Starting in March, SCCF’s Coastal Watch adopt-a-mangrove participants began returning the young mangroves they’ve been caring for since the fall.  

“It’s always a joy to see mangroves come back with name tags, little bows, and encouraging messages written right on the pots,” said Coastal Watch Director Kealy Pfau.

Several hundred mangroves have now been planted across two active restoration sites on Sanibel thanks to the program.

“There’s something especially meaningful about watching those tiny propagules get carefully loaded into cars at our adoption events and then seeing them return months later, ready to either continue growing in our nursery or be planted at their forever home at our restoration sites,” says Pfau.

We’re so grateful to be part of a community that shows such deep care and commitment to building more resilient shorelines for future generations.