‘Environmental graffiti’: Offshore scars remain from Fort Myers Beach sand dredging

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. —

A multi-million-dollar beach nourishment project has restored seven miles of Fort Myers Beach, but environmentalists are raising concerns about the scars left offshore and their potential impact on marine habitats.

Thirty years after his first visit to Fort Myers Beach, Woody Stenstron shared his amazement at the recovery following multiple damaging storms…

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