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LUNCH • DINNER • ENTERTAINMENT • WEDDINGS • SPECIAL EVENTS

Come and dive into the beautiful nautical surroundings here at the Lighthouse

Waterfront Restaurant where we are making a splash with locals and newcomers alike.

Dock yourself at our Pick from a fresh pool
new deepwater inspired of hand crafted
cocktails while
bar featuring local
fish depicted in their listening to local live
natural environment. music day and night.

Our new menus Please join us for
feature both original lunch overlooking

favorites and the water or
new creations from dinner for a
beautiful sunset.
land and sea.

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Served Daily (Lounge Only) Served Daily Live Music
11 am - 4 pm Daily • 11 am - 5 pm 11 am - Close Day and Night

Port Sanibel Marina • 14301 Port Comfort Road • Fort Myers, Florida 33908
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Where Your
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Open

AMAZING ASSORTMENT
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Pick up everything you
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Deli Hours: 6:30 am to 5:00 pm

in this issue
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36 20 Sanibel Fashion with Nicole McHale
40 and Rachel Pierce

28 Kay Casperson a Beautiful Life

36 The Bailey-Matthews National Shell
Museum

32 Sanibel Lighthouse

34 Sea Turtle

38 J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife
Refuge

40 CROW Case of the year: Eaglets

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DINNER AND A SHOW.

Voted Best Chef, Best Steak and Best Sushi on Sanibel and Captiva Islands,
Shima Japanese Steakhouse at Sundial Beach Resort & Spa is an interactive
culinary experience you won’t soon forget.
Available for both Dine In and Take Out.
For reservations, phone 239.395.6013.

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62 44 Sanibel Sea School
47 Sanibel-Captiva Conservation

Foundation
54 BIG Arts
56 Golf Scene: Shell Point Golf Club
58 Captiva Cruises
62 Sanibel Fashion with Heather Ivy
72 Florida Creates “Community Property”

Opportunity
74 Standing Strong... with Money to Lend
76 Beautiful Bivalves
78 SCCF Recent Land Preservation
80 Sanibel Historical Museum and Village
84 Scene Around Town
88 "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society
102 Book Scene:

The Other Side of Marilyn Monroe
106 Stanislav Plutenko

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FRESH FARE FUN DRINKS

Savor creative farm-to-table dishes after sipping a craft cocktail
made with your favorite flavors and spirits. Both our bar and dining

room provide a friendly yet intimate island vibe where our
attentive staff will ensure you and your guests enjoy every moment.

To learn more, visit cielo–sanibel.com

1244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, FL. Call 239–472–5555

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SANIBEL & CAPTIVA’S HOMETOWN MAGAZINE | SINCE 1993

MANAGEMENT TEAM ADVISORY BOARD
Publisher
Brian Johnson Al Hanser
Advertising Director Sanibel Captiva Trust Company
Ann Cason
Graphic Design & Production Nicole McHale
Doug Cook F.I.S.H
Sales Executives
Gina Barfield Neil Peck
Ann Cason The Shady Rooster
Social Media Director
Deanna Cheatham Bridget Vandenburgh
Photographers Bridget Vandenburgh Interiors, Inc.
Mila Bridger
Jim Anderson Dan Thompson
Martha Huard Suncatchers’ Dream

Jose Leal
Bailey-Mathews
National Shell Museum

Tracie Lantz
Three Crafty Ladies

Brian Johnson Cover Photo
RACHEL PIERCE at Thistle Lodge Restaurant
PUBLISHER
MILA BRIDGER photographer
CONTACT US
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Sanibel Fashion

&WITH Nicole McHale

Rachel Pierce
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Nicole McHale
SHOP: Whims
BRAND: Alquema, dress; Betsy Olmsted, scarf
ON LOCATION: Casa Ybel Resort

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10 YNeaorws iCneBleubsirnaetsinsg!

