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Share the shore with nesting birds

Beaches are popular in Florida for us, as well as for beach-nesting birds, who call the beach home. From March through August, shorebirds and seabirds scrape small nests in the sand, lay their eggs and raise their chicks... Thursday, June 24, 2021 click to read more

Summer Boating Safety For Manatees

Everyone enjoys seeing manatees in the local shallow estuaries, bays, canals, and coastal areas. To help protect these imperiled creatures, please be aware while boating. Manatees are generally slow-moving and must surface to breathe air, so they are especially vulnerable to collisions with fast-moving watercraft – the number 1 cause of human-related manatee deaths... Tuesday, June 1, 2021 click to read more

Help Ensure A Successful Sea Turtle Nesting Season

The 2021 sea turtle season is underway, and beachgoers have no doubt noticed staked-off areas protecting nest sites and encountered Coastal Wildlife Club (CWC) turtle patrollers monitoring Manasota Key beaches in the early morning. Expressing a feeling probably shared by CWC’s more than 150 volunteers, permit holder Wilma Katz said, “It’s wonderful to be back on the beach!” ... Friday, May 28, 2021 click to read more

Please Watch For Manatees

Boaters – please use caution near sea grass flats and other waterway areas which manatees live. At least 593 manatees died in 2020, including 90 from boat strikes. Visit myfwc.com and search for Living with Florida Manatees to learn more. Sunday, May 2, 2021 click to read more

Nature Photo Contest

Photographers of all ages are invited to enter their original work in Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast’s annual Summer Photo Contest. If you love nature and the outdoors, this is the photo contest for you!... Friday, April 30, 2021 click to read more