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Nesting notes: Share the shore
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (556+ words) September 1, 2026 | Be the first to comment A long holiday weekend begins Sept. 5 and carries through Sept. 7, which is Labor Day. This year, the holiday arrives a week past the start of meteorological fall and about two weeks before the fall…...
Merchants weigh in on Pines park plans
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (861+ words) by Robert Anderson on August 25, 2026 | Be the first to comment What do the neighbors have to say? A proposal that could reshape the Bradenton Beach commercial district is drawing careful optimism from some neighboring business owners who see potential benefits…...
Nesting notes: Summer???s slowdown
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (394+ words) by Lisa Neff on August 11, 2026 | Be the first to comment Sea turtle nesting is winding down on Anna Maria Island while the last of the island’s least tern chicks have fledged. According to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird…...
Nesting notes: nest hatching underway
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) by Lisa Neff on July 21, 2026 | Be the first to comment Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is seeing a sea turtle hatch success rate above 70%. During this stage of the nesting season, AMITW continues to identify new nests,…...
Nesting notes: 1st hatchlings emerge, disorientations disappoint
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) by Lisa Neff on July 14, 2026 | Be the first to comment The sea turtle nesting season entered a new phase the week ending July 10, as the island’s first hatchlings emerged from nests. Some hatchlings, however, became disoriented and at least 10 died....
30 years of building pyramids, family spirit
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) The Anna Maria Islander Island news brings us together Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community. The largest pyramid was built in 2005, when an incredible 109 people gathered on the beach during a holiday weekend…...
Nesting notes: Bayside nest documented
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) July 7, 2026 | Be the first to comment Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring was still awaiting the season’s first sea turtle nest hatch as of July 3. But a first did arrive by July 4 — the first bayside nest this season…...
Nesting notes: Declaration of shared shore
2+ mon, 20+ hour ago (568+ words) by Lisa Neff on June 30, 2026 | Be the first to comment Adopted by the beachgoers of Anna Maria Island, in recognition of those who were here first. When in the course of summer events it becomes necessary for one species to…...
Making tracks back to the Gulf of Mexico
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (124+ words) A loggerhead sea turtle, nicknamed Krysta, makes its way across the sand after being released June 29 by the Sea Turtle Conservancy in partnership with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch. Hurricane Hanks sponsored the event. Hundreds gathered at Coquina Beach to…...
Nesting notes: Coyote hits shorebird colonies
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (350+ words) by Lisa Neff on June 9, 2026 | Be the first to comment A coyote has dealt a blow to nesting shorebirds in Bradenton Beach. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers discovered the coyote’s presence the morning of June 4, after…...