Northeast Gulf Coast: A Photodiary (warning - lots of photos)

by matching mole

This is something I've been meaning to do for a month but somehow I've never been able to quite do it - the danger is too immediate.  I first visited this area just over three years ago and have lived in Tallahassee for almost two years now.  In that time I've fallen in love with the local coast.  It's the first time in my life I've ever lived close to the ocean and it is amazing.  And now, so terribly at risk Now I'm inspired by outstanding diaries authored by Kristina40 and gulfgal98. So here is my humble offering.  I am leaving the country for two weeks tomorrow and who knows what this will look like when I get back.

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Oilpocalypse and the Importance of the Apalachee Bay

by gulfgal98

The oil from the Deepwater Horizon oilpocalypse has already reached the most westerly part of Florida's panhandle in the Pensacola area, and is now threatening the entire northern Gulf Coast of Florida.   Most people are familiar with the beautiful beaches of much of the Gulf coast of Florida, in particular, the stunning Emerald Coast  along the north Florida Gulf Coast from Panama City Beach west.  The Emerald Coast is a popular vacation haven. Kristina40's beautiful diary captures the incredible visual wonder of the Emerald Coast. This diary is about how this oil threatens another very important area of the north Florida Gulf coast, Florida's Forgotten Coast, and in particular, the Apalachee Bay.  (Excellent picture in the Forgotten Coast link)

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