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Feds issue approval for mangrove removal
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Feds issue approval for mangrove removal

Feb 27, 2024 – Leslie Lake
January 29, 2024
By Leslie Lake

Captains for Clean Water invites community to join cause

ANNA MARIA – In an uphill battle against corporate interests to maintain healthy water quality, Capt. Chris Wittman said mobilized individuals can make a big difference. Wittman, co-founder of Capta…
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January 29, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Capture the moments

Digital photography and videography continue to evolve as phones advance. Anglers have never had more access to capturing images and videos, right in their pocket. Whether you are capturing a picture…
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January 29, 2024
By Leslie Lake

Manatee County makes strides in improving water quality

Manatee County – Local water quality is improving through the efforts of Manatee County environmental staff, according to the county’s Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker. “Our people in wa…
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January 24, 2024
By Sun staff
Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings

Turtle Tips

During sea turtle season, May 1 – Oct. 31, follow these tips to help turtles:   Turn off lights visible from the beach and close blinds from sundown to sunrise; lights confuse nesting se…
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January 23, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Using push poles

Push poles have been used to propel boats for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Today’s push poles have come a long way since then. They’ve evolved from wooden poling oars hewn from tree limbs to…
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January 16, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
The re-making of Perico Preserve

Reel Time: The re-making of Perico Preserve

Perico Preserve is a Manatee County jewel. But this gem wouldn’t have become a reality without the vision and determination of a few key individuals who captured the attention of and created opportun…
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January 16, 2024
By Leslie Lake
FDEP: Mangrove removal requires additional approval

FDEP: Mangrove removal requires additional approval

ANNA MARIA – When contractors Mason Martin LLC removed 67 feet of mangroves at a canal-front home on Dec. 12, they did so without all of the required approval, according to the Florida Department of…
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January 9, 2024
By Rusty Chinnis
The making of Perico Preserve

Reel Time: The making of Perico Preserve

Nestled just off the edge of Perico Bayou, a slender body of water that connects Tampa Bay and Palma Sola Bay, Perico Preserve would appear to the unversed as an extension of the wetlands that rim Pe…
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January 9, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Mangrove removal investigated, paused

Mangrove removal investigated, paused

Recent mangrove removal at 111 Gull Drive in Anna Maria, above, appears to comply with a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permit exemption allowing a 116-foot seawall to be built…
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January 2, 2024
By Cindy Lane
Beach aliens

Beach aliens of Anna Maria Island gallery

Some strange things have been washing up on the beach…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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