St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program
Protect and Restore Our Bays Together
What We Do
Our programs include activities that can be grouped into the following categories, all working toward implementing actions identified in the CCMP and ultimately realizing our vision.
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St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program
14 hours ago
It’s #Docktober! This month celebrates the fascinating marine life that makes its home on docks and other structures in the water. From barnacles and tunicates to crabs, snails, and worms, there’s a whole community living just beneath the surface! If you’re part of our Vertical Oyster Garden program, you have a front-row seat! During your next VOG monitoring, take plenty of photos of the critters you find and see how many you can identify. To submit your VOG observations, send your photos and findings to estuaryprogram@pc.fsu.edu, and we’ll add them to the Docktober 2026 iNaturalist list.
Don’t have a VOG? You can still participate! If you spot interesting dock-dwelling critters, add your sightings directly to the Docktober 2026 iNaturalist list and help document the marine life living on local docks: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/docktober-2026
St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program
2 weeks ago
Were you waiting to see what the weather had in store before signing up for Race for the Bays?
Well… looks like it’s time to lace up! We're in for a beautiful autumn morning, so there’s no better time to join us. Grab a friend, enjoy a beautiful morning at Conservation Park, and Race for the Bays!
Sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/PanamaCityBeach/5KForTheBays
St. Andrew & St. Joseph Bays Estuary Program
3 weeks ago
Packet pickup starts now! Come early and pick up your race essentials at Minutes and Miles. We'll see you at the starting line!