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 Stories in the local news (most recent stories first)

Volunteers find more murky water near airport site

State already has levied $2 million in fines

February 22, 2010 06:55:00 PM
PAT KELLY / News Herald Writer

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News Herald Photo Gallery
Environmental groups sound West Bay warning

February 18, 2010 08:46:00 PM
PAT KELLY / News Herald Writer

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Slide from presentation on Feb 18th
Slide from presentation on Feb 18th

Environmental groups to hold public forum on airport

February 17, 2010 07:44:00 PM
PAT KELLY / News Herald Writer

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Presentation: Water Quality Issues in Crooked Creek and Burnt Mill Creek, Bay County, FL
Presentation: Water Quality Issues in Crooked Creek and Burnt Mill Creek, Bay County, FL
Posted: 9:41 PM Jan 26, 2010
Airport Board OK's Emergency Sod after Drainage Breach
Bay County Airport Authority board members are acknowledging there was a breach in the new airport's stormwater drainage system during last Thursday's heavy rains.
Email Address: news@wjhg.com

Quarter Of A Million Dollars of Sod Ordered For New Airport

01/22/10 - Where Morrell Branch flows into Burnt Mill Creek. Downstream is at top of photo. Photo by Natalie Miller, RMA.
01/22/10 - Where Morrell Branch flows into Burnt Mill Creek. Downstream is at top of photo. Photo by Natalie Miller, RMA.
Updated: 10:35 AM Jan 24, 2010

Update: Burnt Mill Creek Muddy Waters
 
Airport officials confirm a drainage breach was made near the south end of it's construction site after Thursday's heavy rains.
 

Posted: 10:35 AM Jan 24, 2010
Reporter: Josh Gauntt
Email Address: joshua.gauntt@wjhg.com

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01/22/10 - Morrell Branch at sampling station 2.76. Photo by Natalie Miller, RMA.
01/22/10 - Morrell Branch at sampling station 2.76. Photo by Natalie Miller, RMA.
Updated: 10:01 PM Jan 22, 2010

Burnt Mill Creek Community Wants to Know Why the Water is Very Muddy

Construction crews at the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in West Bay could be having more environmental problems. This time in Burnt Mill Creek. Environmentalists say Thursday's heavy rains caused more dirt and silt from the new airport site to runoff into the creek.

Posted: 10:01 PM Jan 22, 2010

Reporter:
Josh Gauntt
Email Address:
joshua.gauntt@wjhg.com

Did New Airport Pollute Burnt MIll Creek?



01/22/10 - After we received reports of mud in Burnt Mill Creek we decided to sample. The WJHG news crew came upon us at the first sample station. Photo by Natalie Miller, RMA.
01/22/10 - After we received reports of mud in Burnt Mill Creek we decided to sample. The WJHG news crew came upon us at the first sample station. Photo by Natalie Miller, RMA.
A writeup on the early January 2010 turtle rescue by one of the RMA Turtle Watch volunteers, Betsy Straley.
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St. Andrew Bay RMA seeking volunteers for scallop project
January 06, 2010 09:50:00 AM
BY SHANNON WINSLOW-CLAUNCH
For full story visit:
http://www.newsherald.com/articles/scallop-80360-andrew-seeking.html







Local biologist receives prestigious award

January 02, 2010 06:11:00 PM
PAT KELLY / News Herald Writer
For full story visit:
http://www.newsherald.com/news/panama-80282-award-prestigious.html













Airport again facing DEP fines
December 04, 2009 09:48:00 PM
PAT KELLY / News Herald Writer
For full story visit:
http://www.newsherald.com/news/west-79652-airport-bay.html







Wetlands buffer relaxed; environmentalists peeved
By WILL HOBSON / News Herald Writer
2009-10-20 21:04:37
For full story visit:
http://www.newsherald.com/news/relaxed-78445-buffer-wetlands.html

Scallops in St. Andrew Bay
RMA Needs Volunteers to Assist with Scallop Monitoring in St. Andrew Bay. Call 763-4303 for details.
Larry Ogren
Dedicated RMA member and volunteer, Larry Ogren, received the Archie Carr Lifetime Achievement Award last month!
Morrell Branch on SE perimeter of new airport site on 12/24/09 (mandated restoration in progress)

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