The Marco Island Civic Association (MICA) has installed a new sign at the entrance to the Residents Beach property. According to Ruth McCann, Executive Director, the new sign is to reflect the …

There are many plants that are magnets for butterflies, like the Cassia candelabra or Candlestick cassia or Empress candle (Senna alata) with its large, brilliant yellow candlelight spikes covered …

Tigertail Beach welcomed 20 students and 33 adult volunteers who participated in the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 20. Initiated in 1986 by two women in Texas associated with …

The 2025 Sea turtle season is winding down and the monitors are encountering less sea turtle related activity on the beach. Still, you might encounter hatchlings on their way to the water, or on a …

Public outcry poured in after a video of an endangered giant manta ray being captured off Panama City Beach went viral in July 2025. Viewers were shocked that the protected species was legally …

The dragon fruit is found on a night-blooming cactus called Hylocereus undatus, and many backyard gardeners are increasingly growing this cactus vine in their home gardens. It has slowly gained …

On Saturday, November 22, from 9:00 to 3:00, Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island invites the Marco Island community to gather at the Marco Lutheran Church parking lot for one of the most anticipated …

Looking at the sea turtle activity as compiled by Collier County, it looks like a banner year for the 2025 sea turtle season. The County recorded 24% more total nests this year. Likewise this year, …

Monsoonal heavy rainfall has been steady in Southwest Florida over the weekend and more rain is predicted for the coming week. On Sunday morning, Marco Beach had ponding and mushy sand in many areas, …

Sea Turtle monitors are busy checking out all the nests during their morning inspection. As the expected sea turtle hatch date (approximately 60 days) approaches, sea turtle monitors observe all …

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has granted Florida Atlantic University (FAU) a permit to “nonlethally harass” burrowing owls on campus to encourage them to vacate areas …

On August 9, 2025, a team of scientists and volunteers achieved a rare conservation success: the safe rescue of an endangered smalltooth sawfish that had been stranded for nearly a year in a tidal …

August is the peak of waterlily bloom at the Naples Botanical Garden, and each year, the last two days of August are dedicated to a festival celebrating everything waterlilies! The genus name, …

Across Florida beaches, fishermen armed with drones, stingray bait, and massive reels are targeting sharks for the camera. These videos - often uploaded to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube - depict …

The team on board the Dolphin Explorer has been pretty excited since July, knowing that birthing season for the dolphin population of north Marco Island is just a few weeks away. 90% of the new …

One of my main goals working for Audubon Western Everglades as their wildlife biologist is to continue the movement of Marco Island becoming a rat poison free city. I have some positive updates …

The City of Marco Island will be replacing the watermain in the Old Marco area beginning September 2, 2025. Currently, the North Marco area is served by a combination of four-inch and eight-inch …

From this week’s sea turtle activity report, Marco Island has 19% more false crawls compared to all the Collier County beaches. It seems that the most striking feature difference between last …

Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is a monumental city. Actually, it’s two cities for the price of one, as the separate municipalities of Pest, on the east bank of the Danube, and Buda, rising …

Beginning Friday, September 5th, the beaches of Collier and Lee counties will once again host volunteers for the 2025 Fall Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch nesting survey season, which runs through …