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CROW extends registration for summer camp

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) extended the registration deadline for its final 2026 Conservation Summer Camp: Ospreys on Aug. 3-6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for grades 9-12. The application deadline is now July 27. The camp combines wildlife conservation, veterinary medicine ...

Chamber luncheon draws nonprofits, participants

More than 180 participants heard the mission of 16 local organizations at the Annual Nonprofit Luncheon on June 9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Myers in Fort Myers, hosted by the SanCap Chamber and Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce (GFMCC). The missions ranged from feeding the hungry ...

Two interns join refuge fundraising team

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) welcomed Harkey Development and Communications Intern Oskar Garcia and Development and Communications Intern Helina Lifshatz, who will support the conservation and education mission of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National ...

Local Sports & Recreation

City to host virtual workshop on Sanibel Plan

The city of Sanibel will present a Sanibel Plan Update: Virtual Workshop on July 23 from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom for those unable to attend the Sanibel Plan Update: Community Workshop in June. The topic again will be “Shaping Our City — Collaborative Group Discussion.” The workshop ...

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SCCF: Causeway skimmer chick nears flight

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that the first black skimmer chick documented on the Sanibel Causeway Islands in three decades was thriving as of July 15. The chick has reached flight-capable age, and while the SCCF shorebird team and volunteers had not witnessed ...

CROW extends registration for summer camp

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) extended the registration deadline for its final 2026 Conservation Summer Camp: Ospreys on Aug. 3-6 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for grades 9-12. The application deadline is now July 27. The camp combines wildlife conservation, veterinary medicine ...

Letters to the Editor

Guest commentary: Sanibel looking better every day

The island is looking better every day, and your Sanibel City Council recently approved a landscaping project for Causeway Boulevard that will allow us to greet arrivals with even more natural beauty. The project will include 50 large canopy trees, along with numerous smaller trees and shrubs. ...

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Two interns join refuge fundraising team

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) welcomed Harkey Development and Communications Intern Oskar Garcia and Development and Communications Intern Helina Lifshatz, who will support the conservation and education mission of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National ...

Did you participate in Love Sanibel Back's Shell Stroll on July 13?

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