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Rose Young & Ricki Howie
Retired school teachers and fiber artists
Two local artists inspire others to promote solutions to deteriorating water conditions...
"We want people to wake up to the fact that something's going on that shouldn't be going on. Everybody's got a stake in it."
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Jeanne Bigos
Director of Sales & Marketing
The Outrigger Beach Resort
A hotel marketer laments the changes she sees...
"You can't do this to the environment, unless you want to live in the middle of the damage."
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Kristie Anders
Education Director
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
A conservation educator sees plenty of cause for concern...
"An ecosystem is like a trampoline that bounces back until too many springs are gone. We're getting close to the point where parts of an ecosystem, the springs, are missing so that it's harder for the ecosystem to bounce back."
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Win Everham
Associate Professor, Ecological & Social Science
College of Arts & Science, Florida Gulf Coast University
An ecology professor explains the dynamics behind water quality issues.
"People come here to vacation and to build homes. If our area ceases to be a beautiful place, the bottom will drop out of our economy. If we degrade our environment enough, people will no longer come here."
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Dave Jensen
Owner, Jensen's Marina & Twin Palm Cottages
A marina owner takes personal responsibility.
"If visitors were to experience two trips in a row without good fishing, we would feel the impact."
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Pete Quasius
Environmental Advocate, Audubon of Southwest Florida
An environmental activist paints a challenging picture.
"Everyone has a piece of this. Our battle is to convince the legislators and the voters that this is an issue of major significance. We're at risk of destroying our tourist industry."
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Steve Shimp
Past President, Owens-Ames-Kimball
Commercial developer
A commercial developer sees the writing on the wall.
"If it's not a dead river, it's on its way to being dead"
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Randy Wayne-White
Author & local resident
A noted author is very troubled by water quality issues.
"I find it very troubling. The first casualty of a failed economy is the environment."
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Ralph Woodring
Owner, The Bait Box
Lifetime Sanibel resident
A local fisherman advocates for continued pressure on decision-makers.
"It's not a simple problem, and changes won't happen overnight."
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