Editor’s Note: In recent weeks, the Boca Beacon has been releasing documents from a Public Records Request from Lee County. These are not new documents, but merely draft discussion points and docume…
A new crosswalk at the Range Light, mid-island, will help visitors to the historic tower during the tourist season.
“It gets really busy,” said Sharon McKenzie, executive director of Barrier Isla…
Are you ready for an exciting outdoor adventure that combines history, technology and community? Join us for the Parks on the Air event, an international radiosport award program that invites licens…
In the most recent regional report by Florida Fish and Wildlife, they listed enforcement actions in the July 11, 2024 report:
Wildlife: Officers Lejarzar and Hardgrove were on patrol when they ob…
Electronics at outdoors-geared boarding school
Gator Wilderness Camp School in Punta Gorda is a residential Christian program for boys ages 11-15 with behavioral issues. Typically, the staff at t…
Lee County was notified Friday, July 19, that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program policyholder discounts at this time.
FEMA determ…
BY VAN HUBBARD
I understand that with our increased numbers fishing will not be as easy ever again. Millions of new participants, fewer fish and numerous regulations, plus habitat devastation all…
Genetics studies confirmed what many anglers and biologists have believed for a long time.
Florida’s most popular freshwater game fish has a new name. The American Fisheries Society established t…
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
Almost daily on my turtle patrols, I’m approached by someone on the beach with questions about sea turtles and what we do for them. Two of the most common questio…
