Charlotte County’s mosquito treatment schedule is available online at charlottecountyfl.gov. Their treatment schedule is updated daily by afternoon once they determine which areas require immediat…
The Calusa Waterkeeper organization is holding its State of Our Water Quarterly Meeting from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, July 13. It will be held at the Lee County Northwest Regional Librar…
Mosquito season started with a bang after several downpours moved through Southwest Florida last month.
The rain spanned county-wide, which expanded habitats wider across Lee County, rather t…
I’ve always been concerned about preserving our fisheries, their heritage, our traditions and the ways of the watermen that live from them. My grandparents, especially Guy Lewis, instilled the imp…
Recently, there were Army Corps of Engineers technicians on island surveying the beach for renourishment. The crew was for the Jacksonville District – Lee County Gasparilla Shore Protection Projec…
“Sunscreen is a surprising culprit of ocean pollution, and one that’s getting the attention it deserves. Not only are the chemicals in sunscreens damaging to marine life and reefs but they’re also…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
Lots of tarpon are still being caught in Boca Grande Pass, Little Gasparilla Pass, and out on the beaches.
If you are looking to back bay fish, target the snook with…
BY ARLENE HALL BGSTA SECRETARY
The most exciting part of turtle nesting season began last week, when hatchlings from the first couple of loggerhead nests started emerging from the sand. With t…
Somewhere in the intense mid- ‘80s, I took videographer Gary Sullivan tarpon fishing. It was 1985 when I met Gary, aka Sully, when he came along on a trip. He was in the production business and, a…
A volunteer seagrass monitoring program through the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences needs volunteers to survey sites this summer.
The UF/IFAS Extension Florid…
