Braden River
Braden River
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Tara bridge still alive
The Tara Boulevard bridge project took another step toward resurrection Thursday night.
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Environmentalist group fears roadwork plans
MANATEE A local environmental group, ManaSota-88, has objected to an application by the Florida Department of Transportation to build stormwater ponds near the lush Braden River in connection with a road-widening project, predicting an “unavoidable functional loss to the aquatic environment...
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Braden River's ecological health good and good for business
In 2003, television personality Al Roker called it among the top five weirdest restaurants in America.
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Part Four: Braden River a sportsman's paradise
The snook would come off the fishermen’s boats in bunches. After all, the Braden River was legendary for snook.
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Part Three: Preserving the past at Jiggs Landing
Sandra Metcalf remembers giant pine trees two feet in diameter that dotted the Jiggs Landing fish camp along the Braden River.
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Part One: A valuable jewel
The Braden River is a rare bird. It’s a geologic rarity because it flows mostly north instead of south. It is fed by rainfall that trickles down through tiny tributaries amid the cow pastures of eastern Manatee County and gathers strength as it cuts a path through ranchland, suburbia and ...
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Tapping into area’s heritage
EAST MANATEE Sandy Metcalf admitted to getting emotional when she first saw Manatee County’s plans for Jiggs Landing Park.


