Elizabeth Biro

From Sarasota down to Marco Island, every coastal community in the WINK News viewing area is seeing red tide.

From St. Petersburg all the way down to Naples, red tide is ramping up. In fact, Lee and Collier counties have issued red tide advisories, warning people to expect some respiratory issues at the beaches.

The biggest resovoir in all of the Everglades restoration projects and another place for the water in Lake Okeechobee to go.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida has a new environmental studies dormitory near Naples they say will shape the conservation leaders of the future.

A recent train derailment in Ohio has sparked environmental concerns across the country. The train carried hazardous chemicals, raising concerns for wildlife, fish, and water quality.

Florida’s Burmese python population has boomed since they were first spotted in the Everglades in the 1990s, but researchers have recently found unlikely, furry allies in tracking and combatting the reptiles.

From fecal bacteria to blue-green algae to red tide, degrading water quality is a prevalent issue in Southwest Florida. Recent research links many of Lee County’s water quality woes to its septic systems.

From Ten Thousand Islands up to Sanibel and in between, red, green, and brown colors can be seen in the water. 

Red tide is a complex water issue, and scientists who study it are surveying the conditions that can trigger blooms—sunlight, water temperature, salinity, wind direction, and speed—to figure out how to mitigate red tide’s impact.

When you think red tide, dead fish probably come to mind, along with coughing and respiratory issues, but for one group, it’s the size and the science behind the algal blooms that matters.