by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 30, 2026 | Cape Coral Spreader Canals, Featured, Press, Science
Originally published on Gulf Coast News by Evan Dean on March 30, 2026 Among the places the non-profit is working to protect is Glover Bight. It’s a cove along the Caloosahatchee River, near The Westin Cape Coral Resort. “In the federal registry, this is known as...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 24, 2026 | Cape Coral Spreader Canals, Featured, Press, Science
Originally published on WINK News by Bridget Bruchalski on March 24, 2026 A rare sawfish nursery in the Caloosahatchee River faces mounting threats from development and rising sea levels. Joe Cavanaugh, Calusa Waterkeeper, took WINK News to one of only two known...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 17, 2026 | C43 Reservoir, Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Lake Okeechobee, Policy, Press
Originally published in Florida Weekly by Roger Williams on March 7, 2026 How agricultural runoff, septic systems and policy gaps are fueling Florida’s water emergency Starting in mid-February, a bloom of toxic blue-green algae erupted across more than 40 miles of the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 3, 2026 | Events, Featured, Press, Science
“Algal Toxins & Alzheimer’s Disease” will be the keynote address by David A. Davis, Ph.D. of the University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank Calusa Waterkeeper will welcome Dr. David A. Davis of the University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank as the keynote speaker...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 25, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Featured, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in Gulf Coast News by Nehilah Grand-Pierre on February 25, 2026 Fort Myers has received a $6 million grant from the Department of Agriculture to clean polluted canals, including Manuel’s Branch and Billy’s Creek. The grant will fund...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 24, 2026 | Bacteria Monitoring, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in Gulfshore Business by Evan Williams on February 24, 2026 The Department of Agriculture awarded Fort Myers a $6 million grant to help clean up polluted canals and creeks throughout the city. The funding is part of ongoing efforts to address...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 18, 2026 | C43 Reservoir, Featured, Policy, Press
Originally published on Gulf Coast News by Evan Dean on February 18, 2026 The C-43 is designed to capture runoff and water releases from Lake Okeechobee during the rainy season, clean the water while it’s being stored and then release it down the Caloosahatchee River...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 18, 2026 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on February 18, 2026 The algae stretches for miles along the Caloosahatchee: clouding the shoreline, murking up canals and choking oxbows, a dull avocado taint that signals nothing good. Despite a health...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 10, 2026 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on February 13, 2026 With drought and coldburn browning most of Southwest Florida, the upriver Caloosahatchee is one of the few green places around. The culprit? Cyanobacteria, AKA blue-green algae, a...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 26, 2026 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Press, Water Testing
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on January 26, 2026 Health officials are warning of a toxin-producing algae bloom in the Caloosahatchee. The cyanobacteria – also called blue-green algae – appeared in an upriver Alva canal. Alva resident...
