St. Andrew Bay Watch

The new St. Andrew and St. Joseph Bay Estuary Program is getting off the ground with the help of it's new director Dr. Jessica Graham. They have great hopes for the work to be done, but want to hear from the community as well on your thoughts about the impacts of the watersheds. Or if you'd just like to listen and learn more. Everyone is invited to join this virtual meeting NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCT 6th, 9am-12pm CST. ZOOM LINK: https://bit.ly/3m47H8t...

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Join us for our first Citizen Science Lecture for this fall. We welcome Dr. Adam Kaeser and his presentation on The Bay County Box Turtle Project. Bay County Box Turtle Project- Taking a closer look at one of Bay County's most amiable reptiles Bay County is home to some of the largest box turtles in North America, yet little is known about the Gulf Coast subspecies. Bay County Box Turtle Project was launched in 2019 as a long-term project aimed...

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Join us for the upcoming International Coastal Cleanup 2022 scheduled worldwide September 17, 2022 from 8-1 pm at the St. Andrews Marina. Sign in at the tent, grab your supplies, and walk along the shoreline, through the marina, parks, and downtown collecting trash. Once you collect all you can find, make your way back to St. Andrews Marina to turn in your supplies, weigh your findings, and celebrate with lunch on us. All cleanup materials (gloves, trash bags, and grabbers)...

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Join us for our next Citizen Science Lecture with Ron Houser and Donna Cromwell from the Bay County Audubon Society. Backyard Birds Do you want to know how you can become a “Back Yard Bird Watcher” and how you can attract more birds to your yard? Well if you answered yes, you are not going to want to miss this presentation! Mrs. Donna Cronwell and Mr. Ron Houser are members of the Bay County Audubon Society and they are going...

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Join Bay Watch for an evening of holiday fun at Finn’s on December 3 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. All are welcome to join us for the festivities, but Members receive an early gift of a $15 Food Voucher for Finn's. Not a member? No problem! Join or renew today at https://bit.ly/3EeiZBm  You can also join or renew the night of the party. Hoping to see tons of old friends and lots of new faces. Come out and celebrate the...

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Join us for our next Citizen Science Lecture with Ray Brodrey from the Tupelo Beekeeper Association Mangroves, a Potential Honey Crop in the Panhandle Mangroves are a native, woody tree commonly found in the coastal and brackish waters of southern Florida. Mangrove honey is a popular crop in the peninsular region of the state. However, through land disturbance and tropical storm events, the distribution of mangroves is being discovered in northern areas of the state and beyond. For information on...

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Join us for our next Citizen Science Lecture with Kennard Watson from Panama City Beach Turtle Watch.     We'll meet in Sarzin Lecture Hall in Language and Literature Building at Gulf Coast State College Hope to see you there.

Join us for our next Citizen Science Lecture with Dr. Jessica Graham from the St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program. More information coming soon!      We'll meet at Gulf Coast State College SUE Room #231 Hope to see you there.