Tag: Calusa Waterkeepers

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Calusa Waterkeeper, Joe Cavanaugh

Our water watchman A new Calusa Waterkeeper recently joined the mission of protecting Southwest Florida’s water resources from pollution, misuse and overdevelopment. Joe Cavanaugh now holds...

Calusa Waterkeeper Codty Pierce life to be celebrated Feb. 3 in Fort Myers

January 30, 2025
Sheila Evans
News, Sports & Outdoors

People throughout the region had come to know Codty Pierce as “our” Calusa Waterkeeper. He was only 36 years old when he died suddenly this month. There will be a celebration of his life on...

Red tide make for dead mullet

The island had a large number of dead mullet up and down the beach over the New Year, the result of a possible red tide outbreak offshore. “This is an unfortunate persistent presence of Red...

Winds help keep red tide at bay

Experts are still watching red tide, but with winds, and cooler weather, the area may escape a bad season. The Calusa WaterKeepers have been seeing fluxtuating results for red tide amounts,...

Calusa Waterkeeper to tell state of water in Cape Coral meeting

The Calusa Waterkeeper organization is holding its State of Our Water Quarterly Meeting from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, July 13. It will be held at the Lee County Northwest Regional...

Nine-county comparative report exposes troubling trends for water quality in Southwest Florida

March 27, 2021
Marcy Shortuse
News

SUBMITTED BY THE CALUSA WATERKEEPERS – Since 1993, March 22 has been known as World Water Day, and Calusa Waterkeeper is taking this opportunity to release a Report chronicling troubling...