The Sanibel & Captiva Daily News
“Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for America and Florida” By Cynthia Barnett, Award-Winning Environmental Journalist Water defines us as Floridians no matter where we live: Idyllic beaches surround us on three sides. Rivers and streams flow for ten thousand miles through the peninsula. We’re blessed with nearly eight thousand lakes and a thousand more freshwater...
Dr. Melissa May leads Florida Gulf Coast University’s oyster monitoring research program in Estero Bay. Oysters are mollusks and essential members of coastal water ecosystems. These shelled animals play an important role in the health of water and their reefs provide homes and food for other marine animals. They act as indicators for declines in...
oin squid expert Rebecca Mensch as she presents about the Giant Squid and the Colossal Squid. For millennia the Giant Squid has captured the imagination and inspired tales of sea beasts such as the kraken. Because of the extreme depths these magnificent mollusks live in, many questions about these animals have gone unanswered until the...
“Why Am I Growing Giant Clams in the Middle of the Arizona Desert?” is the next talk scheduled in the National Shell Museum’s Celebrating 25 Years virtual lecture series. Join Dan Killam, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher at Biosphere 2, University of Arizona, as he shares insights from his groundbreaking research on the impacts of changing oceans...
Don’t miss your opportunity to learn more about the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and the state of critical projects needed to restore America’s Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, and our coastal...
The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation's Coastal Watch program is hosting volunteers to pick up garbage and debris Saturday, Sept. 17 on the islands' beaches, as part of the Ocean Conservancy's...
Established by local Capt. Jimmy Burnsed of Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team and his wife, Sarah, the Captiva Coastal Cleanup calls on the community to help keep Captiva Island a beautiful place to live, boat, fish and enjoy the water by organizing a day to pick up debris along Captiva and surrounding islands’ shorelines and waterways....
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum’s free online lecture series continues on Thursday, October 12th at 5:30pm with The Charisma of Cowries, led by Dr. José H. Leal, Museum Science Director and Curator. Cowries have played significant roles in human culture going back tens of thousands of years. Their shapes, sizes, and colors exert an attraction...
Take a guided walk led by local experts from SCCF. This walking tour will go through a couple of Captiva’s habitats to gain a better understanding of how they protect...
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...
Join SCCF’s Coastal Watch in celebrating Sanibel’s 50th Anniversary by lending a hand in a special island-wide roadside cleanup THIS Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9–11 a.m.! This event, hosted in partnership with the City of Sanibel, focuses on clearing debris from roadways, conservation lands adjacent to roadways, and the right-of-way areas, contributing to ongoing hurricane...
Dr. Eric Milbrandt, director of the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Lab, will provide the community with an update regarding the area’s mangrove recovery and resiliency in response to large...