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...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 24, 2019 | Press
Originally published in The Pine Island Eagle by Meghan Bradbury on April 24, 2019 In an effort to reconnect the community to the waterways, Calusa Waterkeeper, a nonprofit clean water advocacy group, has kicked off the inaugural The Big Calusa, a recreational,...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 23, 2019 | Featured, Water Testing
Originally published by WINK News on March 29, 2019 Bacteria is contaminating water all along our coast. There is a new water crisis in Southwest Florida. It is not algae or red tide, but bacteria and fecal matter where we kayak and fish. John Cassani, Calusa...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 23, 2019 | Press
ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida Originally published by ABC7 News on April 22, 2019 A local organization wants to keep the Earth Day clean-ups going. Calusa Waterkeeper, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting some of the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 22, 2019 | Water Testing
Originally published by WINK News on April 22, 2019 The Estero River has around 26 times the level of bacteria than the Florida Department of Health said is safe. Lurking beneath the surface is the problem preventing cleaner waters. John Casani, a Calusa waterkeeper,...
