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Posted on July 9, 2018October 16, 2018 by Erika Zambello

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The more you know...
One adult oyster can filter up to fifty gallons of water a day!
During our most recent reef monitoring visit to Post’l Point we saw that the oyster populations have exploded there, with oysters as large as 8cm. That's a lot of clean water!
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CBA’s reefs, provide a hard, stable surface for oysters to settle on and grow. Oysters are the base of a healthy bay ecosystem, and provide many ecosystem services such as water filtration, erosion control, and habitat creation. With global oyster populations down by 85% of their historic levels, CBA is working hard alongside other organizations in a national living shorelines working group to restore oyster populations.

#oysters #reef #habitat #cbaforthebay
@nfwf @usfws @raestuaries @nwf_environmental_stewards @myfwc @shunkgulley30a @surfhutfl @ajsgrayton @acmeoyster @johnnyoquigleys @backporchdestin @thehendersonfl @goatfeathersrestaurant

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More fall color! This gorgeous stand of goldenaster blooms along the path in Point Washington State Forest.
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We are fortunate here in our watershed that some of our uplands are already in conservation. State forests, state parks, Eglin AFB, and Nokuse Plantation are a few of the larger landholders. Since everything that happens in a watershed affects water quality, these conservation lands are important to the health of Choctawhatchee Bay, Choctawhatchee River, the rare coastal dune lakes, our abundant springs, and all the tributaries.
#forest #goldenaster #wildflower #conservation #fallcolor #freshfromflorida #hey30a #sowal #flstateparks @sowal.life
@fl.stateparks @freshfromflorida @eglinlife

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#snakesunday ! 🐍🐍 This pygmy rattlesnake is warming in the sun, cleverly camouflaged against the pavement of this trail at @topsailhillpreservestatepark.
Pygmy rattlesnakes are abundant and important members of our watershed's ecology. The small, thick-bodied snakes feed mostly on mice, frogs and lizards. Pygmy rattlesnakes lure prey by wriggling their tails from a coiled hunting position, which they have been known to hold for 2-3 weeks! Their small fangs and small amounts of venom make their bites painful, but not fatal to humans.
#snakes #ecology #flstateparks

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This little stream flows through Point Washington State Forest on it's way to Western Lake, our most iconic coastal dune lake. Learn more about the rare coastal dune lakes and how CBA protects them through monitoring, education, and restoration at basinalliance.org.

#creek #nature #pureflorida #dunelakes #realflorida #pointwashingtonstateforest #graytonbeach

Our partners include @usfws @stjoecommunityfoundation @30acoastalduneswine @nfwf

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#flashbackfriday
That time we found this tree frog army chilling in our bog garden.

#herpnerd #frog #frogsofinstagram #bog #pitcherplant
@nwfstatecollege

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Today's office was cold!
We set out on a site visit today with partners from Northwest Florida Water Management District and US Army Corps of Engineers. It was a cold and windy day, but we made it out to Live Oak Point to inspect our living shorelines there.

#livingshorelines #cold #cbaforthebay #carolinaskiff
#carhartt

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Coastal dune lakes are diverse!
Because of their unique location, with origins in our forests and outfalls on our beaches, dune lakes can encompass a lot of different habitat types.
Here, Campbell Lake supports cypress habitat between the pine forest and the dunes.
Learn more about rare coastal dune lakes of Walton County at the link in the bio.
#cypresstree #realflorida #lake #dunelakes #topsailhillstatepark #visitsouthwalton #sowal #hey30a
@fl.stateparks

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CBA thanks all of our country's veterans. We honor you today and every day.
#veteransday #veterans

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Get outside and see some fall color! Scarlet calamint blooms along a trail in the Point Washington State Forest. These red, tube-shaped flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds and other pollinators.
@freshfromflorida
#trail #novemberinflorida
#bluemountainbeach #flnativeplants #nativeplants #hey30a #sowal

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November at the beach! Beautiful, tea-colored water flows into the emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico this morning at the Western Lake outfall.

