The Sanibel & Captiva Daily News
“Southwest Florida's Water Quality Challenges and the Urgent Need to Complete Everglades Restoration" By James Evans, Environmental Policy Director, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation James’s presentation will explore Florida's water quality issues from the...
“Shells and Bad Water: Ocean Acidification and its Effects on Mollusks” By José H. Leal, Ph.D., Interim Director & Curator, Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum The presenter will discuss the some...
“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...
Science Director and Curator Dr. José H. Leal presents a selection of exceptional images from the new exhibition In Focus: Precision Photography of Extraordinary and Uncommon Shells which will be...
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...
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...
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...
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium announces its fall lecture series, which will be offered live via Zoom and free for registrants. “Towards a New Great Hall of Shells”...
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium announces its fall lecture series, which will be offered live via Zoom and free for registrants. “Carrier Shells: Nature’s Original Shell Collector” by...