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EcoWatch: Just when you think it can’t get any worse

“We can see from space how the human race has changed the earth. Nearly all the available land has been cleared of forest…
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SW Florida Fishing: It’s all tarpon – all the time…

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN We are in the heart of tarpon season and you can get out there and catch a tarpon just about any…
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Sea Turtle Report: Reminder that no Gulf sea can fill in your big dig

BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY  With summer vacations finally here, this seems to be the prime time of year to create …
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Catching some Englewood sailing this summer

All-volunteer program Last week at our Monday morning meeting u…
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El Jobean fishing pier closes due to fire; Charlotte has drought burn ban

The El Jobean Fishing Pier located at Garden Road at River Beach D…
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Ian on June 4 agenda

The next meeting of the Lee Board of County Commissioners will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4. Included on the p…
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Howl at the Moon tarpon tourney set for Saturday, June 1

Saturday event benefits Maritime Museum BY BETSY FUGATE JOINER, PRESIDENT GASPARILLA ISLAND MARITIME MUSEUM The mig…
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First win for Capt. Stinnett

Capt. Brecken Stinnett and the crew of Big Mouth won the 2024 Red Gill Tarpon Tournament with five releases on Sunday eve…
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Call Lee Dispatch

For island residents who need response from the sheriff’s office in Lee County, there are two avenues. If there is an eme…
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Sandbar music, notable visits on Memorial Day

It was an exceptionally busy weekend on Gasparilla Island and in Placida over the Memorial Day weekend. “We did patrol…