Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 9-16-26
Weekly turtle reports State Park Turtle Numbers Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchlings Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead, 489 hatchlings Don Pedro: 233 Loggerhead, 44 Green, 5,745 hatchlings Stump Pass: 124 Loggerhead, 2,550 hatchlings
Water quality back to good
The beach water quality had shifted from good to poor and back in Boca Grande beaches, according to testing conducted by Florida Health. The previous test results indicated 0-35…
Beach waterfest seeks volunteers
Englewood Beach Waterfest Inc. is recruiting boat owners, paddlers, beach walkers and shore-support volunteers for Paddle for the Pass: A Waterfest Community Cleanup on Saturday…
Lee Commissioners renew flood and storm monitoring
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, Sept. 15 to continue an agreement that allows the collection of critical data for water resources modeling and assessment of…
5th Street access won’t reopen until late 2027
A project to reopen the 5th Street beach access ramp went to public bid, with the aim of reopening the steps in the fall 2027. The reconstruction is expected to be funded by FEMA…
Coastal Cleanup set for Saturday morning at Range Light
There will be an island-wide event on Saturday, Sept. 19 for International Coastal Clean-Up Day, a global initiative dedicated to protecting oceans and coastlines.
The event i…
Swimming with the yellow flag
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
Three days without salt. That’s a long stretch for a man who counts water as oxygen, and I felt every hour of it. A tropical storm had stirred the Gulf int…