SCCF educators visit island students in Fort Myers
Sanibel Sea School Director Shannon Rivard and Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation educator Richard Finkel recently visited The Sanibel School eighth-graders at the San Carlos Elementary in Fort Myers for the first time since Hurricane Ian to continue being involved in their curriculum.
Before the storm, SCCF had initiated a mangrove growth study project with the students. Although the scope of it has changed, the students will still conduct a community mangrove planting in the spring.
During their visit, Rivard and Finkel discussed hurricane impacts to wildlife, encouraging the students to take part in the SCCF’s citizen science effort to report wildlife observations. Students also tested their knowledge on the science and environmental impacts of hurricanes with an interactive Jeopardy contest.
Part of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, family, the Sanibel Sea School’s mission is to improve the ocean’s future one person at a time. For more information, visit sanibelseaschool.org.
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