Venice Island: Open. Longboat Key: Open Though they may be open, they may not have power/ light, plumbing and potable water. Access to Sarasota County’s barrier islands will be closed starting ...

The rugged nature of Horn Island in the Gulf of Mexico made it Walter Anderson’s muse. Horn is one of the few undeveloped barrier islands along the entire Gulf Coast and in 1978 Congress ...

It's blowing up a storm as Hyatt explores the protective barrier islands and their resilient wildlif In this escapade, we dive deep into a stormy Lowcountry, revealing the vital role of barrier ...

Leave now if you can. Access to the barrier islands, including Casey Key, Manasota Key, Siesta Key, Bird Key, St. Armands Key, Lido Key, Longboat Key and the City of Anna Maria, will be closed at ...

About two city blocks offshore lies Sugarloaf Island, a small, human-made barrier island that protects ... outside of Orlando, for another restoration project. Plus, the Florida Department of ...

Barrier islands, long, narrow strips of sand, buffer the mainland from the power of the ocean. In the eastern U.S., barrier islands cover 2,300 miles of shoreline. Naturally, they're always moving.

On Pine Island, a barrier island largely inhabited by blue ... The water is coming over the road and into another neighborhood.” Residents have also reported seeing what Kevin referred to ...