Picture a perfect Southwest Florida late summer evening, with a slight breeze coming in off the gulf and just the right number of clouds for a beautiful sunset. Then throw in a nice mix of old and new friends and you have a wonderful evening for a baby turtle release on Bonita Beach. That’s the [...]
On Saturday, a day after a fish kill of small bait fish that numbered in the thousands near the Naples Pier, people were back to beach business as usual. They swam and sunbathed as if nothing was amiss.
An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water where two different bodies of water meet and mix. Rookery Bay — which includes 110,000 acres of land and water— is a mangrove-forested estuary filled with fresh and brackish water, which is a mix of fresh and salty seawater. Another type of estuary, a freshwater estuary, [...]
Collier County commissioners are set to vote Tuesday on whether to move ahead with a new regulatory scheme aimed at protecting red-cockaded woodpeckers in North Belle Meade. Backers of the plan say it will plug a permitting gap big enough for a landowner with a bulldozer to clear land without complying with the Endangered Species [...]
The Florida Sportsman Family Fishing Festival isn’t your average boat show. Sure, they will have the latest models and fishing gear on display at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, but the free program for kids is what really sets this event apart from the rest. The highlight is an indoor spincast pond where the youngsters [...]
