Earth Day

Tom Bayles

Today is Earth Day, and the Caloosahatchee River is 100 pounds lighter, so to speak, than it was before Megan Parsons and her friends got together last weekend for one of the region's first Earth Day celebrations and cleanups

LeeTran will also resume the free beach tram on Fort Myers Beach, November 16. The free tram will run about every 35 minutes, seven days a week from Fort Myers Beach Public Library to Bowditch Point Park. Service begins at 9:30 a.m. daily at Fort Myers Beach Public Library and ends with the last tram leaving Bowditch Point Park at approximately 10:35 p.m.

Transportation

Lee Tran hoping to encourage others to 'love your mother (Earth)' with free rides

Eileen Kelley

Lee Tran is offering free rides on April 19 in honor of the 55th anniversary of Earth Day

Song of the Day for April 22: "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson

Sheldon Zoldan

Fridays are when we enjoy a new weekly series that's part history, part trivia, and ALL music. The series features selections from former News-Press editor Sheldon Zoldan's 'Song of the Day." The initiative began as a daily lockdown project on Facebook at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, through which Zoldan highlights how every aspect of life has a connection through music. This week's song of the day, for April 29, is “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson.

ENCORE: Wildlife biologist and author connects the genetic dots between humans and wildlife to make a case that we aren’t separate from nature

Mike Kiniry

Wildlife biologist, photographer, journalist and author Douglas Chadwick shares his philosophy on the interconnectedness between humans and nature. His latest book is titled, "Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All."