by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 20, 2022 | Featured
Longtime fundraising and communications professional Julie Althaver will help grow the organization’s clean water advocacy capabilities The Calusa Waterkeeper (CWK) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of Julie Althaver to its team. Althaver brings...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 13, 2022 | Featured, Harmful Algal Blooms, Press
Calusa Waterkeeper Looking at Effects of Blue-Green Algae Toxins Originally published by WINK News on September 13, 2022 As blue-green algae blooms grow, so do health concerns. Lee County, the Department of Environmental Protection, and FGCU are all monitoring the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 12, 2022 | Press
Lee County Partners with Environmental Company to help Treat Blue-Green Algae Originally published by FOX4 News on September 12, 2022 From the greenish color of the water to the odor that comes from it, now the work to handle the blue-green algae bloom is in North...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 10, 2022 | Featured, Press
Originally published by NBC-2 News on September 10, 2022 Cyanobacteria has taken over the canals of Waterway Estates in North Fort Myers, a canal system along the Caloosahatchee River. Photos taken on Wednesday and Thursday show huge, green mats of bad-smelling...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 9, 2022 | Press
Update on Blue-Green Algae in Little Lake Michigan Canal Originally published by WINK News on September 9, 2022 The blue-green algae in the Little Lake Michigan Canal appears to have been broken up by the recent heavy rain. Just because it is no longer visible on the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 8, 2022 | Harmful Algal Blooms, Press
Blue-Green Algae found in North Fort Myers Canal has Homeowners Feeling Uneasy Originally published by FOX4 News on September 8, 2022 Blue-green algae have been found in a North Fort Myers canal and people are not only seeing it but smelling it as well. It blooms...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 8, 2022 | Featured
Matlacha Pass Water Quality with Capt. Codty Pierce Thank you Capt. Codty Pierce for taking the time to share what you have been seeing out on the water. Learn about Matlacha Pass water quality and other local waterways from this charter fishing captain and lifetime...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 7, 2022 | Featured, Press
Originally published by The News-Press on September 7, 2022 by Chad Gillis Lake Okeechobee levels are low with only six weeks left in the rainy season, a scenario that could put sea grasses, oysters and marine critters that rely on the Caloosahatchee River estuary in...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 1, 2022 | Events, Press
Originally published by Florida Weekly on September 1, 2022 The Estero Council of Community Leaders is holding a town-hall style Public Forum on Greater Estero Water Quality and Environment Actions and Solutions at The Water School at FGCU at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 17, 2022 | Featured, Press
Originally published by The News-Press on August 17, 2022 by Amy Bennett Williams A new study by Sarasota’s Roskamp Institute shows breathing red tide toxins can cause neurological problems. Eating red tide-tainted seafood has long been known to make people...
