by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 20, 2020 | Featured, Planning
Local non-profit will continue to spotlight human health and safety impacts of declining water quality. Calusa Waterkeeper (CWK) is pleased to have received a substantial grant from the Southwest Florida Community Foundation for health & safety initiatives. As...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 13, 2020 | Policy, Press
Letter sets record straight on flawed “Clean Waterways Act” Florida Springs Council, Florida Waterkeepers, and Sierra Club today responded to remarks by Florida’s Chief Science Officer, Thomas K. Frazer, Ph.D., regarding Senator Mayfield’s Senate Bill 712 (SB 712)....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 12, 2020 | Press
Originally published in The Pine Island Eagle by Paulette LeBlanc on February 12, 2020 The Greater Pine Island Civic Association held its monthly meeting Feb. 4 at the Elks Club, and the group covered a number of topics from board candidates, to the Calusa...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 11, 2020 | Featured, Press
As seen in a News-Press Op-Ed submitted by John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper Ineffective water quality legislation is the source of the age-old adage “the solution to pollution is dilution.” Apparently the dilution part it isn’t out of vogue with the Florida...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 10, 2020 | Events, Featured
Calusa Waterkeeper Event Focuses on Fun & Water Quality Water quality takes center stage as Calusa Waterkeeper presents Calusa Palooza 2020, a day-long, family-friendly, water-themed festival culminating with a double-header rock show. The festival and “Concert...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 7, 2020 | Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on February 07, 2020 The federal government set aside $200 million for Everglades restoration for 2020, but some South Florida environmental groups say it’s not enough to fix the ailing World Heritage Site....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 4, 2020 | CWK Rangers, Featured
Now that we number 82 volunteer Rangers (covering 1000 square miles of water in our watershed), it is not feasible for us all to meet on a monthly basis. So, the various Ranger Zones meet monthly, and every three months we gather members of our entire Ranger program...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 3, 2020 | CWK Rangers
CWK Ranger Profile – Terry Nelson Professional and Personal Background I am a History Major, frequent traveler, and attorney specializing in Civil Trial work, with an early interest in Environmental cases. I started practicing law in Miami, where I worked on the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 31, 2020 | CWK Rangers
CWK Ranger Profile – Manny Aparicio Professional and personal background: My wife and I are native Floridians. I am from Tampa. She is from Destin. We met as students at USF, immediately fell for each other, and married in 1980. We also lived aboard a sailboat...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 28, 2020 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis on January 28, 2020 The dry season is finally starting to live up to its name. After an early end to the 2019 rainy season and a soggy December, January has turned out to be all dry, and meteorologists are calling...
