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Upcoming events in the area
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (1824+ words) Johnny D & The Rocket 88s 7:30-10:30 p.m. July 24. Moose Lodge, 111 N. Aurburn Road, Venice. gotonight.com O2H: Tribute to Hall & Oates 7:30 p.m. July 28. Visani, 2400 Kings Highway, Port Charlotte. 941-629-9191 or www.visani.net MaryAnn Ramirez and The Coastal Keys Band 'Rockin' Music Without Borders' 5:30-8:30 p.m. July 30. Allegro Bistro…...
WATERLINE: SUP talk to feature shorebirds, seabirds
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (93+ words) yoursun.com Alexandria âLexiâ Grant, left, environmental specialist for Charlotte County Community Services, and environmentalist Suzanne Derheimer are pictured on Palm Island doing shorebird surveys and mitigation area maintenance in 2023. ENGLEWOOD â You want to learn about some birds?...
WATERLINE: Take a walk into the wildside
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (866+ words) Participants begin a wild adventure while taking a walk into the waters of the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve. Participants of a wet walk pause at what is called the Grandfather Tree while hiking in the waters of the Six…...
WATERLINE: What's next for cownose rays?
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (188+ words) Cownose rays are rarely seen sitting on the bottom, preferring to stay swimming in midwater. Often mistaken as manta ray, the cownose ray lacks the “horns” found on the manta. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking feedback…...
WATERLINE: New research: Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted
1+ week, 4+ day ago (874+ words) Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and workers release hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida’s Coral Reef recently. For decades, coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been suffering from disease, pollution, overfishing and rising sea temperatures, yet most have continued to grow…...
WATERLINE: Teen tags another win for wildlife art
1+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) Sebastian Romo was awarded Best of Show in a national competition for his artwork of a Florida bass and bluegill. Sebastian Romo, 13, of Nokomis, poses with Guy Harvey at ICAST in Orlando in 2025 as the two sign autographs of their…...
He survived a Speedo. 20 years later, Sarasota dolphin is still making waves
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1825+ words) Scrappy swimming with his alliance partner together in Sarasota Bay last November. In July 2006, a Sarasota Bay resident juvenile male dolphin named Scrappy was observed entangled in a men’s Speedo bathing suit, and the suit had worked its way back…...
Alligator Creek restoration project to move forward
1+ week, 6+ day ago (495+ words) Alligator Creek can be seen along Woodmere Park Trail. Sarasota County’s restoration project includes the portion of the creek from U.S. 41 east to Venice East Boulevard. The plan is to return the creek to a more natural state. VENICE — Officials…...
Bald eagle event set for Independence Day
2+ week, 3+ day ago (475+ words) Bilfred, a resident bald eagle, perches Saturday at the Peace River Wildlife Center Education Center. Captain Arthur, a resident bald eagle, is viewed Saturday at the Peace River Wildlife Center Education Center. Volunteer Sharan shares information about the barn owl…...
Sea turtles: Dead without the public's help
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1057+ words) Coastal Wildlife Club posted to its social media the loss of an adult male green sea turtle found near Don Pedro State Park on June 1. The marks are from a boat’s skeg, which can cut through a sea turtle’s shell,…...