Opinion
EcoWatch: State Park plans stop due to brave informant
September 6, 2024
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”
John Muir, naturalist and poet
Last week, residents of …
Questioning the 15-day gag grouper season, nine snook zones
September 6, 2024
How can we expect small businesses to survive dealing with the uncertainty of National Marine Fisheries’ inability to factor into their decisions the crippling impacts on our marine and tourism?
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Three loggerhead hatches this week: Boca Grande Sea Turtle Assoc.
September 6, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
As of August 31, the BGSTA turtle patrollers have officially phased out of monitoring the entire length of each of our zones and will now only focus on the rema…
We all practice husbandry and agriculture. Of a sort.
September 6, 2024
There was a time not too long ago when many local state agricultural offices, particularly in suburban areas, were interested devoted to “truck and ornamentals.”
That phrase might sound foreign…
Island Health: Are you lonely? If so, you’re not alone.
September 6, 2024
BY THE BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC
Loneliness is more common than you might think and touches many lives. According to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, America is facing an “epidemic of lon…
EcoWatch: Are wind turbines a threat to wildlife?
August 29, 2024
“The lessons here are that wind power is not environmentally friendly, it is not cost-effective, and even if it were, its intermittent, weather-dependent generation isn’t particularly practical. I…
Pace slows, no new crawls in 2024 season: Boca Grande Turtle Patrol
August 29, 2024
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
With no new crawls this past week, it is almost certain that we have seen the end of the nesting phase of the 2024 season. After a certain number of consecutive…
Letters: Appreciation for Delores Savas on windmills
August 29, 2024
To the Editor:
I wish to thank Ms. Savas for her eye-opening article on wind turbines (Aug. 23, 2024 issue). The inefficiency, number one. The harm even one can cause when it is damaged and bre…
Rip currents are by far the biggest beach hazard
August 29, 2024
BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER
You would think that the TV weather reporter, being the professional that they report to be, would know the difference between a rip current and rip tide, but often they …
Get in touch with your local government. It only takes one.
August 29, 2024
In the last year we have had multiple situations where individuals stepped out, said something, called a neighbor, called an official and made something change. Very often with our readers, there …