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Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance

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  • Grasses in Classes: 2018-2019 Year Recap
  • 30A 10K Benefits Local Nonprofit Organizations
  • Shoreline Church Hosts Flyfishing Film Tour with Proceeds Benefiting CBA
  • April Coastal Clean-Ups with the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
  • Shoreline Grasses Growing at Post’l Point Site

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This creek is the freshwater source for the Bull c This creek is the freshwater source for the Bull campsite on the Catface Section of the @floridatrail. Through sight and sound, this creek is giving off a bubbly and refreshing energy. We hope it brings a peaceful moment to your day! Join us at the link in the bio. #wecandothis #socialdistancing #watersounds #water #naturesounds #nwfdailynews
Hey #birders and #naturalists! This is Jump Accro Hey #birders and #naturalists! This is Jump Accross Creek along the Alaqua Section of the @floridatrail. Along with the peaceful sounds of the flowing stream and the sights of tumbling leaves and darting fish, you can hear a fairly distinctive bird call. Can you identify it? 🤓 Go to audubon.org/app to get a bird ID app that includes vocalizations. Join CBA in our efforts to conserve our watershed for future generations at the link in the bio. . Hint: NOT an #ivorybilledwoodpecker. . . @audubon_fl #birds #water #creek #trail #nwfdailynews #naturesounds
Nature sights and sounds, plus the #soundoffreedom Nature sights and sounds, plus the #soundoffreedom! Here's a shot of our Florida Park Grasses in Classes site showing where some of the grasses have spread out beyond where we planted them (good news!). There's also peaceful waves, a hermit crab occupying a moon snail shell and some oysters growing on the concrete rubble; and, since we are in Valparaiso, there's the familiar sound of aircraft from @eglinafb. #hermitcrab #nature #naturesounds #water #watersounds #eglinafb #valparaisofl @nicevillevalpchamber
Some Gulfside serenity to start your day. #nature Some Gulfside serenity to start your day. #naturesounds #peaceful #socialdistancing #remotework #water #waves #latergram @sowalbeaches @hey30a
More of our "streaming service" (see what we did t More of our "streaming service" (see what we did there 😋?) Here's a little stream seeping through the moss on Eglin in the Alaqua Section of the @floridatrail. One of the many meditative and beautifully biodiverse spots in our watershed. Join CBA at the link in the bio and help us take care of these resources. . #moss #creek #eglinreservation #floridatrail #stream #nature #socialdistancing #soothing #soothingsounds #nature #water #watersounds #naturetherapy #florida
Miss your office pals? Us, too! We are distance-c Miss your office pals? Us, too! We are distance-collaborating with teammates through video and email. What are you doing to get through? #socialdistancing #bobblehead #zoom #zoomlife #shark #horseshoecrab #cockleshell @nwfstatecollege
Another soothing creek video, because we need it! Another soothing creek video, because we need it! This is the headwaters of Draper Lake, one of our rare coastal dune lakes. Learn more at the link in the bio. #dunelake #peaceful #soothing #nature #sowal #environment #watersounds #naturetherapy @sowal.life @hey30a
Good morning! Here's a relaxing Creek video, with Good morning! Here's a relaxing Creek video, with soothing sounds and mesmerizing light filtering through the trees. We hope it makes your day brighter. #socialdistancing #creek #nwfdailynews #soothing #environment #nature #water
Join the fun! We've been practicing our species id Join the fun! We've been practicing our species identification skills while practicing #socialdistancing. See if you can identify these three Choctawhatchee Bay natives. . #cbaforthebay #nwfdailynews #fishid #fish
Can't stop, won't stop! The flower pictures just k Can't stop, won't stop! The flower pictures just keep coming. This native flame azalea is in bloom at Dead River Landing, a Northwest Florida Water Management District park, just south of Ponce de Leon. . Why does CBA care about flowers? For a: they are drivers of a healthy watershed; for b: they are beautiful! Go to the link in the bio to learn more about how CBA supports native plants that contribute to good water quality. Join us now and be a part of these efforts! #nativeplants #nature #rhododendron #flameazalea #swamps #beaty #ecosystem #florida
Dead River Landing was peaceful today! This Northw Dead River Landing was peaceful today! This Northwest Florida Water Management District park is near the point at which Seven Runs Creek joins Dead River, a slough off the Choctawhatchee River. . #river #nwfwater #swamplife #nature #peaceful #springtime
The first day of #Spring! We are all facing so ma The first day of #Spring! We are all facing so many challenges right now, it's easy to get consumed with fear. We find the emergent signs of spring in our watershed to be hopeful reminders that we can come through this together (but six feet apart). #washyourhands #socialdistancing #dogwood #hopespringseternal #springtime #nature #forest #eglin #florida
