Posts Tagged ‘coastal resilience’
Bill of the Week: Mitigation Banks
By SCCF Environmental Policy Staff HB 1175/SB 492, Mitigation Banks, is a bill that, if passed, will expedite wetland destruction across the state and cause further degradation of our overtaxed…
Read MoreSCCF Hosts Everglades Trivia Night with the Everglades Foundation
On April 2, SCCF’s Environmental Policy Department joined our partners at The Everglades Foundation to host our annual joint Everglades Update at the Bailey Homestead. The Everglades Update was presented in…
Read MoreBill of the Week: Land Use and Development Regulations
By the SCCF Environmental Policy Team Each week of Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session, SCCF is providing a deeper dive into what an introduced bill aims to do and why we think it is important.…
Read MoreSugar Industry Lawsuit Affecting Everglades Restoration Fails in Federal Court
Yesterday, environmental and civic groups, state and local governments, and advocates for Everglades restoration celebrated a major legal victory in federal court. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in…
Read MoreBill of the Week: Regulation of Auxiliary Containers
By the SCCF Environmental Policy Team Each week of Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session, SCCF is providing a deeper dive into what an introduced bill aims to do and why we…
Read MoreBecoming a National Model for Resilience
Read all about resiliency in action on Sanibel and Captiva in our latest “Connecting You to Nature” magazine. As barrier islands, Sanibel and Captiva are at the forefront of climate…
Read MoreSartore Draws Hundreds for SCCF McCarthy Lecture
On Feb. 6, SCCF hosted National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore for the 7th annual Paul McCarthy Memorial Lecture. Sartore is well-known for his work photographing over 16,000 species as part…
Read MoreSCCF Attends 40th Everglades Coalition Conference
On Jan. 30-Feb. 1, SCCF attended the 40th annual Everglades Coalition Conference in Miami at the Miccosukee Casino & Resort. The conference, hosted by the Everglades Coalition, provides a forum and gathering space…
Read MoreRed Tide Impacts Continue in Lee County
A red tide bloom that moved nearshore to Sanibel and Captiva last week is increasing in intensity and continues to impact the islands. Both islands saw medium to high concentrations of the red…
Read MoreSCCF Leaders Discuss Stormwater at 2025 State of the Islands
Sanibel and Captiva Island communities came together Jan. 22 at the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce‘s 2025 State of the Islands. The Chamber held the first State of the Islands…
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