Events

Come learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Come learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Learn about permitting living shorelines in the state of Florida. This course is for homeowners, HOA officials, contractors, environmental managers, city/county staff, parks staff, and landscape professionals. The goal of the workshop is to make living shorelines permitting more understandable to a wider audience. The workshop is open to anyone with a basic knowledge of…

Come learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Come learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Learn about the sea turtles nesting on Franklin County beaches and discover how to help!

Erik Lovestrand, Director of the Franklin County IFAS Extension, will give a presentation about some of our wonderful native turtles, snakes, and lizards, as well as some of their non-native competitors that are moving into their territory. After the talk, Erik will bring out some living critters for the audience to see up-close. Native green…

The Apalachicola River is Florida’s largest river by volume. It is the only river in the state with headwaters that extend into the southern Appalachian Mountains. Join us as State Geologist and Director of the Florida Geological Survey Harley “Guy” Means tells us about the Apalachicola River’s long geologic history that began during the Miocene…