Charlotte Harbor, FL

The Barrier Island Parks Society held its monthly Brew with a View this past Wednesday. Ashley Cook of the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center discussed Vertical Oyster Gardens. Shown at right: Ashley Cook and David Abderhalden show off the oyster strings.                 Photo by Matt

Above, Diane and Cheryl Archer, fans of the Gasparilla Island State Park. Photo by Garland Last spring, the State of Florida began the process of revising all of the park plans in the southwest. The five park updates (with last revision dates in parentheses) were for Don Pedro (2013), Gasparilla Island (2014), Charlotte Harbor Preserve […]

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection published submitted plans for the rebuilding of the Placida Fishing Pier. The pier is a long-awaited reconstruction after recent hurricanes; the pier right-of-way is also the historic Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway remnant. The plans, by Coastal Engineering Consultants, include not only the pier rebuilding […]

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection published submitted plans for the rebuilding of the Placida Fishing Pier. It is a long-awaited reconstruction after recent hurricanes; the pier right-of-way is also the historic Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway remnant. The plans, by Coastal Engineering Consultants, include not only the pier rebuilding specs […]