PENSACOLA, FL, USA [February 26, 2024] - American Magic, the US Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, proudly unveils a landmark collaboration with the City of Pensacola. This partnership signifies a monumental stride in the team’s pursuit of building a premier high-performance sailing franchise in the United States while igniting economic vitality and community enrichment in Pensacola, FL.
November 2nd, 2024
The Pensacola Mural Fest will once again be selecting artists who will paint businesses along the Barrancas Corridor between Garden and Main Streets. Muralists will begin painting October 19th, and this year’s Mural Fest will be held November 2nd.
https://www.pensacolamuralfest.com/
Escambia County has completed the Jackson Creek Floodplain Restoration Project, restoring a section of Jackson Creek and the surrounding floodplain, along with planting 4,100 trees in the area.
The project included significant ecosystem restoration and invasive species removal, which improved wetland habitat and provided natural stormwater treatment for the Bayou Chico watershed. A floating litter trap was also added to catch trash and other debris and help prevent it from flowing into connecting waterways including Bayou Chico.
“Enhancing the quality of our local waterways is essential to continuing to improve our overall quality of life in Escambia County,” District 2 Commissioner Mike Kohler said. “The restoration of Jackson Creek has numerous benefits, from stormwater treatment and flood mitigation to habitat restoration and water quality improvements. I’m excited to complete this incredibly important project, and I look forward to continuing to make stormwater and water quality improvements throughout District 2.”
https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2023/08/31/health-advisories-in-the-pensacola-bay-area-2023-spring-report/
Bayou Chico Remediation Project Information.
The presentation has been posted to the county website:
https://myescambia.com/open-government/projects/project-details/bayou-chico-remediation.
Members of the Project Team presented at the May 10, 2023, the Bayou Chico Association meeting. The presentation was intended to provide information on the standard conceptual approach used to develop large-scale sediment remediation projects and provide insight on how this standard approach is being applied by the team to the Bayou Chico Project.
Lexington Park Plans
Boat US provides an article regarding Broward County restricting mooring based on newly passed law.
https://myescambia.com/open-government/projects/project-details/bayou-chico-remediation
https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/bayou-chico-bmap.pdf
Bayou Chico Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) is a comprehensive plan developed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to improve water quality in Bayou Chico and its surrounding waterways.