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Conservation Corner
By:Gary Parsons, Conservation Chair
The conservation committee has drafted a brochure that includes some 16 local birding sites.
Most of these are county and city parks and out of the way places where we go on our annual bird
counts. Our intent is that the brochure serve as a supplement to the Great Florida Birding Trail which
covers Gannon Park, Henderson Beach and some of the more popular areas though they may not be
especially important birding areas (IBAs). The brochure is in the hands of Dill Beaty, a local artist and
layout designer. Dill is securing quotes for the printing and design. We hope to get approval for
complete reimbursement from the Okaloosa and Walton TDCs for the project as it should be very
useful for visitors and residents.
Bob Penhollow and Gary Parsons attended the Okaloosa County Parks Advisory Committee
meeting in Crestview on 3 Sep. We want keep on top of recommendations from the committee to the
Commissioners relative to wildlife impacts. We are especially interested in the Okaloosa Island Park
(former par 3 golf course). This 15 acre park has great potential with fresh and brackish water
wetlands, dunes, bay beach and slash pine forest. The committee is very supportive of our involvement.
Native plantings could greatly enhance the attractiveness to wildlife and migrants and, at our
Conservation Committee meeting also on the 3rd; we approved a project to investigate the design and
completion of park improvements.
Don Ware and Gary attended a review of the draft EIS for the Eglin/Hurlburt housing construction.
This proposed privatization project has been moved away from Poquito Bayou either to upland
property or property previously developed for housing. As many in the audience stated,“They (Eglin
housing authorities) finally got it right”.
On the 15th of October Nonie Maines and Gary plan to attend the Panhandle Shorebird Working Group
Meeting in Panama City. This is a day long technical meeting that consolidates reports on the status of
shorebirds from Naples to Pensacola. We expect to get a nationwide report on the Snowy Plover.
Pictured above left: Don Ware and Bob Penhollow; right: Black-capped Petrel
South Walton's Seventh Annual Back to Nature Festival: Our Welcome Night is Oct. 17 at Bud and Alley's in
Seaside starting at 7 pm. We will have a Native American flute ensemble, critters from the Emerald Coast
Wildlife Refuge, snack food and cash bar. Registration for Back to Nature events will be available. Many of
last year's Back to Nature events will be repeated and there will be many new ones. There will also be a
Family Fun Day at the Lyceum on Saturday, October 18, from 10-4. For more information visit:
http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=27534
President: Thelma Phillips
TCMagures@aol.com….........651.0508
Vice President: Carole Goodyear
carolegoodyear@msn.com….897-2666
Treasurer: Karen Newhouse
newhouse@earthlink.net….....897.3745
Recording Secretary: Kathy Tidwell
Mysty6266@aol.com..............651-5156
Corresponding Sec: SharonWeaver
slw243@cox.net…………….897.5464
Bird Count Coordinator:
Donald M. Ware…………....862.6582
donware@embarqmail.com
Conservation: Gary Parsons
parsonskg@cox.net ………....678-1461
Education: Nonie Maines
nonie@noniesark.com……....862.9588
Field trips Coordinator:
Bob Penhollow…...................729-2602
bobpenhollow@cox.net
Hospitality: Sharon Weaver
slw243@cox.net………….....897.5464
Membership: Trish Reynolds
phreynolds@cox.net
Publicity: Nonie Maines
nonie@noniesark.com……...862.9588
Programs: Thelma Phillips
TCMagures@aol.com…....…651.0508
Shorelines Editor: Theresa Dennis
tinkinneverland@yahoo.com
Historian: Pat Baker
flabirder@cox.net .…………..678.2953