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Coastal Watch hosted the Love Sanibel Back Beach Cleanup on Nov. 2 on the islands. Over 200 volunteers removed 1,220 pounds of debris from Sanibel and Captiva’s shores following the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. “Our community’s response to the Love Sanibel Back Beach Cleanup has been truly inspiring,” Coastal Watch Director Kealy Pfau […]
City: FAQ, sources of information on red tide
1 day ago · On Nov. 4, the city of Sanibel’s Natural Resources Department reported that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute recorded a red tide bloom extending from Pinellas to Collier County. Portions of the bloom were documented in the offshore waters off the coast of Sanibel. As of last week, […]
City’s anniversary commences with time capsule opening
2 days ago · The city of Sanibel kicked off the year-long celebration for its 50th anniversary last week. On Nov. 5, the city hosted a Time Capsule Opening at City Hall on Sanibel for the capsule sealed 40 years prior as part of the building’s dedication ceremony in 1983. The first celebration of many planned by the city […]
City provides information on vegetation post-storm
1 day ago · The city of Sanibel’s Natural Resources Department reported that following Hurricane Milton, residents and property owners may have experienced vegetation impacts and are now working to clean up/remedy the landscaping on their property. In contrast to Hurricane Ian, which brought Category 4 force winds and storm surge to the island, Milton was a smaller scale […]
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6 days ago · November 7, 2024 - Sanibel-Captiva News. The Sanibel Captiva Orchid Society will meet on Nov. 18 at 12:30 p.m. in the Founders Room at The Community House, at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. The guest speaker will be Mac Rivenbark, of Mac's Orchids in Broward County. He will talk about “Orchid Growing Outside of a Pot,” and he will ...
Following evacuations, recovery efforts begin on islands
Oct 10, 2022 · AP PHOTO/STEVE HELBER Water streams past buildings on Sanibel's oceanfront on Sept. 30 following the passing of Hurricane Ian. The storm brought intense winds and heavy rainfall, including storm surge with an unprecedented inundation of 12 to 18 feet above ground level in Lee County and along the coastline.
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Oct 20, 2022 · The city of Sanibel released the following information after its Oct. 19 Facebook Live: CONDITIONS ON SANIBEL Sanibel continues to be a challenging environment. As of Oct. 19, there was no electricity to any structures, and no potable water available for drinking, bathing or flushing toilets. There is no ground transportation and no operating gas […]
City provides updates on recovery effort
Nov 1, 2022 · The city of Sanibel reported that the Sanibel Causeway will be open daily for all pass-holders. During the city’s Facebook Live on Oct. 28, City Manager Dana Souza explained that access to the islands on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 would be open to residents, businesses, private contractors and property owners, versus only essential response personnel as was previously discussed as part of a schedule.
City expects to reopen islands to all in January
Dec 8, 2022 · The Sanibel City Council learned of an anticipated opening date for the Sanibel Causeway to those without city-issued, hurricane re-entry passes — the general public — at its meeting this week. On Dec. 6, city department officials provided the council with updates on the ongoing Hurricane Ian recovery efforts as part of the monthly meeting […]
City provides updates on recovery effort
Oct 27, 2022 · The city of Sanibel released the following updates after its Facebook Live on Oct. 26: RE-ENTRY PROCEDURES From now through Oct. 30, the city’s following re-entry procedures are in place for residents, businesses, private contractors and property owners to access Sanibel and Captiva: – Inbound access open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. – There […]