Tag: Beach renourishment

State Park now open at south end of island after renourishment

The Gasparilla Island State Park at the south end of the island reopened early this week, including the public parking lot. The park has been closed for renourishment since July. This...

High water and coastal ‘deployables’

October 16, 2025
Garland Pollard
Editorial

Last week, America’s coastal cities were obsessed with general high water up and down almost every waterfront. This time it was an October supermoon that, combined with companion storms and winds...

Mt South Beach

Sunset at South Beach Bar & Grille on Gulf Boulevard was different one evening this past week as crews were staging sand for seawall area repair. The “mountain” has been moved and the colorful...

State Park renourishment done; seawall goes on

By the middle of this week, crews were winding up the Florida-funded beach renourishment at Gasparilla Island State Park, at the south end of the island. Tuesday, crews had removed most pipes...

Renourishment at south end of island near hurricane-damaged state wall

Work on a sand renourishment project at the south end of Gasparilla Island has now extended north past Belcher Road and the old “Bocahenge” docks. This week, bulldozers were moving as they...

County seeks state funds for beach renourishment

At Tuesday’s Board of Lee County Commissioners meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to approve a resolution requesting funding for State Fiscal Year 2026-27 from the Florida Department of...

Renourishment items at Tuesday Lee Commission

September 11, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

There are two items related to Gasparilla Island beach renourishment on the agenda at Lee County’s Tuesday, Sept. 16 meetings. There is a consent agenda item related to beach funding for the...

Towing the line

After a brief pause, renourishment at the Gasparilla Island State Park at the south end of the island recommenced this week. Photo by Dusty

County accepts beach renourishment grant

September 4, 2025
Staff Report
News, Sports & Outdoors

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an amended grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to provide more than $1.2 million additional funds...

Lee Commission accepts state grant funding for beach erosion at Lovers Key and Bonita Beach

September 2, 2025
Staff Report
News, Uncategorized

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an amended grant agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to provide more than $1.2 million additional funds...