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Can you spot the eavesdropping osprey? This osprey Can you spot the eavesdropping osprey? This osprey was super-interested in our living shoreline site visit with our friends from @myfwc. We think this bird will like the improved shoreline habitat! #osprey #livingshorelines #cbaforthebay #choctawhatcheebay @ljschooners @bwbmarina
We stopped by Lion's Park in Niceville while doing We stopped by Lion's Park in Niceville while doing site visits today. So many people (and birds!) out enjoying the weather and our magnificent watershed! #getoutdoors #getoutside #choctawhatcheebay #cbaforthebay #niceville #realflorida @nicevillevalpchamber @nwfdailynews
A nice little shark! This small shark was spotted A nice little shark! This small shark was spotted by one of our citizen scientists near their dock on Choctawhatchee Bay. It is most likely a bull shark or sandbar shark, but it is hard to get a definitive identification from this angle. The bay is home to humans aaaand wildlife that thrive on healthy waterways. Join CBA at the link in the bio and help us keep the bay swimmable, fishable, and liveable.๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿฆˆ #shark #choctawhatcheebay #cbaforthebay #waterquality #destin #wildlife
Did you know? Up to 95% of commercially and recrea Did you know? Up to 95% of commercially and recreationally important fish in the Gulf of Mexico (including baitfish like these) spend part of their life cycle in an estuary like Choctawhatchee Bay. Join CBA at the link in the bio and help us take care of our Bay. @topsailhillpreservestatepark @fl.stateparks @sowalbeaches @sowal.life @noaadigitalcoast @raestuaries #beach #baitfish #waves #estuary #gulfofmexico #fish #fishing
What will you do today to take care of our waterwa What will you do today to take care of our waterways? Tell us in the comments, and go to the link the bio for more๐Ÿ’กs on how to be an everyday hero for our watershed. #sundaywisdom #sevenrunscreek #creek #water #nature #naturequotes #waterquotes #everydayheroes #notallheroeswearcapes @natgeo
On the hunt! CBA Monitoring Coordinator Jenna sear On the hunt! CBA Monitoring Coordinator Jenna searches for a temporary water quality monitoring spot on Seven Runs Creek while our usual location is inaccessible due to road construction. Our citizen scientists monitor 134 stations each month to collect water quality data that is used to learn about and manage our local waterways. Help support these programs by joining CBA at the link in the bio. #waterqualitymonitoring #creeklife #sevenrunscreek #bruceflorida #redbayflorida #waltoncountyfl #creek @floridatrail
#fridayfeeling! We hope you enjoy your weekend as #fridayfeeling! We hope you enjoy your weekend as much as Ecology Technician Chad enjoys this boat ride between water quality monitoring stations. Learn more about our water quality monitoring program and how you can help at the link in the bio. If you are interested in becoming a citizen scientist, we need monitors for two sections of Choctawhatchee Bay and one dune lake. Message us if you are interested! #citizenscience #waterqualitymonitoring #waterquality #volunteer #destinharbor #eastpassdestin #destin #mako @makoboats @destinfwb @destinchamber
Oh hai, Little Blue! This Little Blue Heron is pok Oh hai, Little Blue! This Little Blue Heron is poking around the shallows looking for food. With its subdued coloring and watch-and-wait hunting style, the Little Blue Heron is quieter and less showy than the Great Blue Heron or its other egret family members. Birds like these depend on healthy waterways. Find out how you can help at the link in the bio. #littleblueheron #heron #bird #birds #birdsofinstagram @audubon_fl
#biodiversity! In this photo, beach rosemary and d #biodiversity! In this photo, beach rosemary and dune habitat up front, pine forest in the back, and coastal dune lake and wetland in the middle, represent diverse habitats in a small space. Our watershed and the surrounding Florida Panhandle is known as a biodiversity hotspot. You can help keep it that way by joining CBA at the link in the bio. @topsailhillpreservestatepark @fl.stateparks @sowalbeaches #getoutdoors #dunelakes #dunes #duneallen #sowal
Basin Creek reflecting some fall beauty! Basin Cre Basin Creek reflecting some fall beauty! Basin Creek has origins in Eglin AFB Reservation in Walton County. It flows through mixed hardwood forests into Basin Bayou, which then opens into Choctawhatchee Bay at Hwy. 20, in the community of Basin Bayou. We are all connected by our waterways. Let's keep them swimmable, fishable and liveable, now and into the future. Join CBA at the link in the bio. #bayou #creek #fallinflorida #fallcolor #realflorida #cbaforthebay #choctawhatcheebay @eglinafb @nicksmulletmafia
Hope you enjoy this video as much as these pollina Hope you enjoy this video as much as these pollinators are enjoying these woody goldenrod blooms at @topsailhillpreservestatepark! Woody goldenrod is one of the last wildflowers of fall, and it is still abundant in our watershed. Woody goldenrod is allelopathic, which means that it produces its own herbicide that it leaches into the soil to help it outcompete other plants. This is a survival strategy that the goldenrod family shares with oaks and magnolias, to name a few. The more you know....๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ @fl_native_plants @ufifas_solutions @fl.stateparks #topsailhillstatepark #novemberinflorida #pollinators
