Appellate Court Agrees with Conservancy: Rivergrass Must Comply with Fiscal Neutrality and Traffic Impact Laws
In the Second District Court of Appeal State of Florida Appeal from the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Collier County, Florida Conservancy of Southwest Florida,…
Red tide threatens Southwest Florida’s coastal communities
Southwest Florida is experiencing continued growth and development and the population has increased a staggering 10-fold during the past 50 years. Similarly, instances of harmful algae blooms have also increased…
Second District Court of Appeal Rules on Rivergrass
In the Second District Court of Appeal State of Florida Appeal from the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Collier County, Florida Conservancy of Southwest Florida,…
New study: LOSOM effects on Lake Okeechobee ecology
By Dr. Paul Julian For the past several years, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida team and Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) have been fully immersed in the Lake Okeechobee System Operating…
The Fight to Protect the Panther Continues with the Bellmar Development
The proposed Eastern Collier Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), proposed by large landowners in rural Collier County, was an “extinction plan” for the endangered Florida panther. It would have…
Hurricane Ian’s effects on our water levels
Using publicly available data from the South Florida Water Management District, United States Geologic Survey, and the National Hurricane Center, Dr. Paul Julian, hydrologic modeler for the Conservancy and Sanibel…
Naples Beach Outfalls South System Project moving forward
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida would like to thank the Naples City Council for voting to move forward with the Beach Restoration and Water Quality Improvement Project, also known as…
