NATURE CALLS
A list of upcomming events involving the Great Outdoors
BY | July 24, 2024 at 1:08 p.m.
Venice Area Audubon Society Plans Costa Rica Birding Adventure
Following two highly successful birding excursions to Ecuador last season, Venice Area Audubon Society is offering another international birding adventure this season to Costa Rica.
July 12, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.
Our Nesting Shore Birds
Beachgoers and boaters who frequent Stump Pass Beach State Park are probably familiar with the shorebird nesting area at the southern end of the park at Stump Pass. From spring through mid-summer, many bird species use this area for nesting. During this time, the area is roped off & marked …
June 27, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.
Coastal Wildlife Club Volunteers Monitor 2024 Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Are you following the 2024 sea turtle nesting season? Sea turtle nesting season is exciting, yet serious business for the Coastal Wildlife Club’s sea turtle patrol volunteers.
June 27, 2024 at 11:04 a.m.
Lemon Bay Conservancy welcomes Cyndi Fredricks
Lemon Bay Conservancy (LBC) announces that Cyndi Fredricks has joined LBC as their new office manager.
June 17, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.
Conservation Permanence Matters in Florida
Recent articles claim that Florida’s conservation easements are not perpetual, but when Florida land trusts conserve land forever, we mean it!
June 14, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.
2024 Hurricane Outlook Predictions
No one has a crystal ball and weather services can only issue projected outlooks based on computer-generated models, but here is what some of the weather services predict for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season.
BY BY CHRIS CAMERON | June 1, 2024 at 11:48 p.m.
Hurricane Preparedness Tips
Both Sarasota County and Charlotte County Emergency Management have prepared an online guide to help you know the risks associated with hurricanes and offer advice to help you prepare for this year’s storm season. You can view and download the Sarasota County guide at scgov.net/beprepared. For Charlotte County residents, go …
BY CHRIS CAMERON | May 30, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.
The 2024 Turtle Nesting Season Is Here
The 2024 sea turtle nesting season has begun and every day, new cordoned off yellow-tape areas marking a nest appear along the shoreline.
BY BY CHRIS CAMERON | May 20, 2024 at 4:34 p.m.
Earth Day Beach Cleanup by Dedicated Volunteers
Over 30 volunteers came out to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up trash at Stump Pass Beach State Park.
May 3, 2024 at 4:35 p.m.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles... Chasing The total Solar Eclipse
Months ago, we bought tickets to Dallas, TX to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Back in 2017, we experienced our first total eclipse parked in an alfalfa field in western Nebraska and were so impressed, we decided, if there was another eclipse in the U.S., we …
April 18, 2024 at 2:11 p.m.
Garden Clubs Celebrate 100th Arbor Day Anniversary
In celebration of the 100th anniversary, the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs partnered with the National Wildlife Federation and Duke Energy Foundation in celebration of Florida’s Arbor Day.
January 29, 2024 at 10:05 a.m.
Community Rocks!! How Rock Painting Brings Our Community Together
On the surface, rock painting sounds like yet another craft project, but if you take a closer look underneath the paint, you will discover a whole new way to reconnect with the outside world...
BY BY TONYA BRAMLAGE, LEMON BAY CONSERVANCY | November 2, 2023 at 3:35 p.m.
Five Questions To Ask About Donating To Hurricane Relief
Since Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida, generous donors will seek to support relief efforts that are engaged in disaster-related activities. The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance recommends contributors to ask five questions to help them make wise giving decisions.
September 12, 2023 at 1:20 p.m.
Sentinel Chickens Thwart Deadly Viral Diseases
Not far from the Peace River and I-75, a lovely, mild-mannered, flock of some 75 Easter Egg Chickens recently prepared to stand sentinel between the population of Charlotte County and three deadly mosquito-borne diseases.
BY BY CONNIE SMITH | July 24, 2023 at 10:50 a.m.