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Deepen your appreciation for our natural world while learning about the habitats, flora, and fauna on our barrier islands and in our coastal communities during a 6-week Florida Master Naturalist Course in Coastal Systems from Oct. 30 to Dec. 11. Classes will meet once per week on Thursdays to explore our local coastal ecosystems through… 
SCCF and the Sanibel-Captiva Art League welcome you to a joint exhibit at the Bailey Homestead Preserve (1300 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL) from Wednesday, Nov. 12 to Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. This exhibit will present new works of art that highlight the theme "Sky," in line with SCCF’s mission to protect and care for Southwest… |
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Stop 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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Come lend a hand in getting SCCF’s Puschel Preserve ready for the winter season and Sanibel's Luminary Holiday Stroll! This community volunteer day will focus on sprucing up the public trails and gardens so that visitors and residents can enjoy the preserve. Tasks will include weeding, planting native plants, cleaning benches, and other light maintenance… |
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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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Leading up to the 126th Christmas Bird Count, SCCF and the Sanibel Captiva Audubon Society are holding bird walks around Sanibel and Fort Myers. Join us at Bowman’s Beach on Sanibel on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to observe various shorebirds, wading birds, and other avian species that call the island home either year-round or in fall and winter. Binoculars are… 
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… 
Sanibel Island offers world-class beachcombing, birding, and wildlife-watching opportunities. There is so much waiting to be discovered here! Join our knowledgeable marine science educators for a casual guided beach walk to explore what's washed ashore. We will talk about some of the more mysterious objects we find on the beach, look for fascinating animals, and…
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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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Sanibel Island offers world-class beachcombing, birding, and wildlife-watching opportunities. There is so much waiting to be discovered here! Join our knowledgeable marine science educators for a casual guided beach walk to explore what's washed ashore. We will talk about some of the more mysterious objects we find on the beach, look for fascinating animals, and…
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Stop 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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The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), Players Circle Theater, and FGCU faculty, students, and alumni are once again participating in a global festival of short plays about envisioning a world beyond the climate crisis, with two productions in December. “The Time is Now” is this year’s theme for Climate Change Theatre Action, which marks its 10th…
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Join the SCCF Family on Dec. 9, from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., as our leaders update us on the state of our organization, recognize incoming and outgoing trustees, and share the exciting directions we’re headed in the future. Anyone is welcome at the outdoor event at our Bailey Homestead! Drinks and snacks will be served starting… |
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Leading up to the 126th Christmas Bird Count, SCCF and the Sanibel Captiva Audubon Society are holding bird walks around Sanibel and Fort Myers. Join us at Bunche Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to learn about the shorebirds that call Florida home for the fall and winter. Shorebirds in non-breeding plumage can be challenging, but we have…
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…
Sanibel Island offers world-class beachcombing, birding, and wildlife-watching opportunities. There is so much waiting to be discovered here! Join our knowledgeable marine science educators for a casual guided beach walk to explore what's washed ashore. We will talk about some of the more mysterious objects we find on the beach, look for fascinating animals, and…
$20
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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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Sanibel Island offers world-class beachcombing, birding, and wildlife-watching opportunities. There is so much waiting to be discovered here! Join our knowledgeable marine science educators for a casual guided beach walk to explore what's washed ashore. We will talk about some of the more mysterious objects we find on the beach, look for fascinating animals, and…
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Now, 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.… |
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Join SCCF on Sunday, Dec. 14 for a sunset cruise and on-the-water concert featuring Jerron Paxton (formerly “Blind Boy” Paxton) and Dennis Lichtman — world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose musical friendship has grown organically in New York City for more than a decade. Each Pine Island Sounds ticket directly supports SCCF’s critical research and programs…
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Stop 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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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… |
2 events,
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,…
Sanibel Island offers world-class beachcombing, birding, and wildlife-watching opportunities. There is so much waiting to be discovered here! Join our knowledgeable marine science educators for a casual guided beach walk to explore what's washed ashore. We will talk about some of the more mysterious objects we find on the beach, look for fascinating animals, and…
$20
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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,… |
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Sanibel Island offers world-class beachcombing, birding, and wildlife-watching opportunities. There is so much waiting to be discovered here! Join our knowledgeable marine science educators for a casual guided beach walk to explore what's washed ashore. We will talk about some of the more mysterious objects we find on the beach, look for fascinating animals, and…
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Stop 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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We're pleased to announce the start of our 37th season of Weeds 'n' Seeds, weekly plant walks led by knowledgeable SCCF volunteers. Weeds 'n' Seeds takes place on Monday mornings from 9 to approximately 11 a.m. No registration is necessary — just meet us at the date, time, and location listed below. We can't wait for… |
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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,… |
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