Posts Tagged ‘water quality’
Red 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…
Read MoreMeet the Natives: Sweet Acacia
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…
Read MoreCalling Artists for SCCF x SCAL “Water” Exhibit
SCCF and the Sanibel-Captiva Art League will host a joint art exhibit at the Bailey Homestead Preserve (1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL) from Feb. 18 to March 19, 2025. The exhibit, “Water,”…
Read MoreSCCF 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…
Read MoreSome Red Tide Impacts Begin Showing Up on Islands
A deceased moray eel on Sanibel on Jan. 13, 2025 Local concentrations of Karenia brevis, the organism that causes red tide, have begun trending upward in Southwest Florida over the…
Read MoreRed Tide Detected Offshore of Sanibel
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.…
Read MoreSurprising Diversity of Phytoplankton Found in Caloosahatchee
A study that started in 2018 to characterize phytoplankton and identify toxic blooms has revealed a surprising diversity in a water body designed to convey water quickly to the estuary.…
Read MoreCelebrating Our First-Ever Preserving Paradise Graduates
Twenty-three new powerful voices for Florida’s clean water-driven economy have emerged out of our first Preserving Paradise leadership program — a partnership between SCCF, Captains for Clean Water, the Everglades Foundation, and the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of…
Read MoreSCCF Submits Comments to Protect Manatees & Water Quality
This week, SCCF submitted comments to protect wildlife habitat and water quality around Southwest Florida. Critical Habitat for Florida and Antillean Manatees The first comments were submitted to the U.S.…
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