Western Lake is one of our rare coastal dune lakes, freshwater lakes that open periodically to exchange water with the Gulf of Mexico. These periodic exchanges result in a wide range of salinity in the lakes, which in turn leads to dynamic floral and faunal communities. Dissolved tannins from decaying leaves cause the deep, clear amber color of the lake water.
To learn more about dune lakes go to the link in the bio.

#dunelakes #graytonbeach
#graytonbeachstatepark
#waltoncounty #sowal #hey30a #dontpanicitstannic #novemberinflorida

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Paddling into the weekend like...
CBA hopes you get outside this weekend and enjoy all that the Choctawhatchee watershed has to offer!

#river #gheenoe #paddle #weekend #outdoors #novemberinflorida #therealflorida
Photo: @murphyphoto

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Our young water stewards are on 🔥 this week!

Chloe Stanley, part of our @nwfstatecollege family and student at @seasideschoolofficial, chose CBA as the beneficiary of her community service project. She gathered empty tennis ball cans that would have been discarded and upcycled them into personal fishing line recyclers. These personal bins can be used by anglers to stow fishing line, keeping it out of the environment until it can be brought to one of our many monofilament recycling stations. Fishing line can persist in the environment for over 600 years, and it often entangles marine life, leading to injury or death.
CBA will use these as gifts and prizes to raise awareness at the many outreach events that we attend.
Chloe is a champion for our waterways. Be like Chloe!

#upcycle #reuse #cbaforthebay #kidsfortheenvironment #sowal #hey30a #seasideflorida
@myfwc
@sowal.life

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The health of our watershed depends on the health of the diverse, connected ecosystems contained within it.
This year, in addition to working with CBA education and restoration programs, our AmeriCorps @nwf_environmental_stewards members are providing ecosystem support for our partners at Eglin AFB Natural Resources Branch (Jackson Guard). They will be assisting with habitat improvement for important Choctawhatchee watershed species like Flatwoods Salamader and Red-cockaded Woodpecker.
To prepare members for this work, Jackson Guard is providing them with essential skills like this chainsaw training

Photo: @murphyphoto
#watershed #salamander #stihl #stihlchainsaw #woodpecker #longleafpineecosystem #servefl #gettingthingsdone
@nwfstatecollege
@volunteerflorida
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@ohana_institute students were hard at work yesterday! Students learned about the components of living shorelines and potted smooth cordgrass and bagged oyster shell for future living shoreline projects. Living shorelines will increase important habitat and help protect our bay from erosion.
Thanks @ohana_institute!
#servicelearning #environmentaleducation #livingshorelines #cbaforthebay

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CBA is so grateful for this generous gift from @impactnwf !
We began this journey with Impact 100 Northwest Florida eight years ago, and we received so much encouragement along the way, although we never "won the prize"-- until now!
This gift will empower us to buy desperately-needed vehicles and equipment so that we can continue and expand existing programs and start new initiatives to support swimmable, fishable waterways now and into the future.
Thanks so much to the ladies of Impact 100 and thanks to all the current and future CBA staff and board members who worked on this project over the years
Everything we learned from past efforts informed this success.
#giving #nonprofit #cbaforthebay

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CBA needs your help!
Our organization thrives on the energy of volunteers like you. The most immediate need is for folks to staff the 30A 10K Thanksgiving Day Race. This locally-run, nationally recognized race will donate proceeds to CBA and other local charities.
Contact gwinr@nwfsc.edu for details and to save your spot.

#30a10k
#volunteer

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Come see us at the Freeport Bayfest at Hammock Bay! We are raising awareness and having fun--come join us! #mullettoss #cbaforthebay #outreach

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Happy Halloween from CBA!
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#whatisitwednesday
One of the first residents on our new oyster reef at Poquito Bayou. Can you guess what it is?

#juvenilefish #fish #habitat #livingshoreline #cbaforthebay

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More fall beauty! Goldenrod sways in the wind along the shore of Boggy Bayou.
If these the sights that move you, join CBA today and help us take care of habitat in our watershed.
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#habitat #goldenrod #livingshorelines #boggybayou

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