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Waterways around the world are under attack by pollution and mismanagement. Southwest Florida is no different.
Calusa Waterkeeper is focused on several local action items as well as state and national policies affecting our waters and quality of life.
We think you’ll agree, these are causes worth fighting for.
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Recent News
Florida sawfish face extinction risk from habitat destruction
A rare sawfish nursery in the Caloosahatchee River faces mounting threats from development and rising sea levels. Joe Cavanaugh, Calusa Waterkeeper, took WINK News to one of only two known sawfish pupping areas in the river.
Troubled Waters
With this much nutrient pollution continuing to enter our waters statewide, it should be no surprise that blooms are occurring despite the (dry) season.
David A. Davis, Ph.D. to Headline Calusa Waterkeeper’s State of Our Water Meeting
Calusa Waterkeeper will welcome Dr. David A. Davis of the University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank as the keynote speaker presenting Algal Toxins and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Brain Bank Prospective.
Fort Myers receives $6 million grant to clean polluted canals
The grant will fund efforts to trim plants that block sunlight, a natural bacteria killer, and remove trash and bacteria.
C-43 Reservoir in Hendry County not expected to be fully operational until 2028
The C-43 is designed to capture runoff and water releases from Lake Okeechobee during the rainy season, clean the water while it’s being stored and then release it down the Caloosahatchee River during the dry season. When it will actually accomplish all that is not yet clear.
Why is blue-green algae lining miles of SW Florida’s Caloosahatchee?
The algae stretches for miles along the Caloosahatchee: clouding the shoreline, murking up canals and choking oxbows, a dull avocado taint that signals nothing good.
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