Water Quality Report: ‘Tarpon Fever, No Harmful Algae Blooms, And Little Me – The Red Tide Tales’
Fishing for tarpon on the Big Indian Rocks Pier as a teenager, WGCU senior environmental reporter Tom Bayles says he cannot remember ever smelling...
Hunt Slonem painting donated to Golisano Children’s Museum
Internationally renowned artist Hunt Slonem recently donated an artwork titled “Totem Winter” to the Golisano Children’s Museum’s permanent collection.
Comprehensive water source study, community wildfire plan get OK from Lee Co. commissioners
The Lee Board of County Commissioners Tuesday voted to award a $1.8 million contract for a a Regional Alternative Source Water Study in east...
Cold snaps stressing the health of endangered manatees, sea turtles
Manatees and sea turtles are vulnerable to cold snaps like the Arctic blasts this month as cold air can drop the temperature of shallow...
Water Quality Report: Red tide and blue-green algae at the same time; what happens if they touch?
A type of harmful blue-green algae is so great in Lake Avalon that it remains closed to water sports enthusiasts for the third month....
Punta Gorda and Fort Myers mural societies enhancing mural longevity with new technology
For more than 30,000 years, artists have been painting murals on walls, whether in caves, Egyptian tombs or Minoan palaces. But walls crumble. Buildings...
Annual Punta Gorda seawall assessment set Jan. 9-March 1
From January 9, through March 1, Punta Gorda will be running its annual seawall assessment.During low tide periods, city staff will inspect seawalls in...
