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Voters speak out for water

Sep 3, 2024 – Rusty Chinnis
August 20, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

New weather reality threatens local waters

Reel Time was conceived as a fishing column, a way to spread information on a passion that you and I as anglers and environmentalists share. I include environmentalists because with time, you begin t…
August 20, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Turtle Watch completes post-storm assessment

Turtle Watch completes post-storm assessment

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring has completed a post-storm assessment of the turtle nests remaining on the beach after what was then Tropical Storm Debby p…
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August 19, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Piney Point 2024

Piney Point withstands Debby

PALMETTO – Severe weather associated with then-Tropical Storm Debby passed over the Piney Point site on Aug. 4-5, producing high winds and more than 9 inches of rain, according to the Florida Departm…
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August 19, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
43 million gallons of sewage discharged during Debby

43 million gallons of sewage discharged during Debby

BRADENTON – During and after what was then Tropical Storm Debby, the city’s water reclama­tion facility discharged an estimated 25 million gallons of raw and partially treated sewage into the Manatee…
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August 12, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Storm washes out more than 160 turtle nests

Storm washes out more than 160 turtle nests

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Following Hurricane Debby, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers have been assessing the damage to turtle nests on local beaches. Of the 479 nests th…
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August 12, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Least tern colony leaves Bradenton Beach

Least tern colony leaves Bradenton Beach

BRADENTON BEACH – The strong winds, high tides and storm surge of then-Tropical Storm Debby were too much for the Island’s least tern colony on Aug. 4-5. A visit by Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and…
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August 12, 2024
By SUN contributor

Guest Column: Vote to end destruction of nature

My name is Brice Claypoole. I’m 16 years old. I have a deep love for our nature and a passion for protecting it. I’ve been following Manatee County politics – and their impact on our community and en…
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August 5, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Turtle Watch marked nests with GPS before Debby

Turtle Watch marked nests with GPS before Debby

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – In advance of Hurricane Debby, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers secured stakes at the 682 nests on the Island. “Thanks to a generous anonymous d…
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August 5, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
First-ever Hudson Bayou cleanup successful

First-ever Hudson Bayou cleanup successful

It was a fantastic way to spend a Sunday! On July 28, Sarasota Bay Watch was the lead organization in the new Resilience Incubator’s first community cleanup at Hudson Bayou in Sarasota. With the help…
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July 30, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
Perico, Palma Sola cleanup Saturday

Perico, Palma Sola cleanup Saturday

Once again, Anna Maria Island residents who care about our local waters will have a chance to get involved in cleaning them up during the upcoming Suncoast Aqua Ventures water-based cleanup on Saturd…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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