So many flowering trees in our watershed right now So many flowering trees in our watershed right now! Yesterday, we explored Moccasin Creek on the Alaqua Section of the @floridatrail, a beautifully unique area of the Choctawhatchee watershed that's easily-accessed thanks to trail maintenance and building by volunteers. The Mountain Laurel is breathtaking! In northwest Florida, we are in the very southern reaches of the plant's range. We don't have the rocky slopes here that they prefer, but, luckily for us, they thrive on shady slopes next to spring-fed water, which we DO have in abundance. #getoutdoors and check it out! . #socialdistancing #floridatrail #floridascenictrail #mountainlaurel #creek #creeklife #nature #springtime #spring #nwfdailynews #freeportfl @nwfdailynews @defuniakheraldbeachbreeze
Hey there! All of our Spring Break volunteer event Hey there! All of our Spring Break volunteer events are cancelled and we are following developing guidelines for #socialdistancing, so these are photos that we love that haven't made it to #IG yet. . One way we love to educate the public is with observation tanks. These allow people of all ages to see up close some of the animals that we are trying to protect. Two of the critters you might find in one of our observation tanks are the Eastern Oyster and the Gulf Pipefish. . Oysters cluster on hard surfaces including their own shells. These clusters can fuse together forming oyster reefs that provide habitat for many marine animals such as barnacles, muscles, crabs and fish. . The pipefish has a long slender body that helps them blend in with the seagrass they live in. Does that tubular snout look familiar? That's because pipefish are cousins to the sea horse! . To learn more about our education program and become a member visit basinalliance.org. #latergram #education #nature #oyster #pipefish #hands-on #cbaforthebay #nonprofit
No #manicmonday here! @topsailhillpreservestatepa No #manicmonday here! @topsailhillpreservestatepark is a great place to start the week off right. Drop by to see dune, rare dune lake, and #longleaf pine ecosystems that make our watershed such a special and #biodiverse place. Check out the link in the bio for more information on coastal dune lakes, a habitat found in only a few places on #Earth. . @fl.stateparks @mattiekellyenvironmental . #dunelakes #flstateparks #nwfdailynews #blackberry #dunes #SoWal
Weekend fun, CBA and @nwf_environmental_stewards s Weekend fun, CBA and @nwf_environmental_stewards style! Here we are showing off some of the trash we helped collect at the Rocky Bayou/Ward Cove Clean Up Day, hosted by our partners and watershed heros at @ljschooners and @bwbmarina. It was a fun event and a good way for folks to get involved in taking care of our waterways 🥰👊🔥. #environment #cleanup #oceanconservancy #cbaforthebay #locals #nwfdailynews
Northwest Missouri State University Alternative Sp Northwest Missouri State University Alternative Spring Break rules! These students chose to spend their Spring Break helping others. Besides some important disaster recovery work in Panama City, @nw_asb assisted CBA and @nwf_environmental_stewards with our living shorelines at @bwbmarina and @sandestin. Welcome to these new members of our community of stewardship. 📷 @nw_asb #alternativespringbreak #livingshorelines #servefl #nicevilleflorida #bluewaterbay @raestuaries @nationalwildlife @usfws
Giving back! A big CBA thanks to the @chamberofwal Giving back! A big CBA thanks to the @chamberofwalton Leadership Walton class for choosing CBA's Grasses in Classes program as their group's charity beneficiary. The Sip 'n Paint fundraiser held on Sunday at @sunsetbaycafe in @sandestin was a super-fun event, where we painted oysters (of course)! Community contributors included @thetravelingpainter1, @slicklipsseafood, @franks_cash_carry, @ace50media, @landairseaproductions, @oneseagroveplace, @wcsofl, and @hiltonsandestin . #sipnpaint #oyster #locals #nwfdailynews #cbaforthebay
Native plant alert! This native azalea is in bloo Native plant alert! This native azalea is in bloom right now and can be found along the native plant trail at our HQ at the South Walton Center of @nwfstatecollege. We are currently at work with @nwf_environmental_stewards and spring break volunteers to revitalize the native plant trail and our native plant garden. Come out and see them and find out more at the link in the bio. . #azalea #rhododendron #nativeplants #alternativespringbreak #nwfdailynews #SoWal #hey30 @nwfdailynews @sowal.life @hey30a
A different view of Western Lake! Western Lake, on A different view of Western Lake! Western Lake, one of Walton County's rare coastal dune lakes, is often photographed and it's Gulfside treeline has become an iconic representation of our area. This photo is taken from the @graytonbeachstatepark trail on the north side of the lake. This side of the lake is less salty due to distance from the lake's Gulf outfall You can see the predominant plants here, like spatterdock and sawgrass, are adapted to freshwater. CBA and our partners at Mattie Kelly Environmental Institute are doing monitoring and research on our dune lakes to help our community make good management decisions. Find out more at the link in the bio. #westernlake #dunelakes #graytonbeachstatepark #graytonbeach #spatterdock #sawgrass @fl.stateparks @sowal.life @hey30a @nwfdailynews @mattiekellyenvironmental @nwfstatecollege
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  • Grasses in Classes: 2018-2019 Year Recap
  • 30A 10K Benefits Local Nonprofit Organizations
  • Shoreline Church Hosts Flyfishing Film Tour with Proceeds Benefiting CBA
  • April Coastal Clean-Ups with the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
  • Shoreline Grasses Growing at Post’l Point Site

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