Sports & Outdoors
Mercabo Cove initiative with The Island School
January 8, 2026
BY THE GICIA
The Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association announces the second year of our collaborative initiative with The Island School focused on the “Living Shoreline,” an…
Red Eye Open!
January 8, 2026
One hundred and twenty players converged on Coral Creek Club on New Year’s Day. Participants included members, family and guests. A two-person 18-hole par 3 scramble, with tee boxes & pins in so…
EcoWatch: Barred owl vs the spotted owl: A fight for survival
January 8, 2026
Barred owls are expanding their habitat because the forest in the East has been cut down. That’s called adaptive range expansion. And do you know what? Whether you believe in God or nature, whatever…
Gasparilla Island Water Association sets annual meeting and nominates officers
January 2, 2026
The Gasparilla Island Water Association, or GIWA’s, Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Stewardship of drinking water remains a high priority for the Associatio…
Bear Hunting Zones results released for Florida season harvest
January 2, 2026
After FWC staff presented options on highly regulated black bear hunting and the public provided their comments at the August and November 2025 Commission meetings, FWC Commissioners approved final…
Waif turtle sites funding offered by state
January 2, 2026
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Wildlife Diversity Conservation Section is now offering habitat management assistance funding opportunities for the 2025-2026 fiscal year…
Lightning whelk in Florida history talk
January 2, 2026
Dr. Michelle Calhoun, Archaeologist, will be discussing “The Role of the Lightning Whelk in Florida History” on Monday, Jan. 19 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Manasota Beach Club, 7660 Manasota Key Ro…
Corkscrew Swamp will open new Discovery Center in February
January 2, 2026
Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Spurlino Foundation Discovery Center on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the sanctuary, 375 Sanctuary Road. The…
Calusa Blueway speaker series begins on Tuesday, Jan. 6
January 2, 2026
Kayaking the Everglades is the first talk in a series of free Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail-related programs set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center, 16760 Bass Roa…
EcoWatch: Make 2026 a New Year of kept promises and action
January 2, 2026
A resolution starts with a goal, A promise made within your soul, To grow, to learn, to start each day, To let old habits fall away. It’s not perfection that we seek, But steady steps, week by week…










