Category: Nature
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Adventure
Tranquility & Activity at Camp Helen State Park
On the east side of South Walton just east of Inlet Beach, turn off Highway 98 and through the gate of Camp Helen State Park and be amazed how fast you go from freeway frenzy to total tranquility.
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Education
How to be a Fourth of July SoWal Beach Hero
As people make plans to go to the beach for the Independence Day holiday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public to help protect beach-nesting shorebirds and sea turtles by giving them space and keeping personal fireworks off the beach.
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Arts
South Walton Organizations Launch The Underwater Museum Of Art
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) in partnership with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) will join two of SoWal's most beloved attractions - the arts and the Gulf of Mexico - by creating The Underwater Museum of Art (UMA), North America's first underwater permanent sculpture exhibit.
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Adventure
Grayton Beach State Park Showcases South Walton’s Best
Grayton Beach State Park has showcased the best natural environment South Walton has to offer for nearly 50 years.
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Groups
Multiple South Walton Artificial Reef Deployments Commence June 5, 2017
The installation of artificial reefs has gotten off to a great start in South Walton, and there the vessel Maranatha is currently offshore at Miramar Beach continuing deployments of twelve new reefs in coming days.
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Education
Coastal Dune Lake Watershed is Connected by Water & Fire
We’re at Deer Lake State Park in Walton County, Florida, tracing this bond through a coastal dune lake watershed.
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Adventure
Walton County Opens Pilcher Park On The Bay
About 50 people attended the opening of Pilcher Park on Friday, April 7th.
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Education
Pompano Fishing on the Beach 1945
This Settles the Pompano Controversy (Letter to the Editor, Florida Sportsman, 1945) Dear Sir, I'm no writer in any sense of the word, but have read and heard about my friend the pompano not taking a bait 'till I've just got to squawk.
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Daytrips
SoWal Daytrip To Florida Caverns State Park
Most people are astonished to learn that Florida has caves, but the limestone ecosystem of the central Florida panhandle is quite different than anywhere else in the state.
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Beach Info
Grayton Beach State Park Named Top Ten Beach
Grayton Beach State Park has once again been included in the list of Top 10 Beaches in this year's 26th annual picks by coastal expert Dr.
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Nature
Big Plans For Deer Lake State Park
State park personnel were in Walton County on June 7 to hear from the public about a 10-year plan under consideration for Deer Lake State Park in southeastern Walton County.
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Adventure
Roads Less Traveled In South Walton
South Walton is beautiful in ways that challenge the imagination.
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