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The Boca Beacon around the world: Greenland
Can’t wait to … HAM-IT-UP
Take your Boca Beacon newspaper around the world and show us how much fun you had!
With c…
EcoWatch: Animals can not survive without their habitat
“If we human beings learn to see the intricacies that bind one part of a natural system to another and then to us, we will…
Protecting Charlotte Harbor sharks & large estuary
BY BARRIER ISLAND PARKS
Editor’s Note: This is one of six weekly wildlife articles submitted by the Barrier Island Parks…
Fred Scott 1941-2026
Capt. Frederic ‘Fred’ E. Scott has cast out his last line in Boca Gr…
Orchid Society new members; active since 1966
Above, clockwise from left, Candy Cohen, Laurie Motter, John Alessan…
Lee Commissioners approve the purchase of four parcels for Conservation 20/20
Three parcels are on Pine Island and the fourth is east of Interstate 75
The Lee Board of County Commissioners continue…
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 8-5-26
Weekly turtle reports
State Park Turtle Numbers
Cayo Costa: 514 Loggerhead, 20 Green, 2 Leatherback, 6992 hatchlings …
Sea Turtle Association marks mid-season victories, challenges
BY ARLENE HALL, BOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC.
As of July 31, Gasparilla Island was at the halfway point of the May-Octob…
Business & Real Estate: Charlotte County updates on its fishing pier reconstruction progress
BY HECTOR FLORES, COUNTY MANAGER
The topic of fishing piers has been getting a lot of attention among residents, especia…
Charlotte County Government Calendar
Charlotte County government meetings for the coming week.
Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – Charlotte HOME Review Comm…










