Collier County Waterkeeper

11/16/2025

John's Pass, Keewaydin Island

11/09/2025

Outside of Doctors Pass

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

Beach by Doctors Pass.

07/11/2024

The Supreme Court is dismantling the environmental protections Richard Nixon gave us.

You read that right.

And our governor thinks you don’t need to know when germs make your trip to the beach risky for your kids.

Our latest in the Naples Florida Weekly.

We don’t hear much about acid rain anymore. You can thank the government for that. Scientists knew that burning “dirty” coal and oil to generate the electricity we demand fouled the air and water. They helped develop regulations to limit the damage. Their thanks were to be derided as “tree-h...

07/06/2024

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06/26/2024

We all love those beautiful pictures that celebrate the waters that define our home.

But the work to protect and preserve them largely takes place in settings like this, a conference room at Collier County’s Heritage Bay Government Center.

This is where a public meeting for the Corkscrew Watershed Initiative is happening today. Local government officials are coming together with staff members from the South Florida Water Management District, stakeholders, and interested members of the public to begin a four-year planning effort to protect an area feeling the impact of development around its edges.

The study area involves Collier, Lee, and Hendry counties. The affected systems include Corkscrew Swamp with its remaining virgin cypress trees, the Estero and Imperial River watersheds that provide fresh water to Estero Bay, and the Gordon River watershed and Naples Bay.

The planning process should lead to identifying, planning, and putting into motion projects that will allow environmental protection to co-exist with development pressure. That means dealing with flooding while maintaining the dry-season and wet-season hydrological regimes necessary to protect native plants and wildlife.

06/25/2024

A story that needs to be told. Here it is told well.

If all you’re hearing is “ Send the water south,” you’re not hearing the real story.

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A powerful nonprofit, closely allied with the Florida governor, sued one of its former scientists for stealing trade secrets. What was it really after?

06/11/2024

https://winknews.com/2024/06/07/drone-maps-swfl-coastline/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR24CrQC8wZgR044sS-QlrZ1pG7VL3ycLRtn4cv0Uoz2F0Q3ZMoOOmcd948_aem_AUD-N1U34JyNi0F2s5jWyvTwrG5-ANsx3e1HSsantXJOTCfIwKspHD654fJJ3ObgAS33GK0jfB4ZDGNybOOm90SE

Entering the "very active" hurricane season, FGCU professors have begun mapping the coastline with the help of a drone.

06/10/2024

https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/05/30/sea-level-rise-makes-florida-beach-renourishment-projects-more-frequent-and-expensive/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3sGfKmffh4W6WqcM_54J0kITs0AZhrfaZlSGaG7k3hAhcxm0RtPelUgy0_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

When my kids were little, they loved visiting the beach. They’d splash around, build sandcastles, and collect seashells. But one afternoon, one of my boys let out a scream that brought me on the run. He’d picked up an impressive lightning whelk shell to add to his collection, but that turned out...

06/09/2024

A painless way to protect Collier County’s water.