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Anatomy of a healthy Florida stormwater pond

Jun 30, 2026 – Rusty Chinnis
June 15, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Courtesy: It’s only common sense

It’s that time of the year again when schools of tarpon conduct their annual migration and mating ritual off Anna Maria Island beaches.
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June 10, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Game-changing trolling motors

Power-Pole has incorporated the operation of the Power-Pole and the Move PV trolling motor, allowing anglers to control and anchor their boats with one rechargeable controller. 
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June 2, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Profiles In Conservation: John Kolojeski

There could be no better person to begin this series of “Profiles in Conservation” than Anna Maria’s John Kolojeski.
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May 26, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Profiles in Conservation

Columnist Rusty Chinnis plans to profile individuals, leaders and organizations that help protect the area’s natural resources.
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May 19, 2026
By Leslie Lake

First loggerhead sea turtle nest of season found

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season has been located in Bradenton Beach by volunteers from the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring organization…
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May 19, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

A salute to “Captain” Hunter Brown

I first met “Captain” Hunter Brown at Eldred’s Marina, at the foot of the Boca Grande Causeway after a day of tarpon fishing.  I had been poling a Charlotte Harbor flat with my good friend Mi…
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May 19, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Coast Guard terminates charter voyage near Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – On Thursday, May 7, a Coast Guard Station Cortez law enforcement crew terminated the activities of an illegal charter vessel that was acting as a bareboat charter with 11 passengers…
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May 12, 2026
By Rusty Chinnis

The Apex of Angling: Part 2

If getting a tarpon to eat a fly wasn’t demanding enough, once a fish opens its mouth the real test of an angler’s mettle is revealed.  Tarpon are not trout, and attempting to raise the rod t…
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May 11, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Black skimmer colony gathering in Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers have cordoned off an area in Bradenton Beach where more than 100 black skimmer seabirds have been gathering for th…
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May 5, 2026
By Leslie Lake

Sea turtle nesting season begins

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The official May 1 start to sea turtle nesting season was celebrated at Coquina Beach Café in Bradenton Beach with educational materials and displays provided by Anna Maria Island…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting