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Helping with Hurricane Ian recovery, a free meal to help lessen the stress of rebuilding a community.
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Effective Saturday, retail operations and Post Office Box service will resume at the Captiva Post Office, which had been suspended due to Hurricane Ian.
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The Tdap vaccine is critical to preventing Tetanus, especially for those who may have sustained cuts, scratches, or wounds from cleaning up debris after the hurricane and those whose last booster was 10 or more years ago.
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While a precautionary boil water order affecting Sanibel and Captiva islands has been rescinded, one remains in place for the Caloosa Shores Association on Sanibel.
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The nesting bald eagles on Sanibel and Captiva islands went somewhere, and did something, which allowed them all to survive Hurricane Ian’s 150-mph winds and near-direct landfall.But like many other inhabitants of barrier islands seaward of Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties, the feathered members of America’s special species returned to a place they barely recognized.That is known thanks to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, whose volunteers monitor nine bald eagle nest structures across Sanibel, Captiva, and North Captiva islands. They watch and record what happens at the nests from October through May and input everything into an Audubon Florida database.
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As evacuation efforts begin on Sanibel and Captiva Island, residents are being transported by boat to areas like the Port Sanibel Marina. Hurricane Ian evacuees share their experiences immediately after stepping onto the mainland.
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Emergency officials are working around the clock to evacuate residents from Sanibel and Captiva Island. It is currently unknown how many people remain stranded on the islands in the wake of the near-Category 5 Hurricane Ian.
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View an interactive map of post-Hurricane Ian aerial imagery of Sanibel Captive Island.
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Third annual cleanup event to rally the community to pick up debris along surrounding island shorelines and waterways.
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Hurricane Eta damage to protective sand dunes will take time to repair.