Operation Dry Water supported on weekend by local Coast Guard Auxiliary
Operation Dry Water takes place over the Labor Day weekend, September 5-7. During this period, The U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Florida Fish & Wildlife (FWC) and local maritime security organizations will be performing heightened safety patrols and enforcement activities over this weekend. They will be removing impaired boat operators from our waterways. FWC […]
Labor Day Hours for South Gulf Cove Lock
The South Gulf Cove Lock is extending its operating hours to 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4, through Monday, Sept. 7 to accommodate increased holiday boating traffic. Normal operational…
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 9-02-26
Weekly turtle reports
State Park Turtle Numbers
Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchlings
Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead, 489 hatchlings
Don…
Turtle Report: Nest numbers up slightly on island; transport to Mote
So many factors in nature
Above, the “washback” covered in algae that was transported to Mote
As September begins, we near the end of sea turtle nesting season. For sever…
Lunar Eclipse…
On August 27 at midnight Gasparilla Magazine Art Director Matt Gutman photographed this partial lunar eclipse with 96 percent coverage.
Fort Myers Beach Pier
Construction activity is progressing with major equipment now mobilized on site for the rebuilding of the Fort Myers Beach Pier, including a large crane. Crews are continuing pre…
Snook: Born male, turned female
BY BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY
Editor’s Note: This installment is the last of a six-week series on local wildlife provided by the Barrier Island Parks Society. These article…