June Grass in Seaside

Hi...we will be down next week and was curious if the grass is worse in certain areas along 30-A?

Hi...we will be down next week and was curious if the grass is worse in certain areas along 30-A?

Per usual, I'm sure SJ will contradict me/call me out for saying this, but yes, I think it is worse in certain areas. Problem is, those areas seem to change from day to day. I don't know if it's the depth of the water or what that causes it to accumulate more heavily in certain spots.

Here is another beach cam in Destin. The water looks very clear in this spot (at least for now).

http://www.remaxsouthern.com/cam.htm

Per usual, I'm sure SJ will contradict me/call me out for saying this, but yes, I think it is worse in certain areas. Problem is, those areas seem to change from day to day. I don't know if it's the depth of the water or what that causes it to accumulate more heavily in certain spots.

Not at all. I completely agree. Darn, I don't get to beat you up this time.

So I guess there is just no telling from day to day, huh? Well...no matter if there is grass or not, we will still have a great time at our most wonderful place!

Well...no matter if there is grass or not, we will still have a great time at our most wonderful place!

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:clap_1: :clap_1: That is the right attitude to have since you will be in paradise.

I think the June Grass must know that RiverOtter is headed to the beach, because it began to bug out today. Turquoise colored water once again.

Can someone give me update on beaches between Destin and PC? I leave in 2 days and hope the June grass is somewhat cleared up. We try and go to St Andrews state park for a day and heard its not that bad there for some reason. Does anyone know if this is true?

Would appreciate recent pics if any of you live close by.

Can someone give me update on beaches between Destin and PC?

see post number 32

Thanks. sorry it was early for me and i wasnt paying too much attention.

The beach is a big attraction for all of the Memorial Day vacationers, but the visitors are not the only things lying along the shoreline.

A fresh crop of June grass has rolled up on the beaches all the way from one end of the Panhandle to the other.

It happens just about every year about this time, and you see it in the water and on the beach.

Most of the people find the algae annoying. While most people find it aesthetically unpleasing, this algae is very important for the ecology of the beaches.

Andrew David, a biologist with NOAA, says it's a natural part of the beach ecosystem.

It actually promotes the growth of the sand dunes and then it acts as a nutrient for sea oats and other plants which hold the dunes in place.

On the bright side, the algae usually hangs around for a month, so in two or three weeks it will out of here and the beaches will be crystal clear.

It's a source of food and shelter for very small fish, shrimp and crabs. It's not toxic, so don't worry about coming in contact with it.

It's a good thing JB has already taken his vacation or we'd never hear the end of it. :funn:

Mermy is so right! :clap_1:

Why pay a spa $1000 to wrap you in it when you can come here and roll in it! :clap_1:

Bdarg reminded me that it looks and feels like the fuzz on tennis balls. It's not so bad. Men with hairy arms and legs look like sea monsters when they come out of the water- the June grass hangs in hair!

Why pay a spa $1000 to wrap you in it when you can come here and roll in it! :clap_1:

Amen kurt, and I am ready to roll in it. Doesn't bother me, well except for the fact that I have to pick it out of all those places in my body that it tends to accumulate in. How the hell does it get in there?

Amen kurt, and I am ready to roll in it. Doesn't bother me, well except for the fact that I have to pick it out of all those places in my body that it tends to accumulate in. How the hell does it get in there?

OMG- I was trying to figure out how to delicately say this- you did a fantastic job!!!:clap_1:

OMG- I was trying to figure out how to delicately say this- you did a fantastic job!!!:clap_1:

Hee Hee, thank you! So Jen-ay you have had the same problemo, huh?

Why pay a spa $1000 to wrap you in it when you can come here and roll in it! :clap_1:

Reminds me of the old joke about a kid, after being lead into a room full of horse manure, squeals with glee and starts tossing the manure everywhere. When asked why he was so happy he replied, "With this much horse #$%&, there's gotta be a pony in here somewhere!"

Amen kurt, and I am ready to roll in it. Doesn't bother me, well except for the fact that I have to pick it out of all those places in my body that it tends to accumulate in. How the hell does it get in there?

On one of our trips when my daughter was in high school the grass was horrible. When my daughter took off her suit she was covered with it. She said, "Look where this stuff is...I didn't even get dinner or a movie!"

Reminds me of the old joke about a kid, after being lead into a room full of horse manure, squeals with glee and starts tossing the manure everywhere. When asked why he was so happy he replied, "With this much horse #$%&, there's gotta be a pony in here somewhere!"

Positive attitudes, that's what I'm talking about! Good one SHELLY!!!! :clap_1:

On one of our trips when my daughter was in high school the grass was horrible. When my daughter took off her suit she was covered with it. She said, "Look where this stuff is...I didn't even get dinner or a movie!"

:rofl: I don't like it, I LOVE it!!!! :clap_1:

Why pay a spa $1000 to wrap you in it when you can come here and roll in it! :clap_1:

Or roll it and smoke it. Not that I've ever tried it, but I'm sure it's been done.

Does anyone know if this is appearing in Grayton as well?

:rofl: I don't like it, I LOVE it!!!! :clap_1:

She's got an advanced sense of humor.

From today at Grayton Beach. I paddled from Grayton to the far side of Seaside and the June Grass is present in some streaks near the beach but mostly it is further out than where you should be swimming. Some parts of GB St Pk are completely clear and deserted of people, and the dunes there are looking beautiful.

OH THANK YOU LORD! LOL
And thank you so much SJ for the pic. Just what i needed to get me through one more night before leaving for the beach. Just hope down near Laguna Beach area its that pretty.