by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured
SWFL clean water non-profit takes stock and looks to the future Springing from humble origins, spawned by a handful of grassroots working men and women stepping up to adopt an orphaned river, Caloosahatchee River Citizens Association – the predecessor to today’s...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured, Science
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 13 In this episode, John updates us on cyanobacteria blooms that have been detected in Lake O and in the Caloosahatchee. The area is seeing macro algae becoming more abundant. Elevated levels of fecal bacteria are responsible for...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 4, 2020 | Press
Runoff from Construction Sites Enter Caloosahatchee River Originally published by WINK News on June 4, 2020 Construction runoff has been getting into the Caloosahatchee River recently and residents and professionals alike have noticed murky patches. John Cassani, with...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 3, 2020 | Featured, Press
Originally published in Florida Weekly on June 3, 2020 Water. From the grand rivers, coastal sounds and bays throughout the region, to the creeks and canals that meander through our neighborhoods, to the glistening Gulf of Mexico, water is in so many ways a crucial...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 3, 2020 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on June 3, 2020 More than a dozen states and several environmental groups are hoping a California judge will soon stop a move to open half the nation’s wetlands and streams to potential development and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 30, 2020 | Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on May 30, 2020 On any given day, Calusa Waterkeeper members might be flying over the Caloosahatchee scanning for algae, sampling its urban tributary creeks for fecal bacteria, crunching water quality...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 25, 2020 | Press
Experts Watching Area of Lake Okeechobee for Blue-Green Algae Originally published by WINK News on May 25, 2020 Right now, there’s an area in Lake Okeechobee that experts are watching. What we wanted to know is if they think it’s something to be concerned about. The...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 18, 2020 | Press
Everglades Restoration Project may be Delayed Originally published by NBC-2 News on May 18, 2020 “Delay is a recurring theme of Everglades restoration,” said Calusa Waterkeeper John Cassani. A delay may be on the way after the US Army Corps of Engineers...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 18, 2020 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on May 18, 2020 Researchers are studying how toxic algae works its way through the human body and they continue to set their sights on Southwest Florida. Their goal is to one day be able to predict blooms in the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 14, 2020 | Featured, Science
Words from the Waterkeeper, Episode 12 On this Words From the Waterkeeper, John updates us on the uptick of cyanobacteria in Lake Okeechobee and surrounding areas along with a lot of macro algae building up. Plus, we’re still seeing high salinity levels in the...
