Those looking to escape development entirely will enjoy Shell Key Preserve. More than 1,800 protected acres – which include their own barrier island – is a place for humans to connect with the beauty ...

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 ...

Details are limited at this time, but deputies say they responded to the preserve at around 1:45 p.m. Friday in regards to a woman's body floating in the water.

UPDATE: Dive team members have located the body Cameron Bullard off the north tip of Shell Key Preserve. His body was found around 8:30 a.m. on Monday. According to Cameron's mother he was "so sweet," ...

The 2017 storm opened a new channel at the Pinellas County island, which had been facing problems with stagnant water. An aerial drone image of Shell Key Preserve in October 2017, shortly after ...

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 ...