1614 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel FL

Conveniently located at the Heart of the Islands

239-395-4500 www.buniqueboutiquesanibel.com

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Nicole McHale
SHOP: Whims
BRAND: Lands Down Under, top; Fabrizio, jeans
ON LOCATION: Casa Ybel Resort
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Nicole McHale Rachel Pierce
SHOP: Whims SHOP: Her Sports Closet
BRAND: Bella Tu BRAND: Lilly Pulitzer
ON LOCATION: Casa Ybel Resort ON LOCATION: Casa Ybel Resort
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Rachel Pierce
SHOP: Her Sports Closet
BRAND: Lilly Pulitzer
ON LOCATION: Casa Ybel Resort

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Rachel Pierce
SHOP: BUnique Boutique
BRAND: Resort Wear 2022 by SKEMO
ON LOCATION: Thistle Lodge Restaurant

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Rachel Pierce
SHOP: BUnique Boutique
BRAND: Resort Wear 2022 by SKEMO
ON LOCATION: The Bubble Room

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Kay Casperson

Kay Casperson a Beautiful Life

Some of Kay’s earliest memories are helping her friends look and feel more confident with simple style suggestions that
evolved into a driving desire to help people feel beautiful from the inside out. She followed her passion into a career as
a successful makeup artist but found herself frustrated when clients asked her for skincare recommendations as there
were so many choices of products on the market, but no complete collection she wholeheartedly believed in and loved.

Kay began to work with chemists to develop her signature and internationally. She also continued to consult, teach and

collection of easy-to-use, quality skincare products. She set train audiences across the country including doctors, various

out to create a complete collection of core products that health professionals, nutritionists, wellness advisors and

worked for all skin types, was easy to entrepreneurs that wanted to offer

understand and also offered multiple “Whether you’re vacationing her products and share her message
of living a balanced and every day.
benefits including her signature with your family, planning a
By the early 2000’s Kay launched
lifestyle affirmations that accompany wedding, catching up with her signature cosmetics line based on
the affirmation “Inside I’m Gorgeous”
each one. These affirmations help to friends or just taking some to complement her signature skincare
products. She was intent on creating
ensure that her customers continued time for yourself to relax a line based on her philosophy of

to live their most balanced and and rejuvenate,”

beautifulife every day. says Kay Casperson.

In 1996 Kay Co-authored her first

book “Beauty Inside Out” 80 Ways to simplicity and effectiveness while using

become positively unforgettable which sold in bookstores the highest quality ingredients and only products she would

across the country. Shortly after that Kay’s various product use every day.

lines were being sold in multi-channels including Target, To inspire more people to live their most balanced and,

mass food, and drug chains, spas, and salons both nationally Kay opened her first lifestyle boutique on Sanibel Island in

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2008. Less than a year later she was and empowerment. + Boutique at Sundial Beach Resort
asked by South Seas Island Resort to Kay’s inspiration and products have & Spa on Sanibel (1451 Middle Gulf
open her flagship Lifestyle Spa and Drive) and in Chadwick’s Square on
Boutique on Captiva Island to cater been featured on national television, Captiva (14830 Captiva Drive).
to the guests of the Resort as well as in many publications, and in regular
to locals and visitors of the Islands. A newspaper columns. She reaches Learn more about BeautifuLife
few years later she was offered the thousands of people through a weekly by Kay Casperson and view a full
opportunity to open another Lifestyle newsletter, social media, and blogs. menu of spa and salon services
Spa and Boutique at the Sundial Beach Her vision has always been to inspire at kaycasperson.com. For daily
Resort and Spa on Sanibel Island to people to live their most balanced and affirmations, lifestyle tips, beauty
also cater to its guests, locals, and beautifulife, and today her vision is tutorials and more, connect with @
visitors to the Islands. reality. kaycasperson on Facebook and
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Casperson’s philosophy of nurturing Visit the Kay Casperson Spa, Salon
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featuring Casperson’s inspirational
skincare, makeup, wellness and
lifestyle collections, as well as an
assortment of hand-selected jewelry,
décor, beach accessories and more.

“Whether you’re vacationing with
your family, planning a wedding,
catching up with friends or just taking
some time for yourself to relax and
rejuvenate,” says Casperson, “our
signature locations are the perfect
places to celebrate all of life’s beautiful
moments!”

