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First hatchlings to come; big nesting females still get stuck in holes
May 29, 2025
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
This week, our loggerhead turtle mothers laid their 100th nest of the season. It will be interesting to see how May 2025 compares to May 2024’s activity. Final mon…
EcoWatch: Florida black bears facing firing squads this fall
May 29, 2025
“The single biggest threat to our planet is the destruction of habitat and along the way loss of precious wildlife. We need to reach a balance where people, habitat and wildlife can co-exist If we d…
EcoWatch: May 26, least we forget
May 23, 2025
In Flanders Fields In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below…
As the weather gets hotter, your dog feels it too
May 23, 2025
BY HARRY KALAJIAN
As the weather gets hotter, your dog feels it too. Although we know not to walk our dog or get into any activity under the hot sun, we must take extra precautions. Your dog doe…
History: Protecting Gasparilla Island’s seashore
May 22, 2025
By KAREN GRACE
It’s difficult to envision a boulevard in front of the beachfront houses but, as the accompanying 1919 photo shows, that’s how things were in the earliest years of the 20th century…
Loss of landscaping makes for challenges for residents, turtle nests
May 22, 2025
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
Sea turtle nesting activity on the island is picking up as we progress further into May. With this increase in activity comes the BGSTA’s annual reminder about how…
Tarpon season is in full swing; time to enjoy waters
May 22, 2025
Tarpon season is in full swing.
The Ladies Day tarpon tournament was successful despite windy weather. Capt. Frank Davis aboard the Native guided his sister-in-law to two silver kings and a first…
Nesting season began in May; zones modified with Florida state approval
May 15, 2025
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association (BGSTA) is back out patrolling the beaches of Gasparilla Island for sea turtle nesting activity, and we didn’t have long to…
COLUMNS: VAN HUBBARD
May 15, 2025
Fixing water quality now, still cheaper than reviving dead estuaries
How do we tackle water quality?
Just like an elephant. One bite at a time. Many things contribute to these problems. It too…
EcoWatch: New trapping proposal flip-flopping at its best
May 15, 2025
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing to modernize rules to align with the updated methods, technologies and research in the Association of Florida and Wildlife Agencies…