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Bird nest discovered in trees slated for woodchipper

May 29, 2022 – SUN contributor
May 8, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Sea turtle nesting season is on

Sea turtle nesting season is on

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Just in time for Mother’s Day, sea turtles that hatched on the Island have begun returning to lay their own nests. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring (AMIT…
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May 7, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis

Reel Time: Tarpon season primer

Tarpon season is one of the most anticipated times of the year on local waters. While it’s possible to encounter tarpon occasionally most every month of the year, April through July is the time savvy…
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May 2, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time on the Road: River of painted rocks

Reel Time on the Road: River of painted rocks

The river’s edge was garlanded with the lime green blush of early spring. Maples, oaks and sourwood trees lined the banks, punctuated with the blossoms of flowering dogwoods, eastern redbud and flame…
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May 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach celebrates Arbor Day park improvements

Bradenton Beach celebrates Arbor Day park improvements

BRADENTON BEACH – The city and its partners went all out for this year’s National Arbor Day celebration. Prior to Friday morning’s Arbor Day ceremony, seven sabal palm trees, three green buttonwoo…
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April 24, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time on the Road: Looking back, paying forward

Reel Time on the Road: Looking back, paying forward

One of the things I like most about fishing is the friends we make along the way and the many experiences that last a lifetime. When we can combine that with sharing the passion and paying it forward…
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April 10, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Sister Keys Cleanup reaps benefits

Reel Time: Sister Keys Cleanup reaps benefits

Suncoast Waterkeeper teamed up with Sarasota Bay Watch this past weekend when they conducted the 2022 Annual Sister Keys Cleanup. The event was a collaboration with the Town of Longboat Key and th…
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April 4, 2022
By Cindy Lane
Piney Point closure date set

Piney Point closure date set

PALMETTO – The environmentally unstable Piney Point site will be closed by December 2024, according to a plan approved by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on March 30. One y…
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April 4, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time on the Road: Frankie's Two Boys Inn

Reel Time on the Road: Frankie’s Two Boys Inn

Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of fishing a lot of destinations in the Bahamas. The fact that it’s so close to Florida coupled with its vast schools of my favorite catch on the fly, bonefish, m…
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March 21, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: All hands on deck

Reel Time: All hands on deck

This past week I had the pleasure of fishing with Captain Scott Moore, Tampa Bay Waterkeeper board member Adam Fernandez and his two boys, AJ and Henry, ages 7 and 5. I’ve been a fisherman my whol…
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March 14, 2022
By Rusty Chinnis
Reel Time: Tie one on

Reel Time: Tie one on

I have to begin this article with a confession. I have known how to tie flies for a long time but have been too lazy to tie my own for far too long. First it was guide friends who tied them for me. A…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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