As part of her mission to transform
lives and inspire hope and healing in
the world around her, Kay founded
Beautifulife with a Purpose, a
charitable extension of her Company
devoted to supporting local, national
and international organizations that
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Spa treatment at Kay Casperson

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clothing and jewelry Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
to look your best Sundays (season) 11 am - 4 pm
•
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2451 Periwinkle Way
Bailey’s Center

Sanibel Island, FL 33957

239•313•0535

[email protected]

Shop online:
www.whimsonperiwinkle.com

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BISTRO 2340 Periwikle Way

& Wine Bar (inside The Village Shops)

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Sanibel Lighthouse

photo by Jim Anderson

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Photo Courtesy of Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

The Bailey-Matthews National Shel MuseumbyStephanieMuddell,MarketingDirector
he Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum connects
Director of Major Gifts for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences
Tpeople to the natural world through their love of shells at the University of Vermont. He has been shelling on

and the animals that create them. Its mission is to use Sanibel since the late 1970s and is honored to strengthen

exceptional collections, aquariums, programs, experiences, and advance the Museum’s work to build awareness

and science to be the nation’s leading museum in the and appreciation of mollusks, their shells, and natural

conservation, preservation, interpretation, and celebration of environments.

shells, mollusks, and their ecosystems.

Permanent exhibitions on view include the Great Hall of

Shells which displays highlights of the Museum’s collection

of some 500,000 shells, as well as the Beyond Shells living

gallery of aquariums and over 50 species of marine life.

One of the best things to do on Sanibel Island, the Museum

offers fun and educational activities for the whole family.

Kids love touching live mollusks in our touch pools, winning

scavenger hunt prizes, and watching our Giant Pacific

Octopus. Come visit the only museum in the United States

devoted solely to shells and mollusks! ShellMuseum.org 

Our new Executive Director is Sam Ankerson, who joined

the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in March

2021. His prior positions include Deputy Director at the

Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, FL), Director of

Development at Shelburne Museum (Shelburne, VT), and

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7 DAYS A WEEK 6-9PM

1473 PERIWIKLE WAY, SANIBEL
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J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge

by Chelle Koster Walton, Media Liaison

• When the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Road, Tarpon Bay Recreation Area, Bailey Tract, Tract,
on Sanibel Island fully reopens its Visitor & Education and other on-island tracts and offshore refuges not
Center, it debuts a remastering of its popular Junior accessible to the public.
Ranger program with a new 20-page activities booklet • The Refuge is home to about 250 species of birds,
for visitors of all ages, plus a cool new wooden badge. 18 species of mammals, 102 species of fish, and 60
Admission to the Visitor & Education Center is free. The species of reptiles and amphibians. Fourteen of its
center holds the Refuge Nature Store, hands-on exhibits, resident species are federally listed including manatees,
special art exhibitions, and interpretive restrooms, loggerhead sea turtles, wood storks, and smalltooth
recipient of the 2018 America’s Best Restroom Award. sawfish.
• Refuge activities include driving, bicycling, and hiking
• The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge along 4-mile Wildlife Drive; trails; kayaking; canoeing;
(dingdarlingsociety.org), which celebrates 40 years in stand-up paddleboarding; nature boat and paddling
2022, has opened a second Refuge Nature Store at tours; fishing; and wildlife photography. Tarpon Bay
2250 Periwinkle Way on Sanibel Island. While the new Explorers (tarponbayexplorers.com), the refuge’s
space carries some of the same logo merchandise as recreation concession, rents equipment and conducts
the on-campus Nature Store, it focuses on one-of-a-kind tours, including a narrated tram tour of Wildlife Drive.
gifts and local artwork found nowhere else on the island. • Wildlife Drive welcomes nearly a million visitors each
Visit ShopDingDarling.com to order “Ding” Darling logo year. It opens dawn to dusk. In 2021, the Refuge
clothing, books, games, nature-inspired jewelry, and added a viewing scope for color blind visitors to its
other unique-to-the-refuge gifts online. 100 percent of observation tower along the drive. Admission fees to
profits from the e-commerce store and two physical Wildlife Drive are $10 per vehicle, $1 per cyclist and
stores directly benefit Refuge conservation education, hiker. Annual passes are available. For more refuge
wildlife and water research, and land acquisition. information, please visit fws.gov/refuge/JN_Ding_Darling
or dingdarlingsociety.org.
• The Refuge Complex encompasses 7,718 acres
comprising the main campus on Sanibel-Captiva

Fish House
photo by Martha Huard
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Bad Hair Day
photo by Len Littenberg
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Photos Courtesy of CROW

CROW staff member handling baby Eaglets

CROW Case of the Year: Eaglets

O by Haillie Mesics, Public Relations & Marketing Director
n January 29, the eaglets of the North Fort Myers Eagle Camera nest, also known as E17 and E18, were observed having
eye issues. Concerned members of the public and observers of the North Fort Myers nest reported the eaglets’ eyes were
matted shut. After discussion with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, wildlife professionals at CROW were given approval to go into
the nest and admit the eaglets for treatment.

