Part 1: History

Everything Old is New Again

By Emma Barrett

Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida in the same place where Florida’s powerful Calusa natives lived over 2,000 years ago. From dealing with sea level fluctuations to a massive hurricane around A.D. 300, their fishing and building adaptations can teach us about dealing with coastal change.

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Pictured is an artist rendering of canoes that the Calusa would have used.

Losing History

By Gabrielle Thaw

Climate change threatens not only the future of Florida’s barrier islands, but all they hold about the past.

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