
Blackwater Pyrates remove 4,000 pounds of trash from river
MILTON — If the Blackwater River seems different, it probably has something to do with the Blackwater Pyrates.
The group pulled an estimated 4,000 pounds of trash — including heavy decking and floa…
















