CCFW Advocates for SW Florida’s Wildlife on Earth Day CCFW volunteers spread out across SW Florida today to celebrate Earth Day! Our members promoted the importance of Cape Coral’s precious wildlife at Ding Darling Days at Lakes Park, Babcock Ranch and right at...
Early birds: Burrowing owl nesting season reaches its peak Published by News-Press by Chad Gillis The burrowing owl nesting season is hitting its peak, just in time for some public celebrations centered around Cape Coral’s official bird. More than 3,000 of these...
Cape ground owl sees her shadow Published by Cape Coral Breeze by Chuck Ballaro It has been an unusually cool winter here in Southwest Florida. And it may continue to be cool for some time to come. That is what Athene, the city’s official burrowing owl, told NBC2...
‘HOO’ WANTS TO SELL? The City of Cape Coral could purchase your property for Burrowing Owls Published by FOX 4 by Colton Chavez CAPE CORAL, Fla. — On Tuesday, Janet Windisch, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife said the City of Cape Coral could be the first...
Good News! Federal Judge Rules Against 404 Permitting Moved to Florida Department of Environmental Protection Published by The Advocate Newsletter by Audubon Florida In 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delegated federal wetlands permitting under Section...
Cape Coral residents protest proposed Redfish Pointe development of homes, shops, hotel Published in the News-Press by Luis Zambrano As rain hit Rotary Park on Wednesday morning, around 100 Cape Coral residents came and marched, armed with wet signs with many saying...
Op-Ed: Cape Coral should fix, update Chiquita Lock Published by SCCF Environmental Policy Director Matt Depaolis Something needs to be done about the Chiquita Lock. The lock was designed to prevent Cape Coral’s polluted water from entering the Caloosahatchee estuary....
Residents sound off over proposed changes in Cape Coral neighborhood Originally published WINK-TV by Justin Kase There has been mixed feedback from viewers about the proposed changes and upgrades to Jaycee Park in Cape Coral. Cape Coral City Council held a vote on...
Cape canals, wildlife disturbed in Ian debris cleanup Op-Ed originally published in the News-Press, by Lori Haus-Bulcock It has come to Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife’s attention that overzealous debris removal crews with huge excavators and tandem debris trucks...
Burrowing owls defenders say heavy equipment for Hurricane Ian debris is crushing underground nests Originally published on WGCU, by Andrea Melendez, Tom Bayles The passionate defenders of Cape Coral’s burrowing owls are livid now that tractors are clearing debris...
Do Floridians have a right to clean water? Advocates working to change the state constitution Published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams Free speech, religion, assembly, work: Many Floridians know those rights are guarantees by their federal and state...
CCFW opposes harvesting saw palmetto berries in 20/20 preserves To the editor: The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife has sent the following letter in opposition to the harvesting of saw palmetto berries in Lee County 20/20 preserves to the county manager, copying all Lee...
Q&A about the Burrowing Owl Status Q & A – Florida burrowing owl Questions generated by the public and stakeholders at summer 2017 open house meetings. Can we encourage city of Cape Coral to use our wildlife, including burrowing owls, as part of...
Purple Martin School Comes to Cape Coral by Cheryl Anderson, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife After two successful seasons of purple martins at our local park, the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife decided it was time to make a bigger statement for the purple martins in...
Purple Martin Bird School by Elizabeth McDonough, volunteer student One day in March my mother announced to me and my five siblings that we would be going to a park to study and learn about birds. My younger brothers and sisters were excited about it, but me being a...
