August 14, 2022

“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes Intern Ali Reece

Ali Reece recently arrived from Indiana State University in Terre Haute to join the team of interns from around the country helping J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge...
August 10, 2022

Chelsea Sweiss Featured In Island Scene Magazine Fashion Spread

Sanibel resident and business owner Chelsea Sweiss will be featured in the next issue of Island Scene magazine. Photographer Mila Bridger captured a series of stunning....
July 31, 2022

James Hautman’s Winning Painting for 2022-2023 Federal Duck Stamp Contest

James Hautman's winning painting for the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He will appear at the "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on...
July 20, 2022

New Programs Allow Lee County Residents Easier Access to Sanibel’s Shell Museum

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum established two new programs in 2022 aimed at giving more Lee County residents a chance to experience...
July 3, 2022

“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Contest Photos

Here is the first place winner by Doug Meurer from most recent contest at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. This photo, featuring a Great White Egret, Immature Blue Heron...
June 14, 2022

Sanibel Historical Museum Attracts Vacationers to Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Sanibel Historical Museum and Village was founded in 1984 with a mission to preserve and share Sanibel history. The story of Sanibel is told from the Calusa and Spanish eras...
June 1, 2022

Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation Introduces Summer of 2022 Interns

Josie Bliss is studying biology with a focus in evolution at the University of Iowa. She works in the Neiman Lab on campus, studying a species of ploidy-polymorphic aquatic snail called Potamopyrgus antipodarum...
May 30, 2022

Sanibel’s Shell Museum Announces Lecture Series Dates

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum announces a summer and fall lecture series, which will be offered live via Zoom and free for registrants....
May 21, 2022

Water Quality Update from Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation

Water quality is of the highest important to vacationers and residents of Sanibel & Captiva, and our local non-profits such as the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation....
May 21, 2022

Sanibel’s Shell Museum Adds Great Halls Spotlights Tours

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has introduced a new daily exhibit tour to its experiential program lineup....
May 12, 2022

Shell Museum Receives National Attention for Horse Conch Research

In April of 2022, Museum research colleague Dr. Greg Herbert (University of South Florida, Tampa) and collaborators published a much-awaited peer-reviewed article on the status of the Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus...
May 11, 2022

Book Scene: After the Romanovs by British Historian Helen Rappaport

After the Romanovs is the Story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light....
August 14, 2022

“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Welcomes Intern Ali Reece

Ali Reece recently arrived from Indiana State University in Terre Haute to join the team of interns from around the country helping J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge...
August 10, 2022

Chelsea Sweiss Featured In Island Scene Magazine Fashion Spread

Sanibel resident and business owner Chelsea Sweiss will be featured in the next issue of Island Scene magazine. Photographer Mila Bridger captured a series of stunning....
July 31, 2022

James Hautman’s Winning Painting for 2022-2023 Federal Duck Stamp Contest

James Hautman's winning painting for the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He will appear at the "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on...
July 20, 2022

New Programs Allow Lee County Residents Easier Access to Sanibel’s Shell Museum

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum established two new programs in 2022 aimed at giving more Lee County residents a chance to experience...
July 3, 2022

“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Contest Photos

Here is the first place winner by Doug Meurer from most recent contest at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. This photo, featuring a Great White Egret, Immature Blue Heron...
June 14, 2022

Sanibel Historical Museum Attracts Vacationers to Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Sanibel Historical Museum and Village was founded in 1984 with a mission to preserve and share Sanibel history. The story of Sanibel is told from the Calusa and Spanish eras...
June 1, 2022

Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation Introduces Summer of 2022 Interns

Josie Bliss is studying biology with a focus in evolution at the University of Iowa. She works in the Neiman Lab on campus, studying a species of ploidy-polymorphic aquatic snail called Potamopyrgus antipodarum...
May 30, 2022

Sanibel’s Shell Museum Announces Lecture Series Dates

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum announces a summer and fall lecture series, which will be offered live via Zoom and free for registrants....
May 21, 2022

Water Quality Update from Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation

Water quality is of the highest important to vacationers and residents of Sanibel & Captiva, and our local non-profits such as the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation....
May 21, 2022

Sanibel’s Shell Museum Adds Great Halls Spotlights Tours

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has introduced a new daily exhibit tour to its experiential program lineup....
May 12, 2022

Shell Museum Receives National Attention for Horse Conch Research

In April of 2022, Museum research colleague Dr. Greg Herbert (University of South Florida, Tampa) and collaborators published a much-awaited peer-reviewed article on the status of the Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus...
May 11, 2022

Book Scene: After the Romanovs by British Historian Helen Rappaport

After the Romanovs is the Story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light....