Originally published in Florida Weekly by Roger Williams on July 30, 2025 FIVE: Senate Bill 492 — Land Development This represents a major change in the longstanding practice of wetland mitigation, when developers agree to “mitigate” destruction of wetlands by...
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 15, 2025 The reservoir is one of 68 original projects Congress signed into being when it approved the largest environmental restoration project on the globe in 2000. As often happens with such...
Originally published in the News-Press by Chad Gillis on June 30, 2025 Joe Cavanaugh spent more than a decade studying one of the most highly endangered species in all of Florida, and now he’s charged with protecting one of the last waterways that represent the...
Guest Speaker Matt DePaolis of Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) will join Calusa Waterkeeper Joe Cavanaugh and Rangers to Lead Discussion Fort Myers, FL – June 24, 2025 – The Caloosahatchee is facing similar pressures to many other...
Originally published in Florida Weekly by Roger Williams on June 18, 2025 New Calusa Waterkeeper named, promising bold action for Southwest Florida’s waters On Jan. 13, the previous Calusa Waterkeeper himself, Codty Pierce, died suddenly, leaving a broken-hearted void...
Originally published on WINK News by Claire Galt on June 12, 2025 Lee County is experiencing rapid growth, which raises concerns about infrastructure and environmental impacts. Commissioners recently approved Neal Communities’ plan to build nearly 1,100 homes on...
Originally published in the Boca Beacon by Shelia Evans on June 12, 2025 Our water watchman A new Calusa Waterkeeper recently joined the mission of protecting Southwest Florida’s water resources from pollution, misuse and overdevelopment. Joe Cavanaugh now holds...
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on June 4, 2024 Already, cyanobacteria is blooming upriver, streaking shorelines from the rural community of Alva east of I-75 to Fort Myers Shores, some five miles from downtown. Despite the sliming,...
Originally published on WINK News by Claire Galt on June 2, 2025 In 2021, the state ordered Fort Myers to eliminate discharges and improve infrastructure by 2028. The city has now negotiated a new deadline of 2032. John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper emeritus, expressed...
Originally published on Fox 4 by Bella Line on May 29, 2025 “As you take out the mangroves, you weaken the resistance for storm surge protection, and also, as you make cuts, hurricanes and tropical storms will do more damage to the existing mangroves,”...
