BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
Since May 1st, a hearty group of BGSTA volunteers have been out in the early morning patrolling Gasparilla Island beaches to document and monitor sea turtle nestin…
Gulf Boulevard flooded near the Range Light earlier this week with about 1.8” of rain on Tuesday. Expect hot, humid days with thunderstorms or heavy showers each afternoon. Rain chances climb from s…
Just leaf it there for now, please! Above, a crew was out Wednesday at the entrance to South Boca Bay to install a tree. At right, another tree installation on 4th Street, also on Wednesday…
Editor’s Note: This is one of six weekly wildlife articles submitted by the Barrier Island Parks Society to raise awareness about the issues facing our island communities.
BY THE BARRIER ISLAND P…
Work continued at Gasparilla Island State Park on a renourishment program for the beach there. Work is expected to be complete this September.
Photo by Dusty
Gasparilla Island State Park has a new construction sign at the Sea Grape parking area, which is north of South Beach and south of the Range Light. Tucked into a small part of the parking lot, the p…
Last Monday, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium officially opened a research complex designed to advance the restoration, resilience and long-term sustainability of Florida’s seagrasses.
These…
Science, solutions, neighbors.
Hurricane season in Southwest Florida is more than just a few names on a weather map. For residents across Charlotte and Lee counties, Boca Grande and the barrier i…
“Accepting that one day your role might be handled by a robot is a hard pill to swallow. But if you can learn anything from history, it’s that when machines take over, workers must learn to adapt an…
