The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel: - The refuge will host Earth Day festivities on April 22, including special tours, crafts and other ...
Lee County is recognizing April 12-18 as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week” and celebrating the professionals who safeguard the health, safety and well-being of the community. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is organized nationally by the Association of ...
The Sanibel Captiva Orchid Society (SCOS) will hold its last meeting of the season on April 20 at 12:30 p.m. at The Community House, at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. The guest speaker will be Jim Davison, operator of Jim-N-I Orchids in Homestead. The program will be on “The Four Horseman — ...
At its March 31 meeting, the Sanibel City Council issued a proclamation designating April 10 as Gopher Tortoise Day on Sanibel. The city reported that the gopher tortoise is considered a keystone species — a species on which other animals within an ecosystem largely depend on — and is an ...
The Progressives of the Islands will welcome guest speaker and Captains For Clean Water Board Member Capt. Bob Beville on April 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sanibel Public Library, at 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. He will talk about “Water … Our Critical Environmental Issues.” Beville will ...
The Sanibel Sea School hosted a free Community Camp, “Sea Hares: Ink or Swim!,” on Jan. 19 and welcomed 35 campers and four Counselors-in-Training (CITs). The day began on the chilly side, but spirits were high as the sun warmed things up throughout the morning. A perfectly timed low tide ...
