Over 900 registered volunteers flocked to Collier County’s beaches, canals, and lakes to protect the community’s environment by picking up litter and debris for the 2025 Great American Cleanup. This event saw a 76% increase in volunteers, from 514 to 908...
Collier County Solid & Hazardous Waste Management is excited to unveil the winning entries of the 2026 Keep Collier Beautiful Calendar Art Contest! These talented young artists will have their inspiring work featured in next year’s calendar, helping to promote...
In 2024, we had the most impactful roundup yet with some super neat science done regarding composting, PFAS testing, and learning the public’s perception on freshwater invasive seafood that was only possible with the hard work and cooperation from anglers like you! In...
See that brown lizard running past your window now? What about that red-berried bush hanging over your waterway? What do those have in common? Both the brown anole and Brazilian pepper are invasive species, meaning they are nonnative, introduced by humans and have the...
Friends of Tigertail hosted “Breakfast and Birds” presentations at Tigertail Beach in January and March. Well attended by residents and visitors, the participants learned avian identification techniques followed by practice on the lagoon beach. Many bird...
There aren’t too many critters that have roots dating back to 440+ million years ago that are still around today but one estuarine inhabitant that you may frequently walk past while visiting the coast has been scootering around our shorelines before the dinosaurs...
