Environmental Resources Division
Environmental FAQs: Get answers to our most frequently asked questions.
Explore our topics below, and call us at (239) 574-0785 for additional information or to request a guest speaker for your group.
Environmental Resources Division Programs:
- Water Quality Data
- Water Quality Reports
- Canalwatch: Volunteer Canal Monitoring
- Canal Cleanup Day
- Florida Yards and Neighborhoods
- Florida Yards and Neighborhoods - Class Schedule
- Florida Yards and Neighborhoods - Yard Makeovers (photos)
- Florida Yards and Neighborhoods - Contact List
- Nile Monitor Trapping, living with iguanas and other invasive lizards
- Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program
- Exotic Tree Removal
Fishing Information
- Fish Florida
- Learn to fish
- Basic Tips for Fishing in Cape Coral (pdf)
- Eating Freshwater Fish
- Fish Eating Guidelines
Publications and Information
- Aquatic Vegetation Brochure (pdf)
- Canal Owner's Manual (pdf)
- Canalwatch Brochure (pdf)
- Canalwatch Newsletters: click for archives
- Cape Coral Ecotourism Brochure (pdf)
- Cape Coral Fertilizer Brochure (pdf)
- Cape Coral Listed / Protected Species (pdf)
- Coastal Bird Brochure (pdf)
- Conservancy SWFL Water Quality Report Card
- Coyote Information-Be Safe and Smart (pdf)
- FGCU Algae Identification Guide small version (pdf)
- Littoral Plant Guide (pdf)
- Living With Alligators (pdf)
- Living With and Hazing Coyotes (video link)
- Living With Crocodiles (pdf)
- Living With Otters (pdf)
- Mangroves of Florida (pdf)
- Midge Brochure (pdf)
- Nile Monitor Brochure (pdf)
- Water Quality Reports: based on Environmental Resources staff sampling
- Residential fungi brochure (pdf)
- Smalltooth Sawfish Conflict with Canopy Bungee Cords (pdf)
Related Organizations
- Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife
- Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
- Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida
- Cornell University Yard Map (birds, plants & pollinators)
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- WIN (water quality data)
- Florida Friendly Landscaping
- Florida Yards and Neighborhoods
- Lee County Environmental Lab
- Lee County Extension Office
- Lee County Natural Resources Division
- Lee County Boating and Fishing
- Lee County Hyacinth Control District
- Lee County Mosquito Control District
- Peace River Wildlife Center (rehabilitation center in Punta Gorda)
- Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF)
- SCCF Marine Laboratory
- SCCF RECON Sensors: Real-time Water Quality Data
- South Florida Water Management DistrictWaste Pro