Red Tide Reported at Multiple Lee County Beaches

Red Tide Reported at Multiple Lee County Beaches

Red Tide Reported at Multiple Lee County Beaches Originally published by WINK News on May 14, 2021 Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) reported Friday red tide blooms near Tarpon Bay Road Beach, Lighthouse Beach, Lynn Hall Beach Park, Lover’s Key...
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 28

Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 28

Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 28 Water quality updated from Barron Park in LaBelle. Calusa Waterkeeper, along with several environmental groups asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a State of Emergency for communities impacted by a growing blue-green algae...
Red Tide Still Plaguing Southwest Florida Shores

Red Tide Still Plaguing Southwest Florida Shores

Red Tide Still Plaguing Southwest Florida Shores Originally published by WINK News on January 12, 2021 Dozens of vultures gathered on Bunche Beach on Tuesday feasting on dead fish that washed up on shore thanks to red tide. But further up the beach, Jerry Lightner, of...
Toxic Algae Found in Three Cape Coral Canals

Toxic Algae Found in Three Cape Coral Canals

Originally published by FOX4 News on August 26, 2020 Community water activists in Cape Coral are concerned about the growing number of algae blooms in the area. Blue-green algae has been found in Makai Canal, Boris Canal, and Highlander Canal. The Lee County...
Poison Blooms

Poison Blooms

Originally published in Be the Change, Volume 16 – a magazine produced by Waterkeeper Alliance Florida’s waters are at a tipping point as phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and climate change combine to create a perfect storm for the increasingly frequent...
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 16

Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 16

Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 16 Catch up with John Cassani and all things water quality in this episode of Words from the Waterkeeper. Updates on the significant Lake Okeechobee algae bloom along with fecal bacteria contamination in local waterways and...
Foul Water Returns to Matlacha’s Shores

Foul Water Returns to Matlacha’s Shores

Lack of Oxygen Killing Fish, with Heat Making Matters Worse Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on July 3, 2020 Eels gulping air. Floating mats of bubbly crud. Milky brown tides. As it did a few months ago, foul water again surrounds...