Searching for Scallops

 

 

Interested in joining the Scallop Search?

Volunteers are needed to snorkel in select areas within Pine Island Sound and San Carlos Bay to look for scallops on Saturday, August 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year’s event is being organized by the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) and Florida Sea Grant – UF/IFAS Lee County Extension.

The purpose of the program is to monitor and document the health and status of the bay scallop population,  » Read more

Reduce … Reuse … Recycle

 

It’s certainly gratifying to hear that our area tops the list of Florida’s best recycling spots.

Last year, Lee County recycled more than 75 percent of its waste.  Of the nearly 2 million tons of waste made in 2018, 1.5 million was recycled.

That’s enough to fill 107 football fields with material 70 feet high (roughly the tallest point of the Sanibel Island bridge)!  » Read more

Honoring Henry Ford

Photo of Henry Ford inspecting his V-8 engine prototype.

 

To honor Henry Ford, the automobile icon, the Edison and Ford Winter Estates will celebrate his 156th birthday on Tuesday, July 30. The day will start off with a free presentation about Ford at 11:30 a.m. on the museum porch (regular admission prices apply to tours of the homes, museum and lab). Cookies and lemonade will be served.  » Read more

A Treasure Hunter’s Dream

Photo by Beth Stephenson, “Daily Herald”

 

A recent article written by Beth Stephenson from the “Daily Herald” out of Provo, UT, begins:

I have a corner of my heart for treasure hunting.

While the family may be fishing or floating on a cold mountain stream, they’re likely to catch me digging around in the sand, looking for gems or gold or anything else.  » Read more

Eco-Pasta?

 

Like we needed another reason to love pasta?

We loved hearing that one of our favorite island spots, Joey’s Custard, has started using pasta straws, instead of paper and plastic, to help reduce the use of plastic on the island.

They call it eco-pasta. It was created by Sammy Ramirez, who came up with the idea because he says he says he’s been a huge supporter of the single use plastic straw ban after seeing the damage and mess it’s left on the beach.  » Read more

Cloud Leopard Cuties

Photo from the Naples Zoo

 

We’d like to tip our hats to the crew over at the Naples Zoo as we begin National Zookeepers Week.  This year’s celebration will be extra special as 2019 represents their 100th year as a botanical garden and 50th year as a zoo.

2019 is also the year that two endangered cloud leopards were born at the facility in late February.   » Read more

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