Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is sponsoring a nonprofit education seminar featuring nationally recognized fundraising expert Lynne Wester, providing nonprofit professionals, board members and volunteers from across Southwest Florida with an opportunity to gain practical fundraising insights and strengthen their organizations.
Hosted by the Charitable Foundation of the Islands, the seminar, “The Future of Fundraising Is… What Matters,” will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa.
Wester, founder and principal of the Donor Relations Group, is a nationally respected author, speaker and consultant who helps nonprofit organizations build ...
The Lee Communities Coalition (TLCC), an alliance of civic and community organizations that united in August 2026 to oppose sweeping changes to Lee County’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code proposed with no public input, is continuing to grow as new organizations join the opposition to changes.
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, TLCC announced that the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) has joined as a full member and that 1000 Friends of Florida and Calusa Waterkeeper have joined as organizational advisors. The League of Women Voters of Lee County has also joined as a communications ally to help share news and information about the Coalition’s ...
On Oct. 10, Calusa Waterkeeper’s State of Our Water Quarterly Series will bring together regional conservation organizations, scientists, and the community to explore one of Southwest Florida’s most important and vulnerable landscapes: the estuary at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.
Shell Point. Iona Cove. Cattle Dock Point. Glover Bight. These features in the mouth of the Caloosahatchee make up one of Southwest Florida’s most significant coastal landscapes, with both ecological and economic importance. The estuary contains some of the region’s last remaining undeveloped shorelines, critical nursery habitat for fish and wildlife, and one of the last remaining high-use ...
The first week of September marks an important time for shorebird research and conservation.
Every year, scientists and community members around the world participate in Global Shorebird Counts, leading up to World Shorebirds Day on Sept. 6. SCCF works every day to safeguard shorebirds and has been taking part in these counts since 2016.
With help from partners and volunteers, the SCCF shorebird team surveyed Sanibel, Captiva, Bunche Beach, and other SCCF properties in Fort Myers, counting 3,280 shorebirds and seabirds from 30 species.
Most Abundant Species:
• Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) (pictured above)
• Sanderling (Calidris alba)
• Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus ...
A joint Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. in the chapel at The Sanibel Community Church to honor the Rev. Dr. Edward VanderHey and Mrs. Barbara VanderHey. A reception will follow at The Fellowship Hall.
Both were very active residents of Sanibel until about 10 years ago when they moved to Shell Point. VanderHey was a pastor at SCC and they were both very active in FISH, The Rotary Club, the Senior Center, and they volunteered for just about everything on the island, including teaching Safe Driving classes for seniors at the Sanibel Recreation Center.
Nearly 400 volunteers spread out across Lee County on Saturday, Sept. 19, for Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc.’s (KLCB) annual International Coastal Cleanup, removing 4,000 pounds of trash and debris from local beaches, shorelines and waterways.
Volunteers participated at multiple cleanup ...
This coming Tuesday evening, Oct.13, the Sanibel Island Fishing Club will be holding its first meeting of the 2026-27 angling season.
The meeting will be held in the north room of the Sanibel Island Community House, which is located at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL. The meeting gets ...
The Sanibel Recreation Center reported on upcoming programs and activities.
The Flag Football Fall League will run from Friday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Nov. 20, with practice from 5 to 5:45 p.m. followed by game play from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Open to boys and girls in grades K-8, the program ...
The first meeting of the year will be on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, from 5:30-8 p.m., at the Sanibel Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel for the Sanibel Fly Fishers.
Joe Mahler will start off the evening with tips on “How to Read a Fly Box” - become to be an informed consumer and ...
To the editor:
Another of our island NGOs, FISH, has again bought property for another overly dense and large non-conforming building before obtaining the necessary zoning variances.
Right on schedule the Planning Commission again recommended approval. Again too, this building is ...
With the incredible growth, 100+ Women Who Care Sanibel-Captiva is moving its meetings to the Sanibel Community House this season.
With 198 members and growing, they have outgrown their previous meeting space. 100+ Women Who Care Sanibel-Captiva thanks the Sanibel Captiva Association of ...
