I visited Egmont Key State Park with staff in June. Egmont is known for its lighthouse and ruins, but the southern half of the island is for the birds. Beach nesting species like Laughing Gull and Least Terns love this spot because of the healthy dunes. #CleanBeachesWeek

I recently visited the beautiful Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve, which protects 180,000 acres in Sarasota, Lee and Charlotte counties. FL Coastal Office (1/3)

Florida Coastal Office staff like Mindy, Mary, Keith and Heather monitor and protect Florida’s aquatic preserves. Much of our daily water quality monitoring is done with the help of volunteers. Thank you! FL Coastal Office #DEPintheField (2/3)

DEP and our managing partners monitor temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH and more. We also conduct bird counts as a measure of aquatic preserve health. Good data = good decisions. #ScienceRules #DEPintheField FL Coastal Office (3/3)

Last month, GTM and Northeast Florida Aquatic Preserves staff, their families and a lot of wonderful volunteers planted sea oats on GTM's beach. Thanks to everyone for showing up early on a Saturday morning to help protect the shoreline! #DEPintheField

DEP is committed to intervening in Florida's coral disease outbreak. Coral experts from our Florida Coastal Office (FL Coastal Office) lend both technical and support guidance. With federal, local and research partnerships, we can get it done! #coral keysnews.com/article/story/…

ADORABLE: Check out this video of baby sea turtles going for a swim.

Four flowers on the 'Super" Ghost Orchid. Bring the kids out and see it during Family Funday, facebook.com/events/6784063… which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary photo by R.J. Wiley.

Great work! #CoastalFlorida

Are you properly recycling paper and cardboard products? Find out at floridarecycles.org. ♻️ #FLRecycles

The milkweed at DEP's Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve is blooming, so be sure to keep an eye out for migratory monarchs while visiting over the next few months! Learn more about ANERR: apalachicolareserve.com

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We’re moving! Follow Florida DEP News to keep receiving updates and information about DEP's Office Resilience and Coastal Protection.

Join us in Tallahassee on the 28th for a fun paddle at Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve! There will be music, excursions and lots of family fun. Remember to bring your own vessel! facebook.com/events/9598106…

Don't forget! DEP's Lake Jackson Aquatic Preserve is hosting a Fun Paddle this Saturday, April 28! Enjoy guided kayak tours along Lake Jackson (participants must bring their own vessel), games, a photo contest, live music, an art show, food and more!

The Florida Coastal Management Program's annual meeting brings together stakeholders to broaden awareness of the program's activities. Join us for our 3rd Annual Meeting, May 16-17 in Clearwater! bit.ly/2Hrg1ta

Coastal Resilience has become an important issue for planning at the local, regional & state level. The 3rd Annual Florida Coastal Management Program Mtg. in Clearwater will showcase some great examples of how FL is planning for the future #CoastalResilience #resilience

#Florida has 8,436 miles of #Gulf & #Atlantic coastline & 13 million acres of #coastal #wetlands = 30% of the state! Florida's Coastal Office coordinates the protection of the natural, cultural & economic coastal resources. Learn about FL Coastal Office here: bit.ly/2rYn86Z

FL Coastal Office’s Coastal Partnership Initiative (CPI) empowers communities to effectively manage resources at the local level - including efforts to restore #coastal #wetlands. Learn more about CPI grant opportunities here: bit.ly/2GBSe8W #WetlandsMonth