Technology in the tides
By Emily Loewinger Last year a toxin in the ocean ravaged south Florida’s coastlines, killed thousands of marine organisms and...
Water
Could nutrients from Florida’s farms be recycled? (VIDEO)
By Eugene Kinchen In an experiment called “wetlaculture,” scientists use miniature wetlands to clean fertilizer runoff from miniature farmland. The...
Those ‘weeds’ in your retention pond? They’re a good thing
By Alex Figares Southwest Florida isn’t known for its lakes, but that doesn’t stop real estate developers from naming their...
$9 million in red tide funding for FGCU (VIDEO)
By Jaryd Brady https://youtu.be/M45NvrwrNzw Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking $9 million from the state to put a stop to...
Mini reefs restore SWFL canals (VIDEO)
By Carolina Lopez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNgDVOuCFc&feature=youtu.be As canals age, chemicals from fertilizers, pesticides, oil from boats and outdate developmental methods of constructing...
The Living Machine: Collier’s 24-year water filtration experiment is a success
By James Williams Growing in a 70-by-70 foot screened-in enclosure, the Living Machine of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary works silently, filtering...
FGCU’s water bottle refill stations reduce plastic waste
By Toni Gualandri Three hundred million tons of plastic is produced every year, and half of it is from single...
