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Dunes to hold golf scramble

The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club will host a Labor Day Golf Scramble on Sept. 2 at 8:30 a.m. at 949 Sand Castle Road, Sanibel. The four-player scramble will feature a shotgun start, along with gross and net prizes. Cost is $65 for members and $80 for non-members and includes golf, lunch and ...

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 now through Aug. 30 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 closed ...

Volunteers take part in mangrove planting

Coastal Watch reported that high school students from the Greenshore Initiative planted hundreds of mangrove propagules on Aug. 9 at the Gretchen C. Valade Preserve on Sanibel. Thanks to their hard work, it is one step closer to restoring the property to its full potential.

Household chemical waste collection set for islands

Island residents will be able to safely and responsibly dispose of household chemical waste — leftover paints, cleaners, herbicides, pesticides, automotive fluids and pool chemicals — on Sept. 4. Hosted by the city of Sanibel and Lee County Solid Waste, a household chemical waste ...

CHR thanks cleanup crew

Community Housing & Resources reported that volunteers from St. Hillary's and Holy Innocents recently helped clean up its properties. Those interested in doing light handyman work, while giving back to the community's workforce and seniors, can join the CHR crew on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at ...

Refuge promotes WoW intern to education staff

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge reported that Ashley McGovern is stepping up from her position as the Jenni & Kyle Foundation Wildlife on Wheels education intern to full-time education staffer for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on ...