Upon arrival at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, On February 4, hospital staff found the eaglets’ complete
veterinarians examined the eaglets and found them to have blood counts to be within normal limits and arranged for
visible signs of eye irritation. During the examination, the renesting. On the morning of February 5, with the help of a
eaglets’ eyes were swollen. The top and bottom eyelids had bucket truck from Joshua Tree Inc., E17 and E18 were placed
adhered shut. Veterinarians suspected this could be the back in their nest at the North Fort Myers location.
result of a few different types of bacterial or viral infection,
but needed lab results to be certain of which was affecting After 7 days of care, the eaglets’ eyes had healed and
them. The eaglets were given antibiotics, anti-inflammatory Harriett and M15 reunited with their babies. The PCR
medications, and were transferred into rehabilitative care. (polymerase chain reaction) lab test was found to be positive
for Avian chlamydiosis. Avian chlamydiosis is a bacterial
They were placed on a feeding plan with meals four times disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci (C. psittaci), which
a day. Rehabilitation staff utilized a camouflage face cover to is carried commonly by birds. The spread occurs mainly
avoid human-imprinting. The eaglets continued to receive through breathing in dust containing dried saliva, feathers,
supportive care, eye drops, and antibiotics. Over the next mucous, and droppings from infected birds. This disease can
few days, their eyes started to clear up, open, and they had also spread to humans, causing pneumonia. There are many
been gaining weight appropriately. such diseases, called zoonotic diseases, seen in our hospital

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immune systems become stronger which will help reduce

the chance of clinical symptoms appearing in the future. HIRDIE GIRDIE
“We are glad to have been able to provide urgent medical

care for these precious eaglets and contribute to the ART GALLERY
knowledge base of diseases and appropriate treatment of

eagles in our area. We are grateful for the support offered Fine Art on Sanibel since 1994

by USFWS, FL FWC, the Pritchetts, and the public who watch

over this special eagle family so carefully. Finally, we are

thankful that there are two new eggs in the nest this year to

carry on the legacy of supermom eagle Harriet!” states Dr.

Heather Barron, Medical & Research Director at CROW.

ABOUT CLINIC FOR THE REHABILITATION OF Open Seasonally, October-Mid May
WILDLIFE (CROW) Sunday 11-4, Monday-Saturday 10-5

Established in 1968, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation 2490 Library Way, Sanibel
of Wildlife (CROW) is a teaching hospital saving the sick, 239 395-0027
injured and orphaned native and migratory wildlife of
Southwest Florida and beyond. Through state-of-the-art hirdiegirdiegallery.com
veterinary care, public education programs and an engaging
visitor center, CROW works to improve the health of the GoToSanibelCaptiva.com 43
environment, humans and our animals through wildlife
medicine. For more information, or to plan your visit, go to
www.crowclinic.org. If you find an animal that is in need of
help, call (239) 472-3644 ext. #222.

photo by Jim Anderson

Sweeping Gulf Views . . .

and Rave Reviews

Bring your love of fine-dining to the
historic and award-winning Thistle Lodge
Beachfront Restaurant on Sanibel Island.
Offering dazzling Gulf views and an Old
Florida charm once enjoyed by notable
guests like Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.

2255 West Gulf Drive • Sanibel, Florida 33957
239.472.9200 • www.ThistleLodge.com

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photo by Jim Anderson
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Sanibel Sea Schoolart of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Family, Sanibel Sea School’s mission is to improve the ocean’s

Pfuture one person at a time. Through half-day courses, week-long camps, and community outreach programs, Marine
Science Educators deliver hands-on, experiential learning. These offerings give students an opportunity to touch, feel,
and interact with the natural Southwest Florida environment. Whether it’s holding a squishy sea hare or trudging through
mangrove mud, all experiences at Sanibel Sea School are sure to foster a deep connection to our ocean planet.

