Waterkeeper to Address Calusa Garden Club

The Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island is pleased to invite the public to attend what promises to be an informative and important presentation by Collier County Waterkeeper Ray Bearfield on Monday, February 12, at 12:30 PM in Rose Hall at the Marco Island Public Library.

As Collier County Waterkeeper, Bearfield’s goal is to inform residents of the threats to swimmable, fishable, drinkable water and to motivate them to support policies that protect this unique ecosystem for future generations. His presentation will focus on the significance of excessive nutrients in local waterways and their impact on the ecosystem. Bearfield will offer an achievable agenda for removing this threat to our local waterways by keeping the chemistry simple.

Ray Bearfield has been a newspaper editor, a nationally published environmental writer, and a creator of environmental education programs aimed at groups ranging from policymakers to their constituents to school children.

He is a former charter captain specializing in light-tackle and fly-fishing in the Ten Thousand Islands and the waters of the Everglades while serving as the Southwest Florida field editor for Florida Sportsman Magazine.

He is a member of the Coastal Conservation Association, the Environmental Quality Committee of the Naples Area League of Women Voters and is a past president of the Naples chapter of the Florida Conservation Association.

Calusa Garden Club is a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and is open to those interested in horticulture, floral design and environmental matters residing five months or more in Collier County.  Meetings take place on the second Monday of the months of October and November and January through March at the Marco Island Library. Business meetings begin at 10:30 AM, and programs start at 12:30 PM. Calusa Garden Club welcomes visitors interested in our educational programs and visitors interested in membership. Contact the club at calusagardenclubcommunication@gmail.com, or on the Garden Club’s website, calusa.org or visit the Club’s Facebook page, Calusa Garden Club.