SWFL Water Crisis

Health officials are warning people to be careful about a profusion of blue-green algae on the Caloosahatchee River near the Davis Boat Ramp in Fort Myers Shores.

Smelly blue-green algae is covering the end of a boat launch at the Davis Boat Ramp at Fort Myers Shores.

The group assigned to tackle blue-green algae in Southwest Florida waterways is on the job, looking at solutions based on data it has collected.

Summer means high air and water temperature, rainy afternoons, and blue-green algae.

There’s a clean-up underway on one of our waterways, but to some, it might look like trash is getting dumped there. Actually, these are recycled oyster shells, and they are helping improve water quality.

Sargassum, vibrio and marine debris plastics interacting together off our coasts make what scientists call the “perfect pathogen storm.”

Flows from Lake Okeechobee hydrate the area and balance salinity, but if the timing or amount of water is wrong, there could be adverse effects. WINK News has updates on Lake Okeechobee as Southwest Florida enters the rainy season.

Algae swirling in the Gulf Coast is bringing a smelly odor to the air.

WINK News spoke to three soon-to-be Florida Gulf Coast University graduates who plan to leave a lasting impact on Southwest Florida’s environment.

A positive sign for Southwest Florida’s environment on the eve of Earth Day: The population of wading birds in the Everglades is soaring to near-record numbers.