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Save Our Water: Protect our Health, Economy & Future luncheon set for March 27
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, Calusa Waterkeeper is hosting Save Our Water: Protect our Health, Economy & Future luncheon from 11 am to 2 pm at Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. Speakers and panelists will raise awareness about the critical state of our local waters and provide a platform that will arm the community with actionable steps to make a difference.
Cape Coral: A fight for the future leaves a few residents with a bill
Anderson said Cape Coral is demanding he and two other people pay $2 million of the city’s legal fees in the battle over removing the Chiquita Lock.
Mismanagement destroying Florida’s coastal waters
Florida’s coastal waters composed of marshes and tidal estuaries, fed by iconic rivers, represent the very essence of natural Florida. In 2024 the state reported a total water area of 3,668,875 acres statewide for estuary segments identified as impaired for various pollutants.
Video: Massive Red Tide Bloom Takes Over SWFL
The normal blue and green waters of The Gulf have been stained a burnt orange thanks to a massive bloom of Red Tide. The imminent cause is unknown, but environmental and human factors are believed to be part of what some experts say is the worst outbreak they have seen in years.
Red tide raging in Gulf as cell counts hit 20 million cells per liter off Sanibel
A pilot flying on behalf of the Calusa Waterkeeper took photos recently and posted them on Facebook. The images show copper-stained waters in the Gulf and massive patches of toxic water.
Commentary: Chiquita Lock case shows how to suppress civic participation
We write to ask for Floridians’ help to protect both our water and environment, as well as our right to participate in the civic affairs of our communities without fear of retaliation by government.
Losing the Calusa Waterkeeper, Capt. Codty Pierce
One of 15 independent organizations in Florida that belong to the international Waterkeeper Alliance, the nonprofit organization is designed only to protect, preserve or restore our waters. Codty Pierce was designed that way, too.
100-square-mile red tide bloom lurks off Southwest Florida coast
A large-scale red tide bloom, roughly 100 square miles in size, is floating in the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles off the Southwest Florida coastline, stretching from Charlotte Harbor to beyond Marco Island.
Celebration of Life for Calusa Waterkeeper, Captain Codty Pierce
Calusa Waterkeeper and the family of Captain Codty Pierce invite the community to join them in a Celebration of Life for Codty, a beloved local fly-fishing guide turned environmental advocate.
A vital job, a huge heart and an old soul: remembering Calusa Waterkeeper Codty Pierce
Pierce was about to celebrate his second anniversary as the nonprofit’s lead advocate. The work could mean sampling a tidal creek for fecal bacteria one day, meeting with chamber of commerce members the next, but always as a passionate, determined truth-teller about the watershed’s challenges.
Calusa Waterkeeper Mourns the Loss of Captain Codty Pierce, Beloved Environmental Leader & Advocate
The Calusa Waterkeeper board and staff are deeply saddened to confirm the unexpected passing of our beloved waterkeeper, Captain Codty Pierce, on January 13, 2025.
The first Calusa Waterkeeper talks about his aquatic plant research that became an industry standard
Hear Ernesto Lasso de la Vega speaking with his former boss at the Lee County Hyacinth Control District John Cassani, who would later become the first Calusa Waterkeeper.