BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Santiva Chronicle - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Santiva Chronicle X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://santivachronicle.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Santiva Chronicle REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T150000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20241003T175747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T175747Z UID:10004880-1729774800-1729782000@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:Federal Duck Stamp Contest Winner DESCRIPTION:Each year\, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service selects a winning duck stamp for the following year from some 200 contestants. The winning duck stamp artist becomes somewhat of a celebrity\, and\, J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island has the honor of hosting an appearance by the winner each year. Proceeds from the duck stamp program have purchased six million acres of wetlands as preserved habitat in its 90 years of existence. \nNamed for the man responsible for creating the Federal Duck Stamp program\, the refuge\, with support from the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS)\, schedules the artist’s appearance to coincide with Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling’s mid-October birthday. This year\, 2024-2025 Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner Chuck Black will make his appearance at “Ding” Darling on Thursday\, Oct. 24\, for a free 1 p.m. talk open to the public. \nA stamp-signing opportunity will follow his presentation. The stamp is currently for sale in the Refuge Nature Store. \nThe Montana artist worked as a wildlife biologist for seven years before devoting himself to his first love – wildlife art. His wins for the California and Colorado state duck stamp contests led to his decision to paint full-time. \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/federal-duck-stamp-contest-winner/ LOCATION:J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge\, 1 Wildlife Dr.\, Sanibel\, Fla\, 33957 CATEGORIES:Education,Environmental ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://santivachronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FDS-Chuck-Black.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20240103T183745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T183745Z UID:10004862-1705910400-1705942800@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:Eco Field Trip With SCCF DESCRIPTION:Sanibel and Captiva Islands newcomers are encouraged to join one of two Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation’s field days designed to introduce new residents\, business owners and employees to our coastal ecosystem. The educational field trips will visit: \n• The Bailey Homestead Preserve and Native Landscape & Garden Center for lessons about early settlers to the islands and our basic ecology.\n• SCCF Marine Laboratory and other properties to hear from researchers about wildlife\, habitat and water quality.\n• Captiva Cruises for an informative boat ride exploring Pine Island Sound\, its ocean creatures and some of SCCF’s mangrove restoration work \nThere are only 28 spots available for each field trip. Click a date to learn more and register: \nMonday\, Jan. 22 | Monday\, March 4 \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/eco-field-trip-with-sccf/ LOCATION:Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation\, 3333 Sanibel Captiva Road\, Sanibel\, FL\, 33957\, United States CATEGORIES:Community,Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://santivachronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SCCF-Education.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200303T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200303T173000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20200129T185807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T185807Z UID:10002918-1583249400-1583256600@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:After School STEM: Engineering Challenges DESCRIPTION:This series will challenge students to think critically and solve real world problems. We will utilize hands-on activities to solve engineering problems centered around the ocean. Students will work in teams\, with limited supplies\, to solve engineering problems. Open to students ages 6-13\, $20 per session. Register at sanibelseaschool.org. \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/after-school-stem-engineering-challenges-4/ LOCATION:Fla CATEGORIES:Education END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200227T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200227T120000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20200214T171502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200214T171502Z UID:10002933-1582794000-1582804800@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:Winter Shorebird Identification DESCRIPTION:Like many terms in biology\, the word shorebird can be misleading. In its broadest usage\, it means exactly what it says\, birds that frequent\, or are found along a shoreline. More commonly\, we use it in a narrower sense\, referring to a collection of biologically related birds\, with relatively short legs – the sandpipers and plovers\, that primarily live along shorelines. \nRelative leg length distinguishes shorebirds from wading birds (herons and egrets)\, most of whom have long legs and at times\, do frequent shorelines. We have nothing against wading birds\, we just like to organize living things into groups more manageable by our brains. Wading birds and shorebirds just fall into different biological categories. \nIn ecology\, when two habitats meet\, the transitional zone between them is called an ecotone. Ecotones often support large numbers of species. What most of us call the shoreline (or beach) is an ecotone between water and land – both habitats contributing to the complexity of a very rich unique biological habitat. \nShorebirds are fascinating to watch as they follow waves back and forth\, gleaning the riches of the ocean from the shores of land. They can also be very difficult to identify\, especially in the winter. \nFortunately\, we have a shorebird expert\, willing to help us learn to identify and better enjoy Sanibel’s shorebirds. Audrey Albrecht\, a Shorebird Biologist and Coastal Wildlife Manager for SCCF will hold a shorebird class. Join us for a great time while learning more about our fascinating shorebirds. Call Sanibel Sea School at (239) 472-8585\, or visit our website for registration details. \nPart of the SCCF (Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) Family\, Sanibel Sea School’s mission is to improve the ocean’s future\, one person at a time. \nby J. Bruce Neill\, Ph.D.\, Director of Education\, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/winter-shorebird-identification/ LOCATION:Sanibel Sea School\, 455 Periwinkle Way\, Sanibel\, FL\, 33957\, United States CATEGORIES:Education END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200225T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200225T173000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20200129T185651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T185651Z UID:10002917-1582644600-1582651800@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:After School STEM: Engineering Challenges DESCRIPTION:This series will challenge students to think critically and solve real world problems. We will utilize hands-on activities to solve engineering problems centered around the ocean. Students will work in teams\, with limited supplies\, to solve engineering problems. Open to students ages 6-13\, $20 per session. Register at sanibelseaschool.org. \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/after-school-stem-engineering-challenges-3/ LOCATION:Fla CATEGORIES:Education END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200218T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200218T173000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20200129T185536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T185536Z UID:10002916-1582039800-1582047000@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:After School STEM: Engineering Challenges DESCRIPTION:This series will challenge students to think critically and solve real world problems. We will utilize hands-on activities to solve engineering problems centered around the ocean. Students will work in teams\, with limited supplies\, to solve engineering problems. Open to students ages 6-13\, $20 per session. Register at sanibelseaschool.org. \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/after-school-stem-engineering-challenges-2/ LOCATION:Fla CATEGORIES:Education END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200215T110000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20200129T193952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T193952Z UID:10002924-1581757200-1581764400@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:Opt Outside Community Beach Walk DESCRIPTION:Sanibel Sea School offers a series of guided beach walks to encourage people to get out and explore with loved ones. Come join our marine science educators to explore what has washed ashore! Free for all ages; children under 18 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Meet at Sanibel Sea School at 8:45am. Register at sanibelseaschool.org/beachwalks. For more info\, call 239-472-8585 or email info@sanibelseaschool.org. \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/opt-outside-community-beach-walk/ LOCATION:Sanibel Sea School\, 455 Periwinkle Way\, Sanibel\, FL\, 33957\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Outdoor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200211T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20200211T173000 DTSTAMP:20260504T100229 CREATED:20200129T185407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T185416Z UID:10002915-1581435000-1581442200@santivachronicle.com SUMMARY:After School STEM: Engineering Challenges DESCRIPTION:This series will challenge students to think critically and solve real world problems. We will utilize hands-on activities to solve engineering problems centered around the ocean. Students will work in teams\, with limited supplies\, to solve engineering problems. Open to students ages 6-13\, $20 per session. Register at sanibelseaschool.org. \nShare this:\n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print URL:https://santivachronicle.com/event/after-school-stem-engineering-challenges/ LOCATION:Fla CATEGORIES:Education END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR