CBA believes that the future of our waterways lies in the hands of our children.
With our education programs, we aim to capture their hearts and minds to foster a stewardship ethic amongst our youth.

We need YOU to help us continue this endeavor.
Even joining at the $25 "Oyster" level will fund a lesson for one of our 93 Grasses in Classes classrooms.
If you are able, please make CBA part of your giving plan this holiday season.
You can join at any amount and pay annually or monthly. Memberships make a great holiday gift!
A Thanks to Our Supporters
Thank You Niceville Walmart!
Thank you, Niceville Walmart, for your gift of $1000 to support healthy local waterways. Your contributions help us accomplish our goals in education, restoration, monitoring, and research. We are so grateful to our community members who understand that our bay is not only an economic asset but the identity of our area. 
CBA on the Bay
Outdoor Adventurers Need Apply
We are looking for volunteers with an adventurer's spirit for these monitoring sites!

Walton County:
Destin 5 & 6 (near Baytowne)
Draper Lake
Oyster Lake
Join our new monofilament recycling team and be a solution to Choctawhatchee Bay's plastic pollution!

Open Positions:
Marler Park
Veterans Park
Poquito Bayou Boat Ramp
News You Can Use
The Service is announcing a public hearing on the proposed downlisting of the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The virtual public hearing will be held via Zoom and teleconference on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 from 6-9 p.m. Eastern Time.
Species Spotlight: Red-cockaded Woodpecker (picoides borealis)
Red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCWs) are a smaller species of woodpecker famous for their seasonal red swatch of plumage along the side of their head. This species is endemic to the Southeastern United States living in the Pine savannahs of Florida to Texas and North to Virginia. RCWs depend on stands of mature, living pine trees infected with the red heart fungus. This fungus softens the internal heartwood enough that RWC can form nesting cavities. They are "primary" cavity nesters, meaning other critters will use these cavities following nest abandonment. Their diet consists of insects foraged from underneath pine bark using their specialized forked tongue. An RCW family unit consists of a breeding pair and several "helper" males from the previous season's brood; all work together to care for young hatchlings. Young females will leave their nest to find a mate and establish their own family and territory. RCWs were listed as endangered with the enactment of the Endangered species Act of 1973. Their habitats were decimated by the lumber and turpentine industries in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, their populations are sporadic and isolated in fragmented patches of mature longleaf pine stands.

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Video by FWS