Originally published in the Orlando Sentinel by Mary Kay Robbins-Kralapp and Howard Simon on February 2, 2025 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...
Originally published in Florida Weekly by Roger Williams on January 30, 2025 The long-ago day he set out in his 16-foot Carolina skiff with a girlfriend to fish Matlacha Pass, his old man, Bill Pierce, played the parent roll. Bill Pierce warned his son not to go, as...
Originally published on NBC-2 by Ryan Arbogast on January 28, 2025 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...
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. The event...
Originally published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on January 23, 2025 Everything about Calusa Waterkeeper Codty Pierce was big: his drive, his job, the man himself. Pierce’s sudden death Jan. 13 leaves an outsized void in a stunned community that relied...
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. As the heart and soul of our organization, Codty’s unwavering commitment to protecting the waters of...
Originally published by John Davis on WGCU on January 13, 2025 The StoryCorps Mobile Tour returned to Fort Myers in February and March 2024 to record meaningful conversations with people right here in Southwest Florida about their lives. Each Monday, we’re...
Originally published by Andrew Shipley on Fox4 on January 8, 2025 Red tide has been blooming off our coastline for nearly four months now, but we haven’t seen those major impacts one typically associates with the blooms. “We are seeing it rise in severity, then...
Originally published by Boca Beacon on January 2, 2025 The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over t he New Year, the result of a possible red tide outbreak offshore. “This is an unfortunate persistent presence of Red Tide since the...
Originally published by Roger Williams in Florida Weekly on January 2, 2025 Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman, a graduate of Cape Coral High School whose district includes Hudson Creek, and Calusa Waterkeeper Codty Pierce, both could not be reached for comment....
