For his family, the citizens of Lee County and the wounded soldiers he evacuated during the Vietnam War, Fred Bartleson was the right person at the right time.
“A man of unquestionable integrity” is how Bartleson’s one-time executive assistant, Mike Everett, describes the retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, who’d been working as commercial fisherman when then-Governor Bob Graham tapped him to replace former Commissioner Ernie Averill. Averill had lost his seat following a corruption scandal.
Fred Durant Bartleson Jr., known to most as Bud, died at his Melbourne home last month. He was 90.
During his all-too-short commission tenure, Everett says, “Fred was a steadying influence during turbulent times. His roots ran deep in this community and he loved Lee County. He was no politician and never would have run for County Commissioner but, when he was asked (he) accepted the challenge as a call to duty. I never heard an unkind word or criticism spoken about Fred. He treate
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For Immediate Release, May 19, 2021
Contact:
James Evans, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, (239) 472-2329, James.evans@sccf.org
John Cassani, Calusa Waterkeeper, (239) 633-7274, cassani@calusawaterkeeper.org
As New Algae Bloom Spreads Across Lake Okeechobee, Florida Urged to Set Standards Critical to Protecting People, Wildlife From Harmful Toxins
ST. PETERSBURG,
Fla.― Conservation groups sent a letter today urging Florida officials to set water-quality standards for the harmful toxins in algal blooms that threaten the health of the state’s residents and wildlife.
The request comes after the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced on May 5 that, even as a 500-square-mile algae bloom is spreading across Lake Okeechobee, it would not set legal limits on the cyanotoxins that make the blooms so harmful.
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Sanibel collaboration creates kite monitoring program
By SCCF - | Apr 28, 2021
SCCF
Nesting swallow-tailed kite.
In recent years, people have reported seeing an increase in the number of swallow-tailed kites on Sanibel, especially during nesting season, according to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation. A few nests have been monitored by a small group of volunteers for several years.
With some upcoming habitat restoration projects in the works, the SCCF, city and J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge have banded together to establish a kite monitoring program with guidance from the Avian Research and Conservation Institute.
ARCI has been studying swallow-tailed kites for decades and its expertise was invaluable in establishing the new monitoring effort, the SCCF reported. Collectively, the partners can gain a better understanding of how the birds are utilizing the island and how people can help protect them.