SCCF Partners with Roskamp on Red Tide Study

Today, ten islanders, including some SCCF staff, are participating in the Roskamp Institute’s red tide research study. The Sarasota-based Roskamp Institute has an RV set up in the parking lot…

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SCCF 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…

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Red Tide Impacts Continue in Lee County

red tide noaa satellite map

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…

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Meet the Natives: Sweet Acacia

small bright yellow puffy flowers and thorns of the sweet acacia native plant on sanibel sccf native landscapes & garden center

This week, we’re highlighting the sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana), a highly salt-tolerant native plant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (@sccf_swfl) This coastal forest…

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SCCF Announces 2025 Legislative Priorities

As a nonprofit, science-based organization, SCCF is dedicated to the conservation and preservation of Sanibel and Captiva Islands, our watersheds, and surrounding waters.  Each year during Florida’s legislative session, SCCF’s environmental…

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Red Tide Detected Offshore of Sanibel

red tide current status map

Recent sampling from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has detected medium to high concentrations of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that forms red tide, offshore of Sanibel. Elevated K.…

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