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The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Green Awareness Taskforce will serve as the focal point for providing Green Advocacy and Awareness to the Fort Walton Beach Community, to help Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa County become designated as Green Communities, and serve as a central repository for information regarding government, private initiatives and programs regarding the conservation and preservation of natural resources. |
GoGreen Latest NewsPensacola event for ChildrenLocation: Natural Food Co-op in For kids ages 5 to 14 years old. Ever wonder where your garbage goes after you put it in the can? How about recycling? From a slide show presentation in the community room, we will discover how we dispose of garbage, and how we protect the environment while doing so. We also look how recycling is separated and baled. At the end of this presentation, we will have a recycling relay race. Free for members; $2 for non-members. Labels: Pensacola Florida, recycling
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker Translocation Project-Volunteer Opportunities 2010Volunteers Needed for Woodpecker Translocation Project •Volunteers needed to help to assist in the roosting and capture of endangered RCWs for the purpose of translocation to support species recovery. •Volunteers will accompany myselfor other trained personnel to specified RCW clusters. Their main function will be to help determinewhich trees juvenile RCWs are roosting in.This could mean something as simple as standing near a specified tree and determining whether or not ANY RCW is roosting in the cavityto something as detailed as IDingthe target bird’s color band combination and following it to itsroost tree.The level of assistance isbased on experience and ability. •Roosting will begin in September and continueuntil the final capture event which should take place no later than midOctober. •Captures take place at sunset but roosting can be conducted at either sunrise or sunset.These events take approximately 2 hours. •Volunteers are invited to participate for as many morning and/or evenings as they are available forroost checks. •Non-Eglin employed volunteers will be escorted by trained biologist/field technicians. •Trained, experienced Eglin and VT employees that can conduct work unescorted will have the opportunity to earn cash for their time. •I will hold an orientation on Wednesday September 1stat Eglin’s Jackson Guard Natural Resource office in Niceville to discuss the project activities and needs and to provide maps, data and safety information. A second meeting will be held at a private residence on Sun Sept 12that 6:30pm for anyone not able to attend the 1stmeeting. •Non Eglin-employed volunteers and volunteers not registered with Jackson Guard’s volunteer coordinator will be required to obtain a recreation permit from Eglin’s Jackson Guard office for $12. Contact Eglin’s Jackson Guard permit sales desk at 850-882-4166 or register as a volunteer with Erica Laine, erica.laine.ctr@eglin.af.mil •Let me know as soon as possible if you are interested and what your availability may be so that I can begin coordinating a schedule Kristina Witter, Wildlife Biologist Witter Wildlife Consulting, LLC 850.723.4014
Florida Coastal Beach Clean-Up Help Clean Up our Beautiful Beaches
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 8AM--11AM Please Join Us At The Following Locations: 1. Beasley Park (Hwy 98 East of Brooks Bridge, Okaloosa Island) 2. Beach Park East of Surfdweller (Santa Rosa Blvd., Okaloosa Island) 3. Henderson Beach State Park (Hwy 98 East of Destin) 4. Niceville High School “Breezeway” (John Sims Pkwy) FREE TO VOLUNTEERS: EVENT T-SHIRT, BOTTLED WATER DATACARDS TRACK TRASH COLLECTED Okaloosa Environmental Council 850-651-7131 or emeraldcoast@co.okaloosa.fl.us Do the right thing and help preserve your environment. VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES WELCOME!
Okaloosa County News Release - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill New FREE Program Benefits Citizens Impacted by Oil Spill
Master Money Mentors Available Through Extension Office A new University of Florida (UF) program will help struggling families get free one-on-one help with their household finances. UF, County Extension offices in Okaloosa & Walton Counties are adopting the new Master Money Mentor program, and have trained 14 new mentors who are ready to help people who may need some information, help, or a person who can be a mentor to them. "Locally, many people are trying to manage in tough economic times, due to the oil spill or the longstanding economic recession, leaving citizens stressed over money, jobs, and issues resulting from current economy," said Okaloosa County Extension Agent Elaine Courtney. "This fits well with our current Okaloosa Saves," initiative already in place. For more information, contact: In Okaloosa County: Elaine Courtney 850-689-5850 Walton County: Kendra Zamojski 850-892-8172 "While every family's financial picture will be different," says Michael Gutter, an assistant professor in family financial management at UF, "I expect money mentors to help in three important areas: assisting families as they make spending and savings plans, helping them analyze their credit behavior and limit debt, and pushing families to be proactive with lenders when problems arise." Bank of America-Florida gave $100,000 for the program, said Bank President Mike Fields, because one of the company's priorities is providing access to financial literacy programs in underserved and rural communities. Organizers expect to have mentors paired up with families starting September 1st. Labels: Florida Deepwater Horizon Response, oil crisis assistance, okaloosa county, okaloosa county news release, walton county
Natural Awakenings August 2010 IssueThe August 2010 Natural Awakenings issue has info about School and Healthy Snacks for Kids. Click here for the August 2010 Issue of Natural AwakeningsLabels: green awareness, natural awakenings
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