Casey Key most popular for sea turtles among area beaches heraldtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heraldtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Longboat Key makes progress on beach renourishment project
A $35 million beach renourishment project by the Town of Longboat Key continues to bring more of the soft, powdery white sand that attracts residents and tourists to local beaches, replacing sand lost to natural erosion.
The Town of Longboat Key is a part of both Manatee and Sarasota counties. On Tuesday evening Town Manager Tom Harmer and Project Manager Charlie Mopps presented an update to the Manatee County Council of Governments on the work.
Beach renourishment is a cyclical effort, and this year the town is bringing sand from Longboat Pass and Passage Key, on the southern and northern ends of Anna Maria Island, respectively, to addressed erosion since the town s last renourishment project in 2016.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR – Capt. Greg Penix was taking a fishing charter through Turtle Bay in the Charlotte Harbor area when he saw the bobcat sitting in an osprey nest.
Penix took a picture with his cellphone and shared it with a few friends. That was more than eight years ago, but the unexpected sight has been recently circulating on Facebook, after one of those friends, Capt. Scott Moore, shared it on his page.
Moore, who operates Moore Fishing with his son Justin, from both Cortez and Boca Grande, said he last shared his friend’s photo on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, because he found it interesting.
Sarasota County sees first loggerhead sea turtle nest of 2021 heraldtribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heraldtribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.