Posts Tagged ‘habitats’
Research Identifies Variety of Diamondback Terrapins
Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are habitat specialists that adapted to exist in an estuarine environment along the U.S. coast from Massachusetts to Texas. Though the habitat in most of their…
Read MoreTwo Bat Houses Installed With Help of Sanibel School Students
As part of SCCF’s ongoing environmental education programming with the K-8 Sanibel School, students got to support our islands’ bats with two brand-new bat houses at one of our preserves,…
Read MoreOver 1.2K Observations During Earth Week BioBlitz!
A total of 563 species of flora and fauna were observed during SCCF’s inaugural Earth Week BioBlitz in Lee County from April 21-27! This included 1,259 observations from 138 users*,…
Read MoreBonneted Bat Critical Habitat & New Conservation Funding
Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) designated 1.1 million acres of critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat, Eumops floridanus, one of the largest and most endangered bats in North America. While no Florida bonneted bats have been observed on Sanibel, SCCF is currently establishing a monitoring regimen around Lee County to determine where individuals may be.
Read MoreChanges in Island Landscape Persist Post-Ian
The storm surge from Hurricane Ian drastically changed much of the landscape on the island. Besides seeing the immense quantity of dead vegetation throughout Sanibel, many people wondered what vegetation…
Read MoreSCCF Begins Bat Monitoring
SCCF’s Wildlife and Habitat Management Department is now doing acoustic monitoring for bat species on Sanibel Island. In partnership with the Miami Bat Lab — a joint lab between Bat…
Read MoreGrunts of Pig Frogs Silenced by Ian
A familiar sound that many residents and visitors associate with summer nights is the deep repeated grunt of the pig frog (Lithobates grylio), a large aquatic frog that is very…
Read MoreLake O Vegetation Too Low
The rise in Lake Okeechobee levels has slowed down in the past few months, putting it closer to the top of the ecological envelope, which is the range that provides…
Read MoreSCCF Designs Landscape for Shell Museum
In partnership with SCCF and with the help of dozens of volunteers, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum installed over 800 plants of native vegetation and grasses. Museum volunteers along with…
Read MoreRestoration Progressing on Puschel Preserve
Restoration efforts have been quickly progressing on the Puschel Preserve. The last of the exotic trees such as Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), javaplum (Syzgium cumini) and seaside mahoe (Thespesia populnea)…
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