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CBA needs 100 new members to sustain our education

CBA needs 100 new members to sustain our education program and foster the next generation of water stewards. On Giving Tuesday, a day of global generosity, please consider joining us and giving the gift of a CBA membership to your friends and loved ones. Be a Champion for our Bay — join today at the link in the bio.

Help kids have more moments like this! CBA's educa

Help kids have more moments like this!
CBA's education programs spark wonder and lifelong environmental stewardship. This #givingtuesday, help us keep these programs alive by donating at the link in the bio or https://www.givecampus.com/wg85dq. Our kids and our waterways need you!
#everydayheroes #giving #environmentaleducation #environment #engageNWFSC #wonder #nature

📷@seanmurphyphoto
@1percentftp @raestuaries @richlouv @usfws

Raise your hand if you want to help kids save our

Raise your hand if you want to help kids save our waterways! ✋
CBA fosters a stewardship ethic and gives kids a hands-on role in habitat restoration through our K-12 education programs. We need YOU to keep those programs going. Please donate this #givingtuesday at the link in the bio or here: https://www.givecampus.com/wg85dq.
#environmentaleducation #environment #pinfish #habitatrestoration #livingshorelines #engageNWFSC
@noaadigitalcoast @nwf_environmental_stewards @nwfdailynews
📷 @murphyphoto

It's soon-to-be #givingtuesday y'all, and we need

It's soon-to-be #givingtuesday y'all, and we need help with our education programs. An investment in kids is an investment in both present and the future of our waterways.
If you are able, please join at https://www.givecampus.com/wg85dq, or the link in the bio. As little as $25 will fund a hands-on lesson for one of our 93 Grasses in Classes programs. You can pay monthly or annually and even donate in someone else's name. Swimmable, fishable, liveable waterways make an awesome holiday 🎁!
#pufferfish #everydayheroes #environmentaleducation #giving #grateful #nature #waterways
📷 @murphyphoto

Our bay and our kids need you! In this season of g

Our bay and our kids need you! In this season of giving, CBA needs your help to keep our education programs alive. If you are able, please consider joining CBA during our Giving Tuesday 100 Member Challenge for Education. You can join at any amount, monthly or annually, and even a $25 membership can fund a lesson for one of our 93 Grasses In Classes classrooms. CBA's unique school programs educate and engage students with hands-on lessons that culminate with students taking a role in on-the-ground restoration in our watershed. Please invest in the next generation of water stewards, give now at https://www.givecampus.com/wg85dq.
#cbaforthebay #givingtuesday #everydayheroes
#environmentaleducation #kidsoutdoors #optoutdoors @impactnwf @rei @1percentftp @noaadigitalcoast
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We are grateful for our blessings here at CBA. We

We are grateful for our blessings here at CBA. We hope you have a wonderful day.

#thankful #gratitude #thanksgiving

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.🦈🦈
#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 more💡s 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....🌼🐝
@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

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