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 highlighting some of the compelling stories from our fellow Southwest Florida residents.
In this installment, we hear Ernesto Lasso de la Vega speaking with his former boss at the Lee County Hyacinth Control District John Cassani, who would later become the first Calusa Waterkeeper.
Their conversation focused on Cassani’s early research that developed a tool for managing severe aquatic plant overgrowth without the use of herbicides, and how that tool became an industry standard.