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Chance to speak one-on-one with city manager

The city of Sanibel will hold a “Meet With The City Manager” event on July 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille, at 2500 Island Inn Road, Sanibel. Hosted by the restaurant, community members will have an opportunity to meet individually with City Manager Dana ...

SCCF records third leatherback hatching on islands

On June 28, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation's sea turtle team documented the hatching of a rare, endangered leatherback nest on Sanibel's west end. During the inventory of the nest, SCCF biologists and permitted volunteers documented 113 eggs, including 40 emerged hatchlings. The ...

Vegetation trimming on San-Cap Road

The vegetation along Sanibel-Captiva Road on both sides of the road, including the Shared Use Path, will be trimmed from July 18 through Aug. 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. The city of Sanibel reported due to the nature of the work, one lane of the road may be intermittently ...

Sanibel Sea School hosts summer camps

The Sanibel Sea School reported that with an iridescent blue color, fiery red tips on their claws and a shiny white belly, blue crabs proved to be the perfect creatures to celebrate over Fourth of July Week. Along with learning about the species, campers also showed their patriotic pride at the ...

County provides progress update on FEMA rating

Lee County reported on July 5 that it has continued its commitment to transparency related to the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) issue by enhancing the dedicated website landing page and launching a new tool. Previously, the county posted on the website a document called “Lee ...

Shell museum to present free program

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will offer a Free Family Program on July 20 at 1 p.m. at 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel. Marine biology education intern AJ Townsend will present a presentation and an activity about cephalopods. Participants will learn about marine ...