Southwest Florida's best turtle nesting season on record
Collier County now has 1,945 nests, breaking the 2016 record of 1,927. 
Hatchlings that are rescued are released when it gets dark so they have a better chance to avoid predators. This is a release of rescued loggerhead turtles on Marco Island this season.
Photo from Jenna Flickinger

www.marconews.com/story/news/2022/08/11/we-astonished-swfla-best-turtle-nesting-season-record/10286022002/Read more 
Read the Spring 2022 issue of the Gopher Tortoise Council
Letter from a Co-Chair
Save the Date and Other GTC Announcements
Time to Shell-ebrate: Recognizing Gopher Tortoise Day Around the Southeast​
GTC Opposes Plans to Allow Construction Through Split Oak Forest Wildlife And Environmental Area
Celebrating Snakes in the Spring
​Recent Research
Here are just two of ECOSWF's member organizations that are working hard to protect Florida's fragile environment. 
In May the Florida Native Plant Society held its 41st Annual Meeting conference entitled "Gateway to Florida's Biodiversity".  Topics included landscaping, plant identification, grant projects from students, and lots more.

The Coastal Wildlife Club has a wonderful website that provides information on nesting, beach protection and information on the species that nest on our local beaches. 

Linda Wilson, ECOSWF Treasurer and member of both of the above organizations. 
Mosaic Workshops
The next workshop topic will be reclamation and radiation, Oct. 18. Here is a link appropriate to the subject.
https://classactionsreporter.com/mosaic-co-phosphate-mining-contamination-of-florida-land-class-action/
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Englewood Sun - July 28, 2022 (link to full story)

​Mosaic workshop includes words, song
By DANIEL SUTPHIN, STAFF WRITER
ARCADIA — An 11-year-old Arcadia girl received a standing ovation Wednesday during a Mosaic phosphate mining workshop in DeSoto County.
     Email: daniel.sutphin@yoursun.com
EPA warns that even tiny amounts of chemicals found in drinking water pose risks
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