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Growing next generation of environmental scientists

This summer marked the fourth year of the Sanibel Sea School's A Week in the Field program. The free, application-based camp is designed to give high school students an immersive look at what it means to work in marine and environmental science. It lets students step beyond the classroom and ...

Sanibel P.E.O. Chapter awards scholarship

The Sanibel Chapter FV of P.E.O. Intentional announced that Addison “Addi” Sprecher has been selected to receive the Margaret B. Lee Scholarship. She grew up on Sanibel and attended The Sanibel School. Sprecher graduated from Fort Myers High School in the spring where she excelled in the ...

MOAA donates to A Field of Heroes

The MG James L. Dozier Lee Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) donated $2,000 to the city of Sanibel's A Field of Heroes initiative. Recreation Department Deputy Director Charlotte Durand accepted the check on behalf of the city. Commemorating the 25th ...

Local Sports & Recreation

Center hosts summer camp, C.I.T. program

The Sanibel Recreation Center hosted its Summer Camp Program from June 8 through July 31 for 440 children entering grades K-8 in the fall, along with its Counselor in Training (C.I.T.) Program. The campers enjoyed a full schedule of recreation, enrichment and special activities designed to ...

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SCCF offers hatchling release sessions

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that the evening of July 30 marked the kickoff of its 2026 public sea turtle hatchling releases with a special bilingual session. SCCF biologist Amanda Manrique led the session, which was created to ensure that language is not a ...

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Growing next generation of environmental scientists

This summer marked the fourth year of the Sanibel Sea School's A Week in the Field program. The free, application-based camp is designed to give high school students an immersive look at what it means to work in marine and environmental science. It lets students step beyond the classroom and ...

Letters to the Editor

Guest commentary: Lee Comprehensive Plan needs more analysis

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to vote on Aug. 19 to change the current land use rules to allow more residential density and more intensive commercial and industrial uses in the area of Lee County known as the Density Reduction/Groundwater Recharge (DR/GR) area. For a ...

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MOAA donates to A Field of Heroes

The MG James L. Dozier Lee Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) donated $2,000 to the city of Sanibel's A Field of Heroes initiative. Recreation Department Deputy Director Charlotte Durand accepted the check on behalf of the city. Commemorating the 25th ...

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