March 14, 2018 March's Shoreline Spotlight A monthly submission from the Marine Resources Task Force The world is falling apart, civil wars rage across the globe and it isn't safe to leave home. more »»

February 21, 2018 In our first three articles, we explored what microplastics are, where they come from, and how we are threatened by their entry into the food chain, and global efforts to address the issu. more »»

February 7, 2018 Keep Lee County Beautiful Tip of the Week Microplastics: Threatened Waters, Threatened Food Chain Second In a Series In our first article, we explored what microplastics are, where they come from,... more »»

January 31, 2018 First In a Series Lee County invites tourists to “discover pristine beaches, outdoor adventure, and a relaxed island paradise”. more »»

January 3, 2018 How many of us have used the New Year as time to make New Year Resolutions only to find that a month later you have failed? Ever wonder why that happens? It's not because you lack will power or are... more »»

November 15, 2017 As Lee County residents well know, one of our most famous snowbirds was Thomas Edison, who created a viable incandescent light bulb in the late 1800s (building on the work of others), which vastly... more »»

November 1, 2017 We Americans love our gadgets, and find life difficult without them. That being said, their production and disposal are a growing harm to the environment and our health. more »»

September 27, 2017 Editor's Note: I'm a Missouri girl. We don't have hurricanes where I come from. So as the days crept closer, I had no idea what to expect from Irma. more »»

July 12, 2017 To me, it felt like opening a fizzy drink accompanied by the sounds of ahhh. It could have come when you walked out onto a relatively empty beach or just turning onto Estero Boulevard with eas. more »»

March 1, 2017 We tend to think about the sea life we can easily observe like turtles, dolphins and fish. But these overt creatures are on the top of a complicated food chain. more »»