By Carla Kappmeyer-Sherwin, Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council member A major milestone in exotic removal, the 10th anniversary marking the restoration of Little Pine Island, occurred on March 24, 2007. Residents of Pine Island and other … [Read more...]
Little Pine Island Native Plants Return
March 25, 2007 by
By Kevin Lollar A gentle breeze slipped across Little Pine Island on Saturday as vultures rode morning thermals in a patchy sky. Ten years ago, a visitor standing in the same spot would have neither felt the breeze nor seen the vultures: All … [Read more...]
Ex-farmers ply trade in reverse
January 7, 2007 by
by Laura Ruane Former potato grower Robert E. McMahon Jr. calls his new line of work "reverse farming." Kevin Erwin, a Fort Myers-based ecological consultant, calls it habitat restoration and preservation. McMahon, McMahon's son and two … [Read more...]
Six Mile Cypress Slough Long-Term Ecological Monitoring
December 1, 2006 by
As recently as the 1970’s Six Mile Cypress Slough (SMCS) was a relatively remote and unimpacted 2500 acre slough in rural Lee County southeast of Ft. Myers. At the present time, land development and water management activities may have reduced the … [Read more...]
South Seas Mangrove Restoration
December 1, 2005 by
On August 13, 2004 the South Seas Resort on the north end of Captiva Island in Lee County, Florida, was severely impacted when it suffered a direct hit by Hurricane Charley’s 145 mph winds and higher gusts. More than 50 acres of mangrove forests … [Read more...]