Endangered Species Day is May 15th and the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge will honor it with a week’s worth of virtual activities beginning today, May 11th. The weekly #DingatHome series of learning exercises continues to be made available to you sos you can stay...
It's Sea Turtle nesting season which began April 15th and will to through October and it's off to a big start! So far, 2 nests have been identified - one for a Loggerhead and one for a Leatherback. SCCF as well as their volunteers are...
In the world of accessibility, the bedroom is one of your greatest considerations. After all, this is where you’ll spend most of your time after the sun goes down when you don’t have the advantage of natural light. There are many things to think about...
Five Things I Learned from Five Years of Photographing Birds by David Jonathan Cohen In the last five years, I photographed birds in parks and wilderness on three continents. Here are five things I learned. Use the light. Where are the sun, the clouds, the shadows, my lens, and...
Sea turtle nesting season is underway! The first sea turtle nest of the season was found on Saturday, April 27 on the East end of Sanibel. TheCity of Sanibel, in partnership with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), is asking all residents and visitors to do...
For our newest island residents, it is true: Hurricane season has already begun! The hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico) is June 1 to November 30. As shown in this NOAA graph, a storm can occur anytime, however...
The trees and shrubs of Sanibel are unique to the barrier islands of Southwest Florida. The native vegetation plays an important part in protecting beach and bay property against erosion, as well as provides important wildlife habitat, food, refuge and nesting sites. The grounds of...
[caption id="attachment_16255" align="alignright" width="263"] The Smithsonian Sparks!Lab is at Edison Ford Winter Estates![/caption] The Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, consists of the historic winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, caretakers homes of both inventors, Edison's study, a 15,000-square-foot museum and...
[caption id="attachment_16250" align="alignright" width="254"] Children of all ages have an abundance of summer camps from which to choose.[/caption] Summer doesn’t officially begin until Thursday, June 21, but students start their summer break at the end of May. That means the kickoff to summer camps on Sanibel...
NOTE: This story is courtesy of SantivaChronicle.com The late, great Francis Bailey probably would have shook his head over the notion that more than 200 people would burn an evening listening to stories about him. He might have had something to say at home later too...