Feb 2, 2021 | Education, Environment
The ECCL wishes you a Very Happy New Year, and we hope that you continue to stay safe and well and benefit from the COVID vaccine “rollout” as soon as possible. We are pleased to provide you with the first of four planned GECR Reports for 2021. Our...
Dec 21, 2020 | Environment
Volunteers Beat the Record! The team of volunteers participating in ECCL’s Adopt a Highway initiative this weekend helped to collect 600 lbs. of rubbish from Estero’s stretch of Hwy 41, bringing the total amount of litter collected over the last three months by...
Oct 27, 2020 | Environment, Transportation, Uncategorized
The ECCL support of the “Adopt a Highway” initiative headed by Julie Yellig and her team of volunteers started the cleanup of Hwy 41 over the weekend (October 24). The ECCL is working with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to help clean an approximate...
Jul 21, 2020 | Council News, Environment
The Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph N. Miceli, Ph.D. as Chairperson of its Environmental Council. The purpose of the Environmental Council is to monitor current environmental issues that potentially...
Mar 17, 2020 | Environment
Established in 2000, the Estero Council of Community Leaders (ECCL) is a non-partisan all-volunteer civic advocacy organization. Our purpose is to inform, educate, and enable residents to act to support and improve the quality of life in Estero and surrounding...
Feb 28, 2020 | Council News, Environment
Estero, Fl., Feb. 26, 2020 A group of boaters departed the FGCU Marine Field Station on Sunday morning, February 23, carrying forty-three (43) volunteers, on a special mission. Their goal: an environmental cleanup of the pristine waters of Estero Bay. Their catch:...