EcoWatch: Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
“Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are not here by accident of fate, alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet.” Carl Sagan, American astronomer and planetary scientist We […]
Still 25 active incubating nests remain: Boca Grande Sea Turtle Assoc.
BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY
As of September 7, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association’s (BGSTA) “completion countdown” is at 25 nests. 21 of those are loggerhead nests a…
The GICIA helps CCA deploy 40 tons of oysters in Turtle Bay
In August, the Coastal Conservation Association Florida partnered with Ingman Marine, Abbott Construction, Lee Reefs, Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association…
Cardboard boat racing with Englewood Sailing
Englewood Sailing Association hosted the Cardboard Boat Races on Saturday, Aug. 31. The Boat Races are part of Englewood Pioneer Day celebrations sponsored by the Chamber of Co…
EcoWatch: State Park plans stop due to brave informant
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”
John Muir, naturalist and poet
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Chalk cleanup for overflow at GIWA water works
A half-million gallons of rainy sewage leaked onto the Gasparilla Island Water Authority plant grounds after Hurricane Debby. The spill was at 2:05 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5. It d…
Youth Fall Festival and Fishing Tournament planned
A youth fishing tournament will be held at the 7th Street Beach Access due to the temporary closure of the Boca Grande Fishing Pier. It will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Satur…