The Longboat Key Turtle Watch hosts turtle walks every Saturday in June and July.

"The Four Winds" and "All the Light We Cannot See" are flying off the shelf at the Longboat Library.

The high school runs a day care to help teen parents earn their diplomas.

There's no masking this mammal's role in the state's habitat.

Birds in distress are usually easy to approach or have visible injuries.

Gary Wise captured this coquina shell reflecting the sunset on Longboat Key.

At least one tortoise has been living mid-Key for about 30 years.