Historic Backyard Landscapes

Historic Backyard Landscapes

In the course of our day-to-day going from home to work and school and shops along convenient roadways and across bridges, we don’t think much of how the landscape used to look and function. In pre-development landscapes, rainfall soaks into the ground and...
New Antenna to Monitor Snook in the creek

New Antenna to Monitor Snook in the creek

Tidal creeks, like Phillippi Creek, provide important shelter and food resources for fish like snook, especially young fish. Over the last few years, Mote Marine Laboratory and Sarasota County have been working together to track the behavior of snook in Phillippi...
Local Wonders Part III

Local Wonders Part III

This year, we’ve been collecting stories and photos about the amazing sights and sounds you’ve experienced on Phillippi Creek. Here are some photos and stories from your Phillippi Creek friends and neighbors. “I was fishing from the Phillippi Creek park dock...
Red Bug Slough Restoration

Red Bug Slough Restoration

Over the past year, Sarasota County has been working hard to restore the native landscape at Red Bug Slough Preserve. If you’ve been out there recently, you’ve probably noticed some changes happening on the island in the middle of the slough. Last summer,...