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Be a citizen scientist this summer with Coastal Watch
By COASTAL WATCH - | May 25, 2021
COASTAL WATCH
Coastal Watch is seeking volunteers to help with citizen science projects.
Coastal Watch is dedicated to preserving local estuaries and oceans for future generations through initiatives that promote the conservation of the islands. It is important to work locally, so the team is encouraging the community to get involved to help execute projects that will benefit the Sanibel and Captiva environments.
It will launch a variety of community citizen science projects this summer to engage the public, promote awareness of the projects and create meaningful volunteer opportunities for citizen scientists.
SCCF provides update on today’s red tide respiratory irritation
By SCCF - | Jan 6, 2021
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s Marine Lab is continuing to monitor a red tide bloom to the south of Sanibel, officials reported today. Part of that monitoring includes providing counts of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that blooms into red tide, from water samples collected at beaches on Sanibel.
The counts are uploaded to a Red Tide Respiratory Forecast tool that the public can visit online to plan their beach time along the coast. Today’s forecast is low to very low respiratory irritation based on current wind forecasts produced by the National Weather Service that are combined with K. brevis cell counts.
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Guest Commentary: Corps steps down harmful Lake Okeechobee releases
By James Evans - | Dec 28, 2020
In a much-anticipated decision on Dec. 3, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would begin cutting back freshwater releases to the Caloosahatchee from Lake Okeechobee.
This was not only welcome news for the Caloosahatchee estuary, which has received ecologically damaging flows for the past three months, it is also good news for the coastal communities impacted by the releases.
The Corps’ plan will cut back flows from the lake over a two-week period. Beginning Dec. 5, average flows were reduced from 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) measured at the Moore Haven Lock (S-77) to 3,000 cfs. Beginning Dec. 12, discharges will be further reduced to 2,000 cfs measured at the Franklin Lock (S-79). Once flows drop below 2,1
Guest Comment: Corps steps down harmful Lake O releases
By James Evans - | Dec 28, 2020
In a much-anticipated decision on Dec. 3, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would begin cutting back freshwater releases to the Caloosahatchee from Lake Okeechobee.
This was not only welcome news for the Caloosahatchee estuary, which has received ecologically damaging flows for the past three months, it is also good news for the coastal communities impacted by the releases.
The Corps’ plan will cut back flows from the lake over a two-week period. Beginning Dec. 5, average flows were reduced from 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) measured at the Moore Haven Lock (S-77) to 3,000 cfs. Beginning Dec. 12, discharges will be further reduced to 2,000 cfs measured at the Franklin Lock (S-79). Once flows drop below 2,100 cfs, they are considered to be in “optimal range” according to ecological targets established for the estuary.