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Reel time seagrass
Outdoors, Reel Time

Seagrass: Rainforests of the sea

Aug 22, 2017 – Rusty Chinnis
July 18, 2017
By SUN contributor
Dune vegetation destruction

Dune destruction sparks concerns

HOLMES BEACH – Work has temporarily stopped at 102 77th St. after the city was alerted to dune destruction on the Gulf-front site. Building Official Jim McGuinness visited the site July 7, placing…
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July 7, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Trigger fish

Nothing to see here

A trigger fish hides pretty effectively in the rocks off Anna Maria Island.
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July 5, 2017
By SUN contributor
Fourth of July beach cleanup

Cleaning up holiday trash in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH — Revelers may have left a lot of trash on Island beaches following the July 4 holiday, but it’s disappearing thanks to a few dedicated volunteers. About two dozen people came out the…
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June 27, 2017
By Cindy Lane

DeSoto National Memorial kayak tour

Take a peek at the bay side of DeSoto National Memorial – by kayak.
May 24, 2017
By SUN contributor
Egmont Key ruins in water

Erosion lands Egmont Key on preservation list

A local historical landmark has landed Egmont Key on the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2017 “Florida’s 11 to Save” list. The small island located to the north of Anna Maria Island at t…
May 17, 2017
By SUN contributor
May 10, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Mangrove flower

Natives in Bloom – Mangroves

Mangroves, protected by state law, are a haven for juvenile fish, shorebirds and butterflies. This time of year, they produce flowers and seedlings.  
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April 27, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Loggerhead hatchling

Turtle Watch preps volunteers in spring training

HOLMES BEACH – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is starting earlier and doing things differently this sea turtle season to safeguard sea turtles better than ever. Volunteer…
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April 27, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Turtle nest

Longboat Key goes darker for turtles

LONGBOAT KEY – Turtles will not see as much light on Longboat Key when the town begins enforcing its new turtle lighting ordinance beginning May 1. Like the three Anna Maria Island cities that hav…
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April 26, 2017
By Cindy Lane
Aqua by the Bay map

Cortez rises again against Beruff

CORTEZ – The last time Cortezians took on Carlos Beruff, they lined up a 90-year-old woman, several seniors in wheelchairs, grandchildren, babes in their mothers’ arms and a disabled commercial fishe…
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