Posts from January 2022
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FWC Developing New Guidelines for Beach Nesting Birds
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently approved continued development of Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines for four state-listed beach-nesting bird species, including the American oystercatcher, snowy plover, least tern and black skimmer.
All four species of state-listed beach-nesting birds are included in one set of draft guidelines, which is now available at MyFWC.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/species-guidelines/
Staff will return to a future commission meeting for final approval of the guidelines.
For more information on Florida's shorebirds, go to MyFWC.com/Shorebirds.
The guidelines are designed to be a tool for landowners, consultants, agency partners and other interested parties on...
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Public Beach, Parks, and Zoning Top List for Destin in 2021
After working through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, city officials have managed to press on in 2021 and get some big-ticket items accomplished.
Topping the list of accomplishments was acquiring a new public beach for residents and visitors to use in the Crystal Beach area.
"Two parcels were acquired this past year, tripling the public beach area available at the Shores of Crystal Beach Park," Destin City Manager Lance Johnson said in an email.
Those parcels are located on the east end of Destin.
Next on the list, but not visible to folks yet, was the city staff completing revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Districts.
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CAA Calls Artists for ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) invites visual artists of all disciplines to apply to participate in the juried 34th annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival planned for May 7 and 8 of next year in south Walton County.
ArtsQuest will take place in the Town Center of Grand Boulevard, which is also home to other large-scale events including the 30A Songwriters Festival and the South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival. Located along the Scenic Highway 98 corridor, Grand Boulevard is easily accessible from regional drive and fly markets, including Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Mobile, Pensacola and Tallahassee. The Town...
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Calling All Artists for Foster Gallery 2022 Spring Rotation
CALL TO ARTISTS
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The St. Joe Community Foundation 2021 Grants Top $4.4 Million
The St. Joe Community Foundation has approved grants totaling more than $4.4 million in 2021 to be paid to local non-profit organizations, the highest for a single year since its inception in 1999. Additionally, the Foundation created the No Ordinary JOE Scholarship program which will provide scholarships to three students from every Bay and Walton County public high school beginning in 2022.
The grants approved support local non-profit organizations working in the areas of education, environmental stewardship, healthcare and cultural arts with the goal of enriching the quality of life of the people who live, work and play in Northwest Florida.
"We are very proud to see this money go to work here in our local communities," said April Wil...