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Water Quality Challenges,Three Experts Weigh In
As Fort Myers Beach and Southwest Florida continue to
struggle with environmental matters, three experts provided their
opinions on water quality issues this week. “It’s all about water,” emphasized Steve Davis, Senior Ecologist for
the Everglades Foundation. “It affects everything, including our
economy, distribution and supply. What we have now is a broken water
management system that does not meet our needs today, as it cuts off
Lake Okeechobee from the Everglades, forcing us to send excess water
down the Caloosahatchee and Saint Lucie Rivers in the wet season, while
not providing enough water during the dry months, rather than
maintaining that Everglades connection that managed the system on its
own. We can and must do something better than this, to meet the needs of
our society and environment, as this serves neither." Davis explained that the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) is south
of Lake Okeechobee, mostly for sugar cane production, and there are
several designed Water Conservation Areas south of that, to clean EAA
water before it reaches the Everglades, primarily paid for through
Florida tax dollars. FULL ARTICLE
Gordon Spares Turtle Nests
“Nothing!” So said Eve Haverfield, the founder of Turtle
Time, Inc., a non-profit established in 1989 for the benefit of marine
turtles on Big Hickory Island, and Bonita, Bunche, and Fort Myers
Beaches, when commenting upon any negative effects from Tropical Storm
Gordon. “We had one nest that was slightly washed half-away, but all the
rest are just fine, so we are very happy. We have to wait a bit to see
if the rainfall does any damage, but we did not lose any nests, so for
the most part, all the initial news is good.” Turtle nesting season goes from Mid-April to October 31, so the Labor
Day Weekend takes it past the two-thirds mark. “We have 68 nests on
Fort Myers Beach,” Eve explained. “Of those, 15 are left to hatch, so
about 20% to go. While it is possible we may still have a few more, this
will be close to the final number for Fort Myers Beach. Loggerhead
turtles nest every other year, so we compare this year’s mark to that of
2016, when we had 73 nests, so we are in the same realm, and the number
of hatchlings this year percentage-wise are excellent so far, so the
nests overall have done very well, especially when you consider all the
adverse effects on so much of our other marine species due to the Red
Tide.” FULL ARTICLE
FUN Island Events
- Friday September 14th
SENSATIONAL SHARKS
10am, Lovers Key State Park. Join a Park Ranger for an interesting and fun talk about Sharks, an incredible group of animals often misunderstood. Explore why they are important to our ecosystem and how to protect them. Reservations required. Free with park entry. 239-463-4588.
10am, Lovers Key State Park. Join a Park Ranger for an interesting and fun talk about Sharks, an incredible group of animals often misunderstood. Explore why they are important to our ecosystem and how to protect them. Reservations required. Free with park entry. 239-463-4588.
SUNSET CELEBRATION
5-10pm, Times Square. Gather in Times Square to watch the sun set and enjoy food & fun, plus a free live music concert.
5-10pm, Times Square. Gather in Times Square to watch the sun set and enjoy food & fun, plus a free live music concert.
- Saturday, September 15th
COASTAL CLEANUP
9am-12pm, Beach School. Many volunteers are needed to help in this years effort to rid Florida’s coastlines of litter, pollution and debris. Meet at Beach School, 2751 Oak St. FMB to pick up your supplies. Sponsored by Keep Lee County Beautiful and FMB Community Foundation.
9am-12pm, Beach School. Many volunteers are needed to help in this years effort to rid Florida’s coastlines of litter, pollution and debris. Meet at Beach School, 2751 Oak St. FMB to pick up your supplies. Sponsored by Keep Lee County Beautiful and FMB Community Foundation.
SUNSET CELEBRATION
5-10pm, Times Square. Gather in Times Square to watch the sun set and enjoy food & fun, plus a free live music concert.
5-10pm, Times Square. Gather in Times Square to watch the sun set and enjoy food & fun, plus a free live music concert.
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