GET INVOLVED. Join CBA at Bluewater Bay Marina Complex on Saturday, June 11th for National Marina Day, and volunteer to help Save Our Bay!  CBA will be constructing the second phase of our Marina Cove oyster reef to protect the sand spit that separates the marina complex from Choctawhatchee Bay. The reef will not only help to buffer wave energy and reduce erosion along the island's shoreline, but it will also provide habitat for marine life, such as live oysters, which filter water, improving water clarity and quality for the overall health of our Bay! Want to learn more? Visit our website. Interested in Volunteering? RSVP to CBA's Restoration Coordinator.

Field Trip Re-Cap: CBA's Grasses In Classes program concluded in May, taking over 2,300 students on the program's end-of-the-year field trip to restore Choctawhatchee Bay! CBA, alongside AmeriCorps, hosted the field trips at eight different restoration sites, planting around 2,500 native shoreline grasses!

Citizen Scientists Needed! CBA is looking for Water Quality Monitoring volunteers, also known as Citizen Scientists, to collect water quality data throughout the Choctawhatchee watershed. If you are interested in becoming a Citizen Scientist and would like to take on collecting monthly water samples and water chemistry data for CBA, please contact CBA's Monitoring Coordinator.

CBA Summer Programs

CBA is starting two new From Shelves to the Shores Programs in the Fort Walton Beach area! The summer program will be hosted by Fort Walton Beach Public Library and Mary Esther Public Library. Stay tuned for program schedules, or visit our website for more information- From Shelves to the Shores- 2016 Summer Programs

Kids on Campus: Freshwater Frenzy Join the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance as we take a dive into our local waters! If you like learning about frogs, creeks, lakes and fish—this is the class for you! Together, we will be learning about all of the life that can be found in and around water. We will conduct a frog survey, look at live animals in a touch tank, dissect carnivorous plants and also take a walking field trip to Robert’s Lake, the lake found on campus. We hope you will join us to explore the awesome waters of Florida! For more information, visit the Northwest Florida State College website.

Upcoming Events   6/4-  Fudpucker's Red Snapper Slapper                               Fudpuckers Okaloosa Island              Fort Walton Beach, FL   6/4 -  Coastal Dune Lake Day                           Grayton Beach State Park              Santa Rosa Beach, FL 6/11 - National Marina Day: Save Our Bay!              Bluewater Bay Marina Complex              Niceville, FL 6/25 - Nick's Kid's Catfish Tournament              Nick's Seafood Restaurant              Freeport, FL 2016 Events Calendar

Looking Back: Fishing Tournament Fun

Fudpucker's Red Snapper Roundup

11th Annual Old Nick's Redfish Roundup

Thank you to our Fishing Tournament Partners for raising over $3,000 to restore habitat in Choctawhatchee Bay!

Trey Nick of Nick's Seafood Restaurant & Treylermade Tournaments presents proceeds from 11th Annual Redfish Roundup.

Chester Kroeger of Fudpucker's presents proceeds from Red Snapper Roundup.

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