Originally published by FOX4 News on June 8, 2022 Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $1.2 billion budget approval for Everglades restoration and protection of water resources from Fort Myers Beach Wednesday. The governor made the announcement inside Doc Ford’s Rum...
Originally published by The News-Press on April 20, 2022 by Amy Bennett Williams A legal petition filed by neighbors concerned about mangrove removal in the Siesta Isles development was dismissed Tuesday. Petitioners say they’re already planning another round....
Originally published by The News-Press on April 1, 2022 by Amy Bennett Williams As an on-again, off-again project near San Carlos Island moves into its next phase, neighbors are crying foul, and the state environmental agency is promising an inspector’s visit....
Originally published in Fort Myers Beach Observer and Beach Bulletin on October 09, 2020 A great blue heron was “very lucky to be found” after he was discovered last week at Bowditch Point Park covered in oil, said Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)...
Originally published by WINK News on October 20, 2019 Beachgoers felt the effects of water quality issues along some Southwest Florida beaches this weekend. John Cassani, ecologist and founder of Calusa Waterkeeper, says red tide continues to cause fish kills along...
Periodically,The Island Sand Paper asks a community leader “6 Questions.” In this edition, K.C. Schulberg, Executive Director for Calusa Waterkeeper, discusses their new film, “Troubled Waters,” and our area’s water quality. After an extensive career in filmmaking and...
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on June 2, 2019 Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, will soon be forbidden in Fort Myers Beach, making the town the first Lee County municipality to ban the controversial...
