by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 17, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on May 17, 2019 Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers is even greener than usual, as a floating layer of algae has appeared on the popular park’s Gator Lake and wetlands in its mitigation...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 17, 2019 | Featured, Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on May 17, 2019 A resident in North Fort Myers posted pictures of blue-green algae in their backyard on the Caloosahatchee River on Tuesday. Calusa Waterkeeper found algae appearing on the river all the way from Labelle to North Fort...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 15, 2019 | Litigation, Press
Originally published in The Cape Coral Daily Breeze by Chuck Ballaro on May 15, 2019 A legal challenge to the state intent to issue a permit for the removal of the Chiquita Lock concluded Friday following a third day of testimony from witnesses for the city and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 15, 2019 | Policy, Press
Originally published by WGCU Media by Mike Kiniry & Julie Glenn on May 15, 2019 Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced the formation of a Blue-Green Algae Task Force that’s charged with reducing adverse impacts of the toxic algae blooms over the next five...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 15, 2019 | Press
Originally published by WINK News on May 14, 2019 Not what you want to see in our waterways. Algae, which is floating down the Caloosahatchee River. The WINK News drone spotted some of it near the Edison Bridge in North Fort Myers Tuesday. Now, many neighbors fear a...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 6, 2019 | Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on May 6, 2019 Governor Ron DeSantis will attend U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney’s multi-agency roundtable on harmful algal blooms at FGCU this morning. DeSantis will then join Rooney and officials at a...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 3, 2019 | Featured, Lake Okeechobee, Planning
A very rare opportunity was awarded to citizens, constituents and concerned parties of South Florida when the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) opened a six-week window for public comment regarding an upcoming revision to the Lake Okeechobee System Operations Manual....
by Calusa Waterkeeper | May 2, 2019 | Press, Water Testing
Originally published by FOX4 News on May 2, 2019 Bacteria are dirtying Southwest Florida waterways, a new study shows. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University presented results of the study to Lee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to show the sources of...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 29, 2019 | Press
Originally published by FOX4 News on April 29, 2019 Kayakers set out to pick up more trash in our water to wrap up the Calusa Clean-Up of our Waterways this weekend. An idea started by Keep Lee County Beautiful and Calusa Waterkeeper to get you to pick up trash in Lee...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 24, 2019 | Press
Originally published in Florida Politics by Drew Wilson on April 24, 2019 In the past few weeks, several sites in the Fort Myers area have experienced beach closures and health warnings due to an outbreak of fecal bacteria, a sign of human nutrient pollution from...
