BY CAPT. CATHY EAGLE
I find the great egret to be an intriguing and beautiful bird. I often see them at the dock at the Tarpon Lodge in Pineland as I am getting my boat ready. The egrets often st…
On the evening of Dec. 3, Cherie Ingordo-Devaux, trainer of Golden Tempo, the winner of the 2026 Kentucky Derby, will be speaking at Chophouse285 in Englewood to benefit the Lemon Bay High School Sc…
BY THE BGSTA
Right, the trash. Above, Peffley and Foster on PVC pipe patrol. Photos submitted
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association volunteers Anthony Peffley and Joe Foster took on some extr…
Work focused on invasives
Above, Wendy and Jeff Hogan with invasives. Photo by Garland
Nineteen volunteers showed up for a cleanup effort at the Gasparilla Island State Park Range Light on S…
Due to below-average rainfall during the 2025 and 2026 summer rainy seasons, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has extended its Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage for much of…
“The developing nations had given to the free market the status of a god, and were sacrificing to it these farmers, farmland and communities, their forests, wetlands, and prairies, their ecosystems…
The beach water quality had shifted from good to poor and back in Boca Grande beaches, according to testing conducted by Florida Health. The previous test results indicated 0-35 enterococci per 100…
Englewood Beach Waterfest Inc. is recruiting boat owners, paddlers, beach walkers and shore-support volunteers for Paddle for the Pass: A Waterfest Community Cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, from…
