🌱 Your yard choices impact the planet. Going native isn’t just beautiful, it’s better for the environment. Here are 5 reasons to plant native: 1️⃣ Supports wildlife & pollinators 🐝 2️⃣ Saves water 💧 3️⃣ Less fertilizers and pesticides needed 🌿 4️⃣ Naturally resilient 🐛 5️⃣

💧Southwest FL Water Conditions: Average flows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary have been in the damaging flow envelope for 15 days, all from watershed runoff. Lake Okeechobee has increased 0.25 feet in the past week. Learn more: conta.cc/48nwPR9

So many unforgettable moments this #seaturtle season. 🐢💚 Here are our current nest/hatchling totals: 🐢 868 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests 🐢 25,985 loggerhead hatchlings 🐢 21 green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests 🐢 362 green turtle hatchlings Sea turtle nesting season in

Over half a century putting nature first. 🏝️ Read how Sanibel’s conservation legacy shapes the island’s future in Gulfshore Life Magazine, with insights from SCCF leaders James Evans and Bob Brooks. 🔗 Read the story: gulfshorelife.com/people/sanibel…

Every mangrove planted helps keep our oceans, wildlife, and communities thriving. 💚🌊 Are you ready to make a difference in your community and protect our beautiful shoreline? Join SCCF Coastal Watch for our Adopt-A-Mangrove event on Sept. 26! 🌴 By “adopting” a mangrove and

Lee County’s latest budget includes no new funding for Conservation 20/20, which has conserved 31,700 acres since 1996. Only $19 million remains of the program’s ordinance-required $40 million, limiting how many nominated lands can be acquired for water quality, storm

The Caloosahatchee Estuary is more than just where the river meets the Gulf — it’s where wildlife, people, and our economies all benefit. 💙 It’s #NationalEstuariesWeek, and we’re highlighting some of the many ecosystem services the Caloosahatchee provides to our coastal

This past weekend we had the privilege to fuel the volunteers during the International Coastal Cleanup in Sanibel, FL! 🪣 We provided coffee and breakfast - with the support of Stuff A Bagel - to hundreds volunteers of Sanibel-Captiva Coastal Watch and SCCF!⁠ ⁠ We’re

For #NationalEstuariesWeek, SCCF’s policy team answers the Top 10 questions they get asked most often about the Caloosahatchee Estuary in our new podcast episode! 🎧 Tune in: open.spotify.com/episode/44UmJP…

🌊✨ Our community showed up big for International Coastal Cleanup Day! About 300 volunteers, 24 groups, and countless bags of trash later, Sanibel’s beaches are shining a little brighter. 💙🐚 Huge thanks to everyone who joined SCCF’s Coastal Watch to help protect the place we

How do #RedTide toxins impact loggerhead hatchlings? A collaborative study led by SCCF confirmed that red tide toxins are transferred from nesting loggerheads to their offspring. Now, we’re examining how these toxins could be impacting loggerhead hatchling fitness, health, &

Join us at SCCF’s annual Wines in the Wild on Friday, Nov. 14. 🍇🌴 You'll enjoy strolling through our Bailey Homestead Preserve while sampling a carefully curated selection of wine and food pairings — all in support of our conservation work. Sponsorships are available now

💧Southwest FL Water Conditions: Average flows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary have been in the damaging flow envelope for 22 days, all from watershed runoff. Lake Okeechobee has increased 0.23 feet in the past week. Learn more: conta.cc/42c3ohd

A scarlet snake was documented for the first time on Sanibel! 😮 Likely brought in with plantings, this native, nonvenomous snake was spotted on the island earlier this month. Scarlet snakes are present throughout Florida but have never colonized Sanibel. It is one of two species

🌎✨ From the surprising to the unusual, our team uncovered some pretty interesting finds during our International Coastal Cleanup event! Every piece collected helps keep Sanibel’s beaches healthier for wildlife and people. 🐬🐢🌿 💪 Want to make a difference and join the

It’s #WorldRiversDay! We’re highlighting the history of the Caloosahatchee River, named for the Calusa people who used it as an important trade route. 💧Once a winding river, the Caloosahatchee’s headwaters were located at the western edge of the Lake Okeechobee floodplain and

🌱💙 Make a difference from your own backyard! With Coastal Watch’s Adopt-A-Mangrove program, you’ll: 1️⃣ Care for your mangrove at home and watch it grow 🌿 2️⃣ Prepare it for a future home on the coast 🏡 3️⃣ Help restore habitats and protect our waterways 🌊 We just held

Happy first day of #BaldEagle nesting season in Florida! 🦅 🇺🇸 From Oct. 1 to May 15, SCCF works with volunteers to monitor bald eagles on Sanibel, Captiva, &surrounding areas in partnership with Audubon Florida's EagleWatch program. Last year, the eagles we monitored fledged 12

💧Southwest FL Water Conditions: Average flows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary have been in the damaging flow envelope for 29+ days. Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, was recently detected at background levels in one sample from Lee County. Learn more:

#SeaTurtle nesting season is winding down, and emerged hatchling counts are up from last year on Sanibel & Captiva, which was a 10-year low! 🐢 868 loggerhead nests 🐢 27,014 loggerhead hatchlings 🐢 21 green turtle nests 🐢 424 green turtle hatchlings Keep our beaches clean,