Oyster Radio
Great radio from the Apalachicola Bay in North Florida
Thursday, February 13, 2025
There were 12 deaths caused by lightning strikes in the United State last year; 5 of them happened in Florida
Our area has some beautiful birds, and if you get a good picture of one it could be worth 5000 dollars to you
Our area has some beautiful birds, and
if you get a good picture of one it could be worth 5000 dollars to you.
The National Audubon Society is inviting photographers and videographers
to enter the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards.
The contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States, the
District of Columbia, and Canada who are 13 years of age.
Winners will be featured in the Fall 2025 issue of Audubon magazine.
The grand prize is 5000 dollars; there are also prizes pictures of female
birds, birds in landscapes, birds without borders and quite a few more.
Entry is $15 per image or video for individuals in the U.S. and Canada.
No payment is required for submissions to the Youth division for entrants
who are 13 to 17 years of age.
If you would like to learn more, go on-line to Audubon.org.
https://www.audubon.org/photoawards-entry
The annual one-day Great Give fundraising campaign is coming up on March the 5th, and the FSU Coastal and Marine lab will once again be taking part
The school hopes to raise 8000 dollars for the FSU Coastal Marine Lab Diving Scholarship.
The scholarship will provide funding for deserving FSU students to become Scientific Divers and will include diving equipment and financial support to complete prerequisite open water certification training, and eventually for AAUS Scientific Diver training with FSU's Academic Diving Program.
All eligible students will be encouraged to apply for these scholarships with preference given to students who experience financial hardships or are from groups under-represented in scientific diving.
UAV Corp has started land clearing at the Costin Airport in Gulf County for its groundbreaking SKY Hangar project which is scheduled to begin this year
The state-of-the-art facility will be dedicated to housing advanced Spherical and Cylinder Class Drone-Airships, focusing on Lighter Than Air Drone Technology.
The facility will also serve as a hub for Atlantic Industrial Group, supporting short take-off and vertical landing aircraft testing and pilot training programs.
A record number of people visited Florida in 2024
A
record number of people visited Florida in 2024.
VISIT
FLORIDA estimates that Florida welcomed a record 142.9 million visitors last
year, an increase of 1.6 percent over 2023.
Domestic
visitation reached an all-time high, with 130.7 million domestic visitors
choosing to come to Florida in 2024, along with 8.9 million overseas visitors
and 3.3 million Canadian visitors.
Florida DEP permit activity for Franklin County
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF Environmental Protection Bob Martinez Center | Ron DeSantis Governor Jeanette Nuñez Lt. Governor Alexis A. Lambert Secretary |
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
FSU Great Give is in 3 Weeks!
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Gulf County Chamber Member Spotlight 2025
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