Tag: environment

Marine life in the Gulf of Mexico now has hundreds of additional underwater habitats thanks to a $1.26 million artificial reef project funded by...

By Lori Smith and Rita L. Sherwood Each year, thousands of sea turtles nest on our beaches. Florida beaches are the No. 1 place for...

By Megan Trainer You won’t want to miss all the excitement at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park this year! Located on Okaloosa Island, the Gulfarium recently unveiled its...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2 Nothing is more essential to life than water. Most of us can only live three days without...

By Heather Bennett Eye The ecosystem provided by the Choctawhatchee Bay and surrounding areas is vital for environmental balance and biodiversity, with its waterways and...

By Heather Bennett Eye The ecosystem provided by the Choctawhatchee Bay and surrounding areas is vital for environmental balance and biodiversity, with its waterways and...

By Will Estell If you are a full-time or part-time resident of any of the beach towns and coastal communities that dot Northwest Florida’s Gulf...

By Kenneth Books The average human body contains about 60 percent water. And we die after about three days without ingesting liquids. Yet, most of us...

The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has taken in 89 patients this year and, so far, has released 58 of them. In July, six sea turtles, four Loggerheads,...

By Nick Tomecek, Okaloosa County PIO The Coastal Resource team with Destin-Fort Walton Beach Tourism in Okaloosa County recently participated in a collaborative effort that led to...