So much monofilament! @nwf_environmental_stewards So much monofilament! @nwf_environmental_stewards spent some time processing the monofilament that CBA has collected from our monofilament recycling program. After everything except for monofilament fishing line has been removed, the line will be sent to @berkleyfishing for recycling, where it will ne used to make things like tackle boxes and carpet. Find out where our recycling bins are located at the link in the bio. Repost from @nwf_environmental_stewards. #fishing #recycling #everydayheroes #stopplasticpollution @myfwc @okaloosaislandpier @okaloosacountyfl @waltoncounty
High quality H20 monitoring! CBA Ecology Technicia High quality H20 monitoring! CBA Ecology Technician Chad and CBA Director Alison were on the Bay monitoring water quality at our monthly sites, including Fort Walton Beach near Brooks Bridge and Destin Harbor. Stayed tuned for our Choctawhatchee Bay water quality summary coming soon! #waterqualitymonitoring #water #waterquality #cbaforthebay #choctawhatcheebay #destin #fortwaltonbeach #okaloosaisland @okaloosacountyfl
We need volunteers! Our Education Coordinator, Am We need volunteers! Our Education Coordinator, Amanda, and our @nwf_environmental_stewards are overwhelmed with smooth cordgrass that need splitting and repotting. These plants are used in restoration projects around the Choctawhatchee Bay to create habitat, reduce erosion and filter pollution from stormwater runoff. Anyone who helps turn one tray of plants into two trays will receive a free membership for the year. Please message us or email us at cba@nwfsc.edu if you would like to come help. #livingshorelines #plantlife #smoothcordgrass #cbaforthebay #choctawhatcheebay #volunteer #weareallconnected #engageNWFSC @nwfstatecollege @destinchamber @seacoast.highschool.tea @southwaltonhigh
Last flowers of fall! There's still time to #getou Last flowers of fall! There's still time to #getoutdoors and see some of the last flowers and butterflies of our glorious Choctawhatchee Watershed Autumn. We happened upon these asters, ironwood and Gulf Frittilary in the #pointwashington State Forest. #getoutside #fallinflorida #realflorida #novemberinflorida #aster #ironweed #butterfly @fl_native_plants @freshfromflorida
The plant life! Soooo, CBA and @nwf_environmental The plant life! Soooo, CBA and @nwf_environmental_stewards and some awesome volunteers have spent a LOT of time and energy on our smooth cordgrass plants lately. Left with a huge surplus of plants after our Grasses in Classes field trips were Covid-cancelled at the end of last school year, we have been working overtime to split and repot these plants as they flourish and outgrow their present pots. These thousands of plants will eventually restore saltmarsh habitat all around the #choctawhatcheebay. Contact us now if you are interested in helping with this project to ensure swimmable, fishable, livable waterways, now and in the future. #grassesinclasses #spartinaalterniflora #smoothcordgrass #saltmarsh #livingshorelines #naturebasedinfrastructure #everydayheroes
Doing some Sunday water quality monitoring. Why? C Doing some Sunday water quality monitoring. Why? Cause that's what we do! It was a bit windy, but still beautiful. Go to the link in the bio to learn more about our water quality monitoring. #waterquality #science #cbaforthebay #choctawhatcheebay #marlerpark #okaloosaisland #mako #fordtruck @okaloosacountyfl
Ready for anything! Director Alison is ready for Ready for anything! Director Alison is ready for plant splitting aaaaand Halloween. Come on out and help us split and pot saltmarsh plants that will help save our bay! 10-12 today at the Crestview Bob Sikes Center and the South Walton Center of @nwfstatecollege. Fun for the family! ๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŽƒ @nwf_environmental_stewards @groovie1em @noaadigitalcoast @raestuaries #smoothcordgrass #cbaforthebay #choctawhatcheebay #environment #familyvolunteer #volunteertogether
A beautiful fall day on Four Mile Creek. With orig A beautiful fall day on Four Mile Creek. With origins in Eglin Reservation, Four Mile Creek flows from the north through the City of Freeport, where it is joined by Lafayette Creek just south of the commercial port that gives Freeport its name. The creek flows into LaGrange Bayou, which then opens to Choctawhatchee Bay. Our waterways connect us! #connected #creek #freeportflorida #realflorida #choctawhatcheebay #cbaforthebay
So many buckets! It takes a lot of materials and s So many buckets! It takes a lot of materials and supplies to keep our programs going. These buckets full of soil mix represent only a few days of smooth cordgrass splitting and potting for our Grasses in Classes program. Join us now at the link in the bio and your donation will help us procure supplies like these. Help us keep our waterways swimmable, fishable and liveable! #choctawhatcheebay #livingshorelines #smoothcordgrass #nonprofit @loweshomeimprovement @raestuaries @noaadigitalcoast @myfwc @nwf_environmental_stewards
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