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Fort Myers Beach couple that wants African-themed "dream pool" and does missions work there asks Fort Myers Beach town council for a variance.youtube.com/watch?v=LAWaDV…

From rangeland to RV resort -- Rural #Florida town grapples with changes brought by development news-press.com/story/news/sta… via Amy Bennett Williams

Report: Surging population, rising seas could lead to more of Florida being paved over wlrn.org/environment/20…

Worry over harmful algae blooms delays new Lake Okeechobee management plan (via Jenny Staletovich) wlrn.org/environment/20…

One moment from a heartening talk Max Chesnes had with Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute "Indigenous people made a decision based on: “How will this affect future generations?” Now it’s: “How will it affect me, the next shareholders meeting, or my next political campaign?” tampabay.com/news/environme…

Ian swamped Sanibel's Bailey’s, sweeping through like a drunken whale. Then looters grabbed pricey fishing gear, lottery tickets and the Dom Perignon. Now, a corps of friends and family are planning a salvage party to fund the rebuild and island nonprofits news-press.com/story/news/loc…

Two #Florida enviro groups file notice of intent to sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its failure to protect the gopher tortoise, whose population is dropping rapidly. news-press.com/story/news/env… via Amy Bennett Williams

🎂 Happy 154th birthday to the globe-trotting botanist David Fairchild! You can learn more about Fairchild's contribution to our palates in Amy Bennett Williams's feature in our latest issue of FORUM Magazine. Become a Florida Humanities member to get your copy: bit.ly/3m9HrxD

Is the $560 million contract for the C-43 reservoir teetering on the brink? South Florida Water Management District put Lane Construction on notice that default is the next step; Lane says the problem is 'district-caused actions." Meanwhile, the completion date keeps receding.news-press.com/story/news/env…

Audubon sues #Florida city over walkway that nonprofit says harms shorebirds news-press.com/story/news/env… via Amy Bennett Williams

#Florida sheriff quietly builds stockyard on riverfront preserve news-press.com/story/news/env… via Amy Bennett Williams

For us, they're simply obnoxious, but for baby birds, sandspurs (well, their wounds) can be fatal. So Audubon Florida is using a new invention and volunteer help to head 'em off. And check out Andrew West's great images of the process and its beneficiaries.news-press.com/story/news/env…

If the big cats are getting sick from the water, we might be at risk too: "When we see signs of wood storks not nesting and weird syndromes popping up in panther species, we really need to start paying attention" a state vet told collegue Chad Gillis. news-press.com/story/news/env…

More than a year after Hurricane Ian’s devastation, “Financially, the City of Sanibel is stable and healthy,” City Manager Dana Souza told a full house at the Sanibel & Captiva’s State of the Islands summit, thanks to grants, loans and other help from "our very good friends."

Oh, to have been a fly on the pummelo... What did Alfie For America and Vivek Ramaswamy chat about over their SEED to Table lunch?naplesnews.com/story/news/pol…

Better to ask permission or forgiveness? news-press.com/story/news/loc…

My life isn't ALL bugs and bunnies. Byron Donalds, our hometown congressman is in New York for Donald J. Trump's trial. news-press.com/story/news/pol…

Both sides say there's more to the story. Follow-up on the way. naplesnews.com/story/news/pol…

"Downright despicable" Alfie Oakes accuses Collier's election office of fraud, but chief Melissa Blazier says Oakes is "irresponsibly blaming" Collier County Supervisor of Elections "for his shortcomings...Do not be fooled," she says. "There is no fraud. There is no racketeering." naplesnews.com/story/news/pol…

Some consequential space naplesnews.com/story/news/loc…