Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season, which begins on May 1. For more inform…
On Wednesday, April 8, the Boca Grande Garden Club had its final meeting of the season. Tenille Dixon Pawlus (center above) of Butterflies and Blossoms, Sarasota, was the featured speaker. Tenille…
While shorebirds and seabirds typically nest directly on beaches along Florida’s coasts, species such as black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers also use gravel roofto…
On Saturday, May 23, the Uncle Don’s Boca H2O Music Festival will be held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and Placida. The concert is put together by Big Boy Toyz Expo.
The…
One recently proposed solution to the parking issue in Boca Grande is to create extra parking spaces in the Gasparilla Island State Park, either near the Range Light, or in other undeveloped areas…
Above, John Guido, Laurien Trowell and Lewis Carlisle.
BY LAURIEN TROWELL
The Gasparilla Mallet Club held its end-of-season club tournaments week before last at their courts.
The Six Wicket…
The Florida FWC 2026 Lionfish Challenge begins Friday, May 22 and runs through Monday, Sept. 14. with new categories and prize opportunities. The tournament is open to everyone and free to enter. He…
Gasparilla Island Water Association, Inc. will be performing a system purge by changing its disinfection process from chloramines to free chlorine for approximately six weeks beginning on Monday, Ma…
FROM FLORIDA AUDUBON
The beach bird nesting season has begun along Florida’s coasts. Spring and summer mark critical times of year for these vulnerable species, as they must avoid human disturban…
An osprey has settled in and made a cozy home atop the old railroad trestle near the causeway, keeping watch over the water below as it comes and goes.
Photo by Anna
