Stephanie Byrne

Across Southwest Florida, we are starting to see the impacts of red tide on our coasts. But since the conditions are worsening, it’s also impacting the air we breathe. Lea Edwards came to Southwest Florida to visit with family and said, “Right away, I think you can notice the smell.” She has heard of red […]

We saw several dead fish in the area of Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel Wednesday, but they are being quickly cleaned up off the beach. A group on the island provides the data needed to forecast the irritation beachgoers might face due to red tide. “We want people to be able to go to the […]

Monday, Florida Department of Health in Lee County sent a health alert advising red tide blooms could be present along the coast near Bonita Beach Park in Bonita Springs. Exposure to red tide might induce symptoms such as irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, similar to cold symptoms. Officials say, if you have asthma […]

A photographer’s passion is apparent in her nature photos, and there’s a special motivator for her beloved craft. Photographer Liz Bossoli, an Audubon Magazine contributor, works through blindness each day to get the job done. “It brings me joy and fulfillment, even though there are definitely some additional hurdles in the process,” Bossoli said. Bossoli […]

We continue to track red tide blooms in Southwest Florida. Two spots in Collier County show low to medium concentrations of red tide, but there are no signs of fish kills Wednesday. Collier County Pollution Control found medium concentrations at Vanderbilt Beach and also found a very low concentration of red tide off Barefoot Beach. […]

A sign is now posted next to one of the beach access points on Captiva warning of possible exposure symptoms. This comes as red tide was found just under five miles from the coast. Those who live and vacation on Captiva say it’s hard to beat the weather there this time of year. Chris Neal […]

Florida Department of Health in Lee County is alerting the public Monday to a red tide bloom off the coast of the northern portion of Captiva. DOH-Lee reports the bloom was specifically found near South Seas Plantation Beach Access. According to DOH-Lee, Some people could have mild and short-lived respiratory symptoms such as eye, nose […]

What was once farmland in Hendry County could one day help solve our water quality crisis. That’s the idea behind the ‘C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir,’ which will capture runoff, Lake Okeechobee releases, and improve the timing of discharges to the Caloosahatchee River. The South Florida water management district is looking at treatment options to […]

An FGCU research team found red tide near Edison Reef off Sanibel’s coast recently. A sample from researchers gathered from the Gulf showed a low density of the red tide organism, but it’s considered more than background levels. It’s the largest traces of red tide the FGCU team has seen in any sample it’s taken […]

From speaking Greek to counting well into double digits, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is a record breaker. As we bid farewell to it, the big question is what can we expect next season? It’s possible next hurricane season could be as active it was this year, and experts predict these more active seasons becoming […]