Coastal Watch
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Adopt-A-Mangrove Adoption Day
Bailey Homestead Preserve 1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL, United StatesNow, more than ever, our coastal ecosystems need your support. We invite you to participate in SCCF Coastal Watch’s Adopt-A-Mangrove Program. Join us at the Bailey Homestead Preserve on Sept. 26, Oct. 18, Nov. 7, or Dec.12 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. for Adoption Day! You’ll be able to pick up your mangrove seedlings and everything…
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COTI Conversation with SCCF’s Skye McDonald-Newman
Sanibel Community House 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL, United StatesAll are invited to learn more about mangrove loss and resilience during the Committee of the Islands (COTI)’s Community Conversation on at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 4 p.m. The presentation will be delivered by SCCF Community Conservation Coordinator Skye McDonald-Newman. Learn more
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Puschel Patrol
Puschel Preserve 1905 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL, United StatesStop by Monday mornings at our beloved Puschel Preserve. Together the Puschel Patrol will help weed, plant, water, mulch, collect debris, and do anything else this beautiful preserve might need to thrive. If you love Sanibel, gardening, native ecosystems, and peaceful mornings getting back to the earth, Puschel Patrol is perfect for you! The Puschel…
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Tarpon Bay Oyster Restoration Trip
Join SCCF Coastal Watch for a hands-on, boots-in-the-muck experience that helps restore vital oyster reef habitat in Tarpon Bay. Volunteers will assist with filling buckets of shell, transporting materials, and working in shallow estuarine areas to help build structures that support marine life and improve water quality. Expect to get wet, muddy, and maybe even…
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Trail Blazers
Looking to enjoy the outdoors while helping increase accessibility to SCCF public trails? Join SCCF staff on Wednesday mornings at various preserves to clear invasive plants, cut back overgrown vegetation, and generally maintain trails. Visitors welcome! Trail Blazers will assist SCCF staff with trail maintenance weekly throughout the season. Volunteers will help keep our SCCF…
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Gopher Tortoise Enhancement Project
Volunteer with us to restore Gopher Tortoise habitat! This habitat enhancement project focuses on improving the open, sandy upland (coastal scrub) environments that gopher tortoises rely on for burrowing, nesting, and foraging. Key tasks will include removing invasive plant species and thinning overgrown vegetation, which will make way for the planting of native ground cover…
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Puschel Patrol
Puschel Preserve 1905 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL, United StatesStop by Monday mornings at our beloved Puschel Preserve. Together the Puschel Patrol will help weed, plant, water, mulch, collect debris, and do anything else this beautiful preserve might need…
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Tarpon Bay Oyster Restoration Trip
Join SCCF Coastal Watch for a hands-on, boots-in-the-muck experience that helps restore vital oyster reef habitat in Tarpon Bay. Volunteers will assist with filling buckets of shell, transporting materials, and working in shallow estuarine areas to help build structures that support marine life and improve water quality. Expect to get wet, muddy, and maybe even…
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Trail Blazers
Looking to enjoy the outdoors while helping increase accessibility to SCCF public trails? Join SCCF staff on Wednesday mornings at various preserves to clear invasive plants, cut back overgrown vegetation,…
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Gopher Tortoise Enhancement Project
Volunteer with us to restore Gopher Tortoise habitat! This habitat enhancement project focuses on improving the open, sandy upland (coastal scrub) environments that gopher tortoises rely on for burrowing, nesting, and foraging. Key tasks will include removing invasive plant species and thinning overgrown vegetation, which will make way for the planting of native ground cover…