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Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’

Two Bat Houses Installed With Help of Sanibel School Students

By Barbara Linstrom | May 24, 2024

As part of SCCF’s ongoing environmental education programming with the K-8 Sanibel School, students got to support our islands’ bats with two brand-new bat houses at one of our preserves,…

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Landmark Victory for Florida Wetlands & Wildlife

By Barbara Linstrom | March 4, 2024
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On Feb. 16, U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of seven environmental organizations by striking down Florida’s assumed authority of Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting, which…

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Two New Bird Walks With San-Cap Audubon

By Barbara Linstrom | February 29, 2024
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SCCF and the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society invite you to two upcoming bird-viewing field trips on March 14 and April 11!

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SCCF Tours Off-Island Preserves by Boat

By Barbara Linstrom | January 24, 2024

On Jan. 24, SCCF leaders ventured out by boat to preserve lands in Cape Coral and various keys in Pine Island Sound to assess restoration needs. They determined that natural…

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Take a Sunset Birding Cruise with SCCF & Captiva Cruises

By Barbara Linstrom | December 1, 2023
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Captiva Cruises and SCCF are partnering to offer three educational sunset birding cruises in 2024. See dates and details below! Proceeds help support SCCF’s shorebird program. 

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Calling all Wild Artists!

By Barbara Linstrom | September 27, 2023

SCCF is once again partnering with the Sanibel-Captiva Art League (SCAL) on an exhibit at the Bailey Homestead from January to March.

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Will We Get a Rainy Season This Year?

By Barbara Linstrom | August 23, 2023

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…

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Op-Ed: Cape Coral should fix, update Chiquita Lock

By Barbara Linstrom | August 9, 2023

Image: Calusa Waterkeeper By SCCF Environmental Policy Director Matt DePaolis Something needs to be done about the Chiquita Lock. The lock was designed to prevent Cape Coral’s polluted water from…

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Restoration Progressing on Puschel Preserve

By Barbara Linstrom | July 11, 2023

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)…

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Initial Wildlife Impacts of Hurricane Ian

By Barbara Linstrom | October 13, 2022

SCCF scientists share observations

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