Posts Tagged ‘oyster restoration’
On Island Collaborates with SCCF to Rebuild Oyster Beds in Pine Island Sound
On Island is partnering with SCCF to support the rebuilding of oyster beds in Pine Island Sound. This initiative highlights the grit and determination needed to restore our vital marine…
Read MoreCoastal Watch Receives $25K from Lee County for Voluntourism Marketing
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from Lee County’s Tourist Development Council (TDC), SCCF’s Coastal Watch program will boost efforts to encourage visitors to take part in community conservation initiatives through…
Read MoreExploring Oysters & Seagrass with Preserving Paradise Program
On Sept. 3, SCCF and our partners at Captains for Clean Water, the Everglades Foundation, and the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce hosted the third day of Preserving Paradise. A new…
Read MoreOyster Sampling and Modeling Will Inform Reef Restoration
Continuing a project that began in 2020, the SCCF Marine Laboratory is teaming up with scientists and students at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) to study oyster settlement and abundance…
Read MoreMarine Lab Studying Oyster Growth in Caloosahatchee
Earlier this year, the SCCF Marine Laboratory deployed bags of oysters in the Caloosahatchee Estuary along the flow of the river to understand how changes throughout the estuary affect oyster…
Read MoreNew Oyster Restoration Site Installed
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…
Read MoreCoastal Watch Volunteers Assist with Vertical Oyster Garden Pilot Program
10 sites in East End canals hosting VOGs
Read MoreSCCF Board Gets Out in the Field
Trustees hike into preserves, restore marine habitat
Read MoreMarine Lab/FGCU Resume Oyster Spat Research
Goal is to improve methods of oyster reef restoration
Read MoreThanks to Volunteers for Hemp Key Project
Hundreds of mangroves planted to restore canopy for bird nesting
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