Tag: Captains for Clean Water

OPINION – Florida’s water: Progress worth defending

BY DANIEL ANDREWS,CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER Long before “water quality” became a headline, a handful of Floridians warned that the way we were reshaping this state would carry long-term...

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Captains For Clean Water is proud to announce Bob Brooks, a lifelong outdoorsman with more than 45 years in the sporting goods industry, as the newest member of its Board of Directors. A...

Island shows up for Captains for Clean Water event

Captains for Clean Water held a meeting at the Boca Bay Beach Club Monday afternoon, March 31 with 90 Boca Grande attendees. The event was hosted by Chandler Converse, Jim (Hooter) Hoyt, Peter...

Win in court for restored Everglades

In a decisive victory for Everglades restoration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit unanimously ruled against a sugar industry lawsuit seeking to undermine the Everglades Agricultural...

Captains for Clean Water plans March 31 event here

Captains for Clean Water is holding a gathering at the Boca Bay Beach Club from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, March 31, to discuss its work in helping protect the state’s water resources. The...

New Gulf Conservation group forms

A new local fisheries conservation group met for the first time Wednesday to help advocate for protecting and preserving the wider Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound estuary system. The Gulf...

Invitational Fishwater Cup tarpon tournament results announced

Last week, 22 anglers from across the United States and 11 local guides came together in Boca Grande for the Fourth Annual Invitational Fishwater Cup. The three-day fly-fishing tarpon tournament...

Tennis supports the Captains

An island tennis team kicked off the first day of a three-day tennis event Monday, April 22, versus a team from Miami. While they were playing, organizers Jane Shanley and Anne Beatty encouraged...

Captains founders visit to talk Clean Water at Eagle Grille

Captains for Clean Water held an event at Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16 to discuss the organization’s conservation work since its founding in 2016. Hosted by Chandler Converse, Capt. Doug...

Captains for Clean Water gather April 16

Captains for Clean Water is holding a gathering at the Eagle Grille on Tuesday, April 16, to discuss its work in helping protect the state’s water resources. Special guests will be Captains Daniel...