PBS NewsHour Features CBA Living Shorelines

As part of their weekend edition, PBS NewsHour, partnered with Climate Central, featured an in-depth look at CBA living shorelines initiatives. Thank you Jennifer and Butch for hosting the media team on your sites!

Click here to watch the video and here to read the full article!
CBA and Mattie Kelly Begin New Fish Surveys
CBA and the Mattie Kelly Environmental Institute have begun a new survey of fish populations in four coastal dune lakes. The first project of its kind, the results will examine the relationships between salinity levels and native species communities in some of our most dynamic and unique ecosystems.
CBA Thanks Three Team Members
Education Coordinator Brittany Tate, Education Technician Ali Jean, and Ecology Technician Riley Timbs have all completed their time at CBA. Brittany goes on to teach middle school in Fort Walton Beach, Ali returns to her home state of Massachusetts, and Riley begins his graduate studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. We want to thank them for their enthusiasm, expertise, and positive impact on the Choctawhatchee Bay watershed!

Wrapping Up Summer Library Programs
As July passes into August, CBA and the AmeriCorps NWF Environmental Stewards have finished another successful summer of library programs in Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Valparaiso, and Niceville. Each week the education staff and students participated in science lessons, fun activities, and a final field trip to the Choctawhatchee Bay.
Kids Fishing Tournaments Benefit CBA
In July, two kids fishing tournaments, one hosted by Treylermade Tournaments and Nick's Seafood Restaurant, and the other by Bluewater Bay Marina, benefited CBA and inspired the next generation of water stewards.

Through both the catfish and pinfish tournaments, kids of all ages competed to catch the largest fish they could in the Choctawhatchee Bay.

"Hosting something as simple as a pinfish tournament allows kids to connect, or reconnect, and that's our priority,"
says Sarah Hinely of Bluewater Bay Marina, "We look forward to providing that opportunity to local youth for years to come."