Posts Tagged ‘habitat management’
Bat Week Education in Action
To celebrate Bat Week at the end of October, SCCF went across Southwest Florida to promote the conservation of our nocturnal neighbors. SCCF Wildlife Biologist Mike Mills spent the week…
Read MoreInvasive Exotics Making Comeback on Island
Invasive exotic plants have started to become noticeable around the island, including in places where they weren’t found before. The storm surges from Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton significantly hindered…
Read MoreMarc Sharpenter Joins Habitat Management Team
The Wildlife & Habitat Management department recently hired a new Land Conservation Manager. Marc Sharpenter is originally from Aurora, Illinois. He has called Florida home for the past 32 years,…
Read MoreAquatic Fish & Invertebrate Sampling Underway
Each summer, SCCF’s Wildlife & Habitat Management team conducts aquatic fish and invertebrate sampling across the island. This data helps our team detect important changes in species diversity and community…
Read MoreBonneted Bat Critical Habitat & New Conservation Funding
Last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) designated 1.1 million acres of critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat, Eumops floridanus, one of the largest and most endangered bats in North America. While no Florida bonneted bats have been observed on Sanibel, SCCF is currently establishing a monitoring regimen around Lee County to determine where individuals may be.
Read MoreRestoration Underway at Lindblad Preserve
SCCF hiking trails are an important part of giving the public opportunities to interact with the nature of Sanibel. All public SCCF hiking trails are currently open, except for those…
Read MorePuschel Preserve to Support Diverse Wildlife
Newly shaped wetlands near the entrance of the Puschel Preserve will be planted as a demonstration marsh habitat with walking/biking trails and a pollinator garden. As an edge habitat, the…
Read MoreWill We Get a Rainy Season This Year?
August is already half over and we aren’t seeing the usual standing water in ditches on the side of the road nor temporary wetlands filled with calling frogs and wading…
Read MoreRestoration Progressing on Puschel Preserve
Restoration efforts have been quickly progressing on the Puschel Preserve. The last of the exotic trees such as Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), javaplum (Syzgium cumini) and seaside mahoe (Thespesia populnea)…
Read MoreWildlife Adapting to Changes in Habitat
One of the most unique aspects of Sanibel Island is its freshwater system that supports rich species diversity. Hurricane Ian’s storm surge inundated most, if not all, of the freshwater…
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