Sanibel

Trucks will begin hauling sand to northwest Sanibel on Monday to replace sand lost to erosion due to Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole last year.

South Seas Island resort would like to rebuild higher than is currently allowed. It would also like an exception to the county's density rules. These ideas are not sitting well with some residents.

The restoration efforts at Puschel Preserve are on once again after Hurricane Ian. The progress is swift. And it’s (almost) all about the water, where it’s going, what’s using it, and how clean it stays.

The Bayside parking lot at 110-153 Periwinkle Way used for the Lighthouse Beach Park, and the Causeway Beach parking lot at 888 Sextant Drive next to the boat ramp opened on Friday.

The city has setup temporary telephone numbers that can be used to contact each department.

Projects in the state budget for Lee County included $51.67 million for Sanibel Causeway corridor repairs where Ian made initial landfall, $12.4 million for repairs in the Matlacha corridor and $6 million for studies on the Big Hickory Pass, Little Carlos Pass and New Pass bridges.

When Hurricane Ian plowed through Sanibel it eradicated a lot of predators of the Edwards wasp moth. Hence, a feast was provided for the Ficus-hungry insect's caterpillar stage.

Bailey Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel reopened to the public on February 1st after Hurricane Ian shut the island down for months. Now, alongside their popular shell displays, is another unique and interactive exhibit.

Although the FNPS award-winning Native Plant Demonstration Garden sustained a great deal of damage during Hurricane Ian, new wildflowers sprout every day showing how the vegetation has recovered post-Ian.

The service had been suspended in 2022 after Hurricane Ian trashed the island.