Beach Events

Seabean Symposium-Live Blogging

October 16, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. The Sea-bean Symposium is off to a great start this morning. Sue and I are visiting with lots of friends we made last year. I managed to do a video interview with Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer which I’ll be posting in a week or so. The subject of the interview [...]

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Seabean Symposium Starts Friday

October 15, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. If you enjoy picking through things that have washed up on the beach, come on over to the 14th Annual International Seabean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival at the Cocoa Beach Public Library (link to Google Map) on Friday and Saturday October 16th and 17th 2009. Displays and collections are [...]

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Meet the Beaners

September 23, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Last week I wrote about the upcoming 14th Annual International Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival and mentioned that I would introduce you to some of the interesting, knowledgeable and talented people you will see at the 2009 Festival on October 16th & 17th (just a few weeks away). Above [...]

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Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival Coming Up in Cocoa Beach

September 14, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. It’s time! What: 14th Annual International Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival When: Friday, October 16th (9am to 5pm)  & Sat. Oct 17th, 2009 (8am to 9pm). Where: Cocoa Beach Public Library, 550 North Brevard Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 Cost: Free and open to the public. What are sea-beans [...]

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13th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival–Get Into Birding!

September 2, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. What: The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival, considered the largest of its kind in the United States, is a family event that began in 1997 to promote nature and wildlife along Florida’s Space Coast (Titusville, Cocoa, Rockledge, Cocoa Beach, Melbourne & Palm Bay) and to provide educational experiences [...]

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Ocean Conservancy Fort Desoto Cleanup Sat July 18

July 16, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com This Saturday, July 18, 2009, the Ocean Conservancy is organizing a clean-up effort at Fort Desoto Park. For more details and to get involved, RSVP to intern-fla@oceanconservancy.org. There is also additional information in their announcement on Craig’s List.

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BeachHunter Speaks at St. Pete Beach Library

July 11, 2009

I was invited to speak at the St. Pete Beach Public Library today. I presented a short talk about my Florida Gulf beaches book and about Florida beaches in general. Library Administrator Roberta Whipple had a huge wide-screen TV set up to show the videos I did for VISIT FLORIDA. It worked out really well. [...]

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Barrier Island Center July Events

July 6, 2009

By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com. If you have never visited the Barrier Island Center you really should take some time to check out their programs if you are interested in coastal nature.  Here is what they are offering in July 2009: Oyster Mat Making – Thurs July 9 and Wed Juy 29, 10 a.m. to [...]

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Space Shuttle Launch as Viewed from St. Petersburg

May 11, 2009

Here is a photo of the space shuttle launch as viewed from my front yard in St. Petersburg. Not too spectacular, but really cool nonetheless. This photo was taken looking all the way across the state (what is that, 200 miles?).  To see a much better photo of the launch, go here: http://spacecoastbeachbuzz.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-launch-news.html

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Try a Stand Up Paddle Board for Free in St Pete Beach

May 7, 2009

By David McRee of BlogTheBeach.com Stand Up Fitness (no website yet)  is offering a chance to try out stand up paddling, which has got to be the fastest growing watersport in Florida, and perhaps everywhere else.  A stand up paddle board is like a huge surfboard. It’s really not a new sport–the ancient Hawaiians practiced [...]

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