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 this position and is already working to build alliances, share his knowledge and put his experience to work for the public good.
Joe brings with him years of experience.
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“When I came to NOAA, I started working on smalltooth sawfish projects or projects that impacted smalltooth sawfish. Such as development in Cape Coral and throughout the Caloosahatchee and Charlotte Harbor,” Joe said. “So I became very familiar with sawfish and that is one of the connecting points with Calusa Waterkeeper.”
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