HALF-DAY COURSES offers Sea Squirts courses for 4 to PRIVATE EXCURSIONS
Sanibel Sea School’s half-day courses 6-year olds. These two-hour classes Private experiences for families and
are field-based, hands-on, and a are modified versions of our half-day groups are also offered year-round
whole lot of fun. Designed for ages courses and are offered weekly. from shore, by boat, or on paddle
6 to 13, these course options cover craft! These sessions are tailored to
over 30 different marine science DISCOVER BEACHCOMBING individual interests and existing levels
topics including dolphins, sea shells, The fun isn’t just limited to the little of knowledge. Sanibel Island offers
fish, crabs, and more! Educators head ones! Sanibel Sea School also offers world-class beachcombing, birding,
out all over Sanibel to fish, snorkel, Discover Beachcombing walks and and wildlife watching opportunities.
experiment, and explore. All courses private experiences regularly that are There is so much waiting to be
wrap up with an ocean-inspired art- perfect for the whole family to enjoy discovered so come get your feet wet
project created from natural materials. together. On Discover Beachcombing and explore Sanibel’s unique marine
Half-day courses are offered at Sanibel walks, knowledgeable Marine Science habitats with us. Maybe we’ll find
Sea School, Sundial Beach Resort, and Educators teach about some of the a seahorse in the seagrass, spot a
South Seas Island Resort. more mysterious objects found on the manatee or two, or discover some tiny
beach, look for interesting animals, and creature that live between the grains of
SEA SQUIRTS touch on shell biology. No two beach sand. You’re sure to leave Sanibel Sea
Looking for something for your littlest walks are ever the same – the sea School with ocean memories that will
ocean explorers? Sanibel Sea School always has a way of surprising us! last a lifetime!

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Shane Antalick Sanibel Sea school campers and counselors

“Everyone is searching for their own
personal form of sanctuary in this world...

...Sanibel Island has been mine for
over four decades and I can help it
become yours.”

— Mary Lou Bailey

The Bailey Bunch Mary Lou Bailey, Broker Associate VIP Realty Group, Inc.
1560 Periwinkle Way
Cell: 239-565-9100 Sanibel, FL 33957
Office: 239-472-5187 ext. 246
Toll Free: 800-553-7338 ext. 246

[email protected]
www.MaryLouBailey.com

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SCCF Photo by Shane Antalick
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Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

SCCF's mission is to protect and care for
Southwest Florida’s coastal ecosystems.

SEA TURTLES and compaction of sand affects on sea active females. Modeling shows waters
turtle incubation Sanibel and Captiva. surrounding Cape Sable, Florida Bay,
SCCF MONITORS SEA TURTLE and the Marquesas are important
NESTING, HATCHING ON WHERE DO SEA TURTLES foraging areas that support individuals
SEVERAL FRONTS ESTABLISH RESIDENCY? tagged on Southwest Florida beaches.
Florida hosts the world’s largest Between 2017 and 2019, SCCF satellite- Understanding where green sea turtles
population of nesting loggerheads tagged 14 endangered green sea forage and remain resident is key to
(Caretta caretta), making SCCF’s turtles (Chelonia mydas) that nested designing surveys to assess foraging
work critical for the conservation of on Sanibel and Keewaydin. The goal resources and protection strategies to
the species. Thirty years of nesting was to delineate sites that may serve improve recovery trajectories.
data on Sanibel suggest that nesting as high-use areas for reproductively
on our beaches is on the rise. This
encouraging news is a testament to
decades of concerted conservation
efforts, but the population remains
imperiled. Sea turtles face enormous
challenges in Florida, including harmful
algal blooms, fisheries, sea level rise,
coastal development, and ocean
pollution. In addition to protecting
nests laid on Sanibel and Captiva,
SCCF is devising creative ways to learn
more about these problems to inform
management and policy solutions.

UNDERSTANDING HOW visit thesancapguide.com
SAND PROPERTIES IMPACT to discover insider tips and hidden gems!
HATCHING SUCCESS
Beach erosion due to storms, GoToSanibelCaptiva.com 49
hurricanes, and sea level rise is an
increasing problem in Florida, where
one of the anthropogenic responses
is beach renourishment. While this
can create nesting habitat, changes in
the physical properties of non-native
sand may alter critical characteristics
of the nest microclimate, such as sand
temperature, moisture, gas exchange,
and porosity. SCCF is characterizing
how the color, grain size, bulk density,

Sea Turtle Nest
SCCF Staff Monitors New Nest

SCCF Photo by Shane Antalick
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