by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 17, 2024 | CWK Rangers, Events, Featured
Bonita Water Steward Nicole Weigold will be Calusa Waterkeeper’s guest speaker Fort Myers, FL – September 17, 2024 – The Estero Bay Basin located within Calusa Waterkeeper’s 1000 sq. mile jurisdiction, is the topic of Calusa Waterkeeper’s State of Our...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 10, 2024 | Bacteria Monitoring, Events, Featured, Policy, Water Testing
In an effort to keep children and families informed of troubled waters in Manuel’s Branch and other local waterbodies, Calusa Waterkeeper is hosting a Water Quality & Human Health Public Meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. The event will...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 25, 2024 | Events, Press
With more than 1,000 sq. miles of waterways to protect and restore in its work area, Calusa Waterkeeper is excited to announce open enrollment in August for its Fall Ranger Training Academy with Calusa Waterkeeper Captain Codty Pierce. Citizens are invited to become...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 12, 2024 | Events, Press
Educational, interactive, and fun way to champion the fight for clean water Calusa Waterkeeper invites you to sign up for its highly anticipated Vertical Oyster Garden (VOG) Workshop scheduled for July 27 from 2 to 3:30 PM at the Historic Iona House at the Calusa...
by Jason Pim | Jul 11, 2024 | Events, Press
Breweries unite in the fight for clean water during National Water Quality Month in support of Calusa Waterkeeper Calusa Waterkeeper is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural Taps Flow for H2O event series to celebrate Water Quality Awareness Month in...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 17, 2024 | CWK Rangers, Events, Press
Originally published in Pine Island Eagle by Paulette LeBlanc on April 17, 2024 On Monday, April 8, the Calusa Waterkeeper sponsored an event at the Saint James City Civic Center, wherein they gave a presentation on the science of oysters and how to build a Vertical...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 11, 2024 | Events
The program educates and engages the community in the fight for clean water. Calusa Waterkeeper, a leading environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the Caloosahatchee River and its watershed, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Apr 1, 2024 | Events
Award-winning conservationist and fishing guide Captain Benny Blanco served as guest speaker Calusa Waterkeeper, a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection, preservation, and restoration of the Caloosahatchee River and its watershed, proudly presented its...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Feb 22, 2024 | Events, Featured
Guest speaker is TV host, conservationist, and fishing guide Captain Benny Blanco. Cape Coral, FL – February 22, 2024 – Calusa Waterkeeper, a prominent environmental advocacy organization committed to preserving and protecting the water resources of the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jan 11, 2024 | Events, Featured
Florida Right to Clean Water Fundraiser Announced The Lee County Chapter of Florida Right to Clean Water is hosting an exclusive fundraiser event on Sunday, January 28th from 4 pm to 7 pm, and you are invited to attend! Expect to enjoy an evening of live music,...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 7, 2023 | Events, Press
Originally published by Cape Coral Daily Breeze on September 7, 2023 The League of Women Voters of Lee County will be holding a LWVLee Educational Event called Clean Water in Lee County: Issues, Solutions and Actions on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. The event...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 13, 2023 | Events, Featured
Originally published by WGCU News on March 13, 2023 We get a preview of the upcoming 2023 Southwest Florida Climate Summit, which is this Wednesday and Thursday, March 15 and 16, at the Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers. It’s hosted and presented by the Coastal...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Dec 15, 2022 | Events, Press
Originally published by Florida Weekly on December 15, 2022 The Public Forum on Water Quality & Environment Issues, previously scheduled for October 2022, has a new date. The Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) is holding a town-hall style Public Forum on...
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 | Apr 12, 2022 | Events, Featured
Waterkeeper Hefeweizen by Point Ybel Brewing Now Available to the Public Monday, April 11, 2022, Calusa Waterkeeper spent a fun night at our annual meeting, debuting a new collaboration with Point Ybel Brewing Co., announcing our slate of board officers, and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 17, 2022 | Events, Featured
Join Calusa Waterkeeper and Keep Lee County Beautiful (KLCB) as we celebrate 50 years since the Clean Water Act by cleaning up our waterways and watersheds in southwest Florida. Calusa Waterkeeper and Keep Lee County Beautiful are excited to announce our partnership...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Mar 4, 2022 | Events, Featured
Wednesday was a delightful evening spent with supporters and partners during our Drinks, Dialogue and a Documentary special event at the Collaboratory. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour with local beer, spirits and wine in a limited edition, commemorative Calusa...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Oct 29, 2020 | Events
Calusa Waterkeeper Benefit includes Documentary Film Premiere & Focuses on Restoring Estero Bay’s Tributaries Water quality is essential to our quality of life in Southwest Florida. We are dependent on our waterways to live, work, and play, yet water quality is...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 23, 2020 | Events, Press
Originally published in Florida Weekly on September 23, 2020 This year marks the 30th anniversary of the designation of the Estero Bay tributaries as Outstanding Florida Waters. To commemorate the occasion, Calusa Waterkeeper will present “Saving Estero Bay,” an...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 21, 2020 | Events, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Michael Chatman on September 21, 2020 On Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Cape Coral Community Foundation will host the 4th annual ENPY Awards – Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly awards ceremony. Too often the ones doing the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Sep 16, 2020 | Events, Featured
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the designation of the Estero Bay tributaries as Outstanding Florida Waters. To commemorate the occasion, Calusa Waterkeeper will present “Saving Estero Bay,” an online benefit to restore Estero Bay’s tributaries. The evening...
by KC Schulberg | Mar 13, 2020 | Events, Featured
Calusa Palooza and Concert for Clean Water Postponed Dear Friends – As the Executive Director of Calusa Waterkeeper, I am making a personal appeal to you in these challenging times. Calusa Palooza, originally scheduled for March 22, was intended as a good time...
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 | Nov 21, 2019 | Events, Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett-Williams on November 21, 2019 Aside from a few lawyers, it’d be hard to find anyone to disagree that Maggy Hurchalla is the real deal: real Floridian, real environmentalist, real storyteller, real character. As the...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 21, 2019 | Events, Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Chad Gillis, Amy Bennett Williams and Karl Schneider on August 21, 2019 Hundreds of politicians, business leaders, agency heads and environmental advocates met Wednesday in Bonita Springs to try to find solutions to Southwest...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Aug 12, 2019 | Events, Featured, Science
We are grateful for the esteemed panel of expert scientists and medical professionals that followed our first screening of the Calusa Waterkeeper documentary: Troubled Waters. We filmed the complete Q&A session about public health and clean water advocacy and...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jul 23, 2019 | Events, Featured
Leading Researchers to Discuss Threat to Public Health It’s a problem we can’t ignore. Scientific evidence showing the health risks of harmful algal blooms in Southwest Florida waterways will be the focus of Calusa Waterkeeper’s “Public Health Alert – Florida Water...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 25, 2019 | Events, Featured, Press
Originally published in The News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams on June 25, 2019 After months of uphill battle, a recent Calusa Waterkeeper public health town hall started with a victory. As he took the stage at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers on Monday...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 24, 2019 | Events, Press
Originally published by WINK News on June 24, 2019 Experts gathered at a Florida water quality summit to speak about harmful blue-green algal blooms in our waterways regarding health hazards and other dangers the green muck poses in our area. Scientists who spoke at...
by Calusa Waterkeeper | Jun 13, 2019 | Events, Featured, Press
Op-Ed submitted by K.C. Schulberg, Executive Director of Calusa Waterkeeper and published by Florida Weekly on June 12, 2019. What is going on with our water, and what is the potential risk to human health? The summer of 2018 brought historic, unprecedented and...