by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 16, 2022 | Press
Public Comment Wanted for Lake Okeechobee Water Management Plan Originally published by WINK News on August 16, 2022 The U.S. Army Corps of engineers needs your help on a proposal for Lake Okeechobee. They’re asking for people’s opinions on a plan that would send more...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 8, 2022 | Press
Originally published by The News-Press on August 8, 2022 by Amy Bennett Williams If you want to swim in poop-, red tide- or cyanobacteria-contaminated waters, Florida’s health department isn’t going to stop you – in Lee County, at least. When enteric bacteria levels...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 8, 2022 | Press
Originally published by The News-Press on August 8, 2022 by Chad Gillis More than four years have passed since a devastating and deadly red tide ravaged Southwest Florida, killing off millions of tons of marine life and shutting down the local tourism industry. And...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 5, 2022 | Featured
Words from the Waterkeeper – Episode 35 Updates on local water quality in the region from Lake Okeechobee through the Caloosahatchee to the coastal waters. Please consider supporting our ongoing air & water sampling by donating at...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 5, 2022 | Featured, Uncategorized
Waterkeepers Florida has collaborated with other environmental organizations to publish a progress report on the implementation of recommendations made by Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Task Force. In short, meaningful progress is difficult to find: In his first...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 5, 2022 | Press
Originally published by The News-Press on August 5, 2022 by Amy Bennett Williams It was a day of sharp questions and soul-searching as Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Task Force met Thursday for the first time since February. The official theme was a mouthful (stay with...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 1, 2022 | Press
Originally published by The News-Press on August 1, 2022 by Chad Gillis A blue-green algae bloom is festering again this summer on Lake Okeechobee, the de facto headwaters of the Caloosahatchee River. But lake levels are low, and experts say there is little to no...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 23, 2022 | Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on July 22, 2022 The water is not just murky around Matlacha – it’s now appearing milky and the problem is being closely watched by Calusa Waterkeepers. “It’s funny, it wasn’t even here at noon today. Now it’s just coming in with the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 21, 2022 | Featured, Press
Originally published by Pine Island Eagle on July 21, 2022 The Harmful Algae Bloom Task Force met Wednesday, July 13, to discuss possible pertinent information on local water quality, in case it affects public health on Pine Island. The group is made up of a...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 20, 2022 | Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on July 20, 2022 Last week, Fox 4 told you about high fecal bacteria found at Bonita Beach which led to the Florida Department of Health to advise against swimming in the water. The Calusa Waterkeepers, a local conservation group,...
