ON SHELL KEY — Suzi Kinter picked her way down the white sandy beach, noting the stagnant, murky water pooled nearby. "The water here used to be crystal clear," she said. "You could see 10 feet down." ...

Tucked between the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, Shell Key Preserve is one of Florida’s largest and most pristine barrier islands; in a state facing increasing commercialization of natural areas, it’s ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Bay Watch staff spotted a manta ray off of Shell Key Preserve last Wednesday. Staff members estimate the ray was around eight to nine feet wide. Communications ...

SHELL KEY, Fla. (AP) - Peter Clark remembers coming to this barrier island about a year ago and noticing the water that once rushed along its northeastern edge had trickled to a thin stream. “It was a ...

TIERRA VERDE — Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are investigating the cause of a brush fire that swept across more than an acre of wooded land on the south side of Shell Key Preserve on Tuesday. The ...

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