The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will host a “Maps on the Table†meeting regarding Bayou Chico on Thursday, December 11, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Escambia County Central…
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BP tar balls still washing on to Escambia County beaches
On the day after the fourth anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, Florida Department of Environmental Protection collected 439 tar balls on area beaches. That was just one day by one…
Bayou Tourists
Over the next couple of days, volunteers from Tourism Cares will be working to restore native vegetation along the shoreline in Bayview Park. The volunteers will be working in conjunction with the…
Dolphins in Bayou Texar
It’s not something you see everyday. Pensacola City Councilman Larry B. Johnson had never seen it before. “I’ve lived on Bayou Texar since 1989,†the city councilman said. “Since I’ve lived here,…
DEP Sole turns in resignation
Mike Sole, Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, sent Gov. Charlie Crist a letter of resignation, effective Sept. 10, 2010, “now that the Deepwater Horizon well has been capped, and…