CBA – Coastal Dune Lakes & Co-existing

In early May of 2018, Eastern Lake in Walton County burst through a sand barrier. Water rushed through the newly created opening into the Gulf of Mexico, mixing the brown-hued currents of the lake with the bright green waves of the saltwater. Eastern Lake was experiencing an outfall event. Read more in the Seaside Times!…

CBA: May Field Trips

CBA organized and facilitated 20 field trips for 18 elementary schools in Okaloosa and Walton Counties to bring 3rd and 5th graders to the shores of the Choctawhatchee Bay. A culmination of the year-long Grasses in Classes curriculum, the students planted smooth cordgrass they have raised since October of 2017 to create brand new living shorelines that both reduce…

Outdoor Traveler – 10 Fantastic Beach Towns in Florida

Florida is known above all for its beaches, from the shell-laden shorelines along the Atlantic Ocean to the sugar-white coasts of the Florida Panhandle, and everything in between. With the sand comes fun beach towns! Santa Rosa Beach and Grayton Beach State Park: Part of the historic 30A region of the Florida Panhandle, Grayton Beach is home…