by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 13, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Press
Originally published in the Gulf Coast News Fort Myers by Nehilah Grand-Pierre on July 13, 2026. An estimated 450,000 gallons of sewage spilled near LaBelle’s wastewater treatment plant, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, leaving...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 11, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Press
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 11, 2026. An estimated 450,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled for more than three days from a LaBelle wastewater pipe into a Hendry County creek that flows into the Caloosahatchee just upstream of...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 6, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press
Special event invites fans to enjoy baseball, support clean water, and celebrate community impact in Southwest Florida Calusa Waterkeeper invites the community to join them for a special evening at Hammond Stadium on Saturday, July 18, 2026, as the Fort Myers Mighty...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 30, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press, Science
CWK Rangers Amanda Zirzow and Narrie Magturo to present on citizen science efforts, regional seagrass monitoring, and current watershed conditions across Southwest Florida Calusa Waterkeeper invites the community to its Q3 State of Our Water meeting, offering an...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 26, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Science
A large plume of Saharan dust approaching Florida is making headlines for hazy skies, colorful sunsets, lower air quality, and its ability to temporarily suppress tropical storm development. But for Calusa Waterkeeper, this dust cloud also raises an important...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 19, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Press
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on June 19, 2026. Anyone headed out to the Sanibel Causeway this weekend might want to think twice about getting into (or even touching) that lovely turquoise water. That’s because the water tested...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 5, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press
New partnership highlights the connection between clean water, environmental stewardship and local economy of Southwest Florida Calusa Waterkeeper and Chubby Mermaid Brewing Company have announced a new partnership focused on supporting clean water advocacy and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 30, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in Fort Myers News-Press by Charlie Whitehead on May 30, 2026 The city had replaced the 50-year-old collection lines in the ground as part of ongoing system upgrades beginning in 2007. All the homes on Hanover were connected to the new lines and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 12, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in Gulf Coast News by Samantha Carlson on May 12, 2026 Fort Myers has reduced discharge into the river by 50% over the past two years, which Sciandra described as “a huge benefit to the environment.” The city stopped testing for human...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 27, 2026 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in Florida Weekly by Roger Williams on April 27, 2026 Research scientists make the undeniable connection between blue-green algae and the growing public health crisis Connections are good — unless they’re not. Take the connection between algal...
