Paving the Way for Least Tern Nesting

least tern decoys

You may see fake wooden birds along the beach on Sanibel, thanks to a nest-attraction effort underway for state-threatened least terns, a beach-nesting bird species and the smallest tern species…

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Meet Skye, Our New Coastal Watch Intern

Where are you from?I was raised homeschooling on North Captiva and snow-bird-ing to a farm in West Virginia until I started middle school and moved to West Virginia full time.…

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New Oyster Restoration Site Installed

oyster restoration

The SCCF Marine Laboratory and Coastal Watch recently partnered with researchers at the University of Florida to establish a new oyster restoration site in San Carlos Bay. Staff, volunteers, and…

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Watch Party Raises $75K for Coastal Watch

watch party 2023 aerial

SCCF’s inaugural The Watch Party was a huge success! More than 250 guests attended the Sept. 29 event presented by Bank of the Islands and Bob & Lisa Ann Miller, raising approximately…

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