SCCF50Founded October 31, 1967

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Annual Report 2016 - 2017

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50 Years of Preserving Paradise50 Years of Preserving Paradise

SCCF — Celebrating

50 YearS oF PreServing & ProteCting

thiS UniqUe ParadiSe We Call home

SCCF — Celebrating

50 YearS oF PreServing & ProteCting

thiS UniqUe ParadiSe We Call home

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Marine Lab's RECON samples Hurricane Irma

SCCF in FY2016-17... by the Numbers

Rising winds... ...and falling water levels and barometric pressure

12,203 Native plants sold

680+ staff hours on landscape installations/maintenance

3 acres of oyster reefs restored using 850 tons of washed fossil shell

869 hours on the water by Marine Lab staff

476 people on the Caloosahatchee Oxbow & Riverlore Cruise traveled through the

Franklin Lock and 10 miles roundtrip on the river

2.1 miles of seagrass transects surveyed

17 presentations on Policy issues reaching almost 1,600 plus a Town Hall with Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane and U.S. Congressman Francis Rooney

72 on-site consultations by Native Land-scapes & Garden Center staff

14 million RECON water quality sensor data points

219 presentations and tours offered in the Nature Center or at the Bailey Home-stead Preserve

1,339 water samples collected by the Marine Lab

Nearly 100 acres managed by prescribed burning to help maintain Sanibel’s historically open savannah habitat

50 weekly Caloosahatchee Condition Reports prepared after Periodic Scientist calls with Policy, Lab staff, local stakeholders, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and South Florida Water Management District

466 dolphin, estuary and wildlife cruises in partnership with Captiva Cruises

Over 42,000 hatchlings made it into the Gulf

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Cheers and Godspeed to SCCF’s Next 50 Years! Dear SCCF Supporters and Island Neighbors: Since October 2016, we have been recognizing SCCF’s 50th anniversary as a time to reflect on this very significant milestone, and celebrate it in a variety of ways summarized here. We created new events that we hope to continue, including, but not limited to, the Evenings at the Homestead series and the Farm to Table Dinner benefiting the Native Landscapes and Garden Center. We formed new groups such as the Business Roundtable and the Emeritus Advisory Council comprised of past board members. Groups like these give us valuable new opportunities for pursuing SCCF’s mission. We continued to grow new educational initiatives such as the SCCF J.N. “Ding” Darling Brush of Excellence Environmental Art Program. We launched better ways to pursue programmatic activities, including improved research and testing capabilities. We updated and improved our website, utilized periodic email blasts to keep our members in-formed of current issues, and enhanced our social media communication. We began construction of a new state-of-the-art facility with vital scientific equipment for SCCF’s Marine Laboratory. Please read our annual report to learn more about the achievements of FY 2016-2017. You can take the first step in supporting the continuation of that work by using the enclosed envelope to make your most generous tax-deductible contribution to SCCF’s Annual Fund Drive. It’s the perfect way to start making SCCF’s second 50 years worthy of (and perhaps even better than) its first. Looking back, we thank our members and partners for standing with us throughout this last fiscal year. Looking forward, we stand eager and ready to launch SCCF’s next 50 years. With your help, it will be a period of renewed environmental stewardship and conservation milestones not yet realized. Sincerely,

Gwenda Hiett-Clements Erick LindbladPresident Executive Director

Marine Lab's RECON samples Hurricane Irma

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Research conducted by the Marine Lab scientists this year focused on the effects of Caloosahatchee flows on the water column, seagrass, and oyster habitats. A number of volunteers assisted in collecting data on oyster spat settlement, oyster reef fish and crab abundance, seagrass shoot density, percent cover and water quality.

We successfully restored an oyster reef at Punta Rassa (photos right) with help from Lee County. In the process of rebuilding the boat launch, there was an opportunity to construct a large oyster reef nearby. The reef provides new substrate for oysters to settle on and protects the shoreline for the benefit of mangroves and salt marsh plants. In 2015, the Lab established several reefs with funding from a large grant-funded restoration project.

This page, monitoring the 2015 reefs. Below: An FGCU MS student and Marine Lab Director Eric Milbrandt sampling the oyster reefs. Right: Fossil shell and oysters brought back from one of the restoration sites for measuring size and density of oysters and determining crab abundances. Bottom right: Oyster settlement on a piece of fossil shell.

Oyster restOratiOn

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Above: Aerial view of restored reef (Sanibel Causeway and tollbooth visible upper right). Below: The first load of oyster shell being dropped at Punta Rassa.

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The past year, opposing weather phenomena El Niño and La Niña caused drastic, unseasonable changes to rainfall, setting records in January and November 2016 for the most and the least rainfall since record-keeping began 85 years ago. Adding to the extremes, following seven months of drought, the rain returned in June 2017, delivering double the average monthly rainfall.

These extreme conditions compound problems with water management throughout the greater Everglades and estuary ecosystem and prompted State emergency orders to deal with the excess water. High rainfall raised Lake Okeechobee levels, causing 10 months of harmful estuary discharges. Water quality suffered from a toxic algal bloom that started in Lake O (photo right) that was discharged to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries.

The water issues garnered national attention and set the tone for the 2017 Florida Legislative Session. We successfully fought for passage of a bill to accelerate a significant storage project south of Lake Okeechobee. As a starting point, the EAA reservoir project will use existing state-owned lands, identified as A2 on the map (right).

Natural Resource Policy staff introduced a legislative tracker during this year’s session to allow our members to follow when meetings are held and to submit comments in a timely manner.

State. We worked hard this legislative session to pass important bills.

Storage: Success in passing the EAA Reservoir bill to accelerate storage south of Lake Okeechobee

Solar: Implementation of the Solar tax exemption for non-residential property owners approved by 73% of voters in 2016 as a Constitutional Amendment. The bill that passed provides an 80% tax exemption.

Water Quality: A public notification of pollution events bill passed that requires public notice within 24 hours.

Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA)

Private lands

State-leased land

A2 parcel

Public lands

A1 parcel

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Water Quality

Caloosahatchee Condition ReportsSCCF Policy staff continues

to coordinate and publish weekly Caloosahatchee Condition Reports with monitoring from our Marine Lab and input on conditions from local stakeholders. The report is relied upon by local, state, regional and federal decision-makers. The sharing of data with collaborators and water managers has helped Natural Resource Policy Director, Rae Ann Wessel, build broad support for regional projects, such as the EAA reservoir, south of Lake Okeechobee. Find the reports at sccf.org under Water Quality, then Caloosahatchee Condition Reports.

SCCF Marine Lab's RECONThe Marine Lab’s RECON (River, Estuary and Coastal Observing

Network) passed a major 10-year operational milestone with over 14 million data points collected. The data is available to scientists and stakeholders and also to the public in at-a-glance graph formats and customizable graphs at recon.sccf.org. RECON recorded Hurricane Irma's winds and impact on water levels and barometric pressure (Page 2). Lab staff uses RECON data to evaluate the success of projects, like the recently completed (2015) oyster reef and tape grass restorations.

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A1 is another state-owned parcel (designated for use with the Comprehensive Everglades Plan) that could be converted to storage if needed.

natural resOurce POlicy in actiOn

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Blue green algal blooms started in Lake Okeechobee in June 2016 following months of high rainfall and runoff. The bloom could be seen from space as captured in this photo by NASA. In addition, Red Tide plagued coastal waters for 10 months from September 2016 through June 2017

We also prevented bad legislation from passing at the state level, such as: Local Government Pre-emption: For the third year in a row,

fought state mandates that would pre-empt local government from making decisions to address local issues in local ways.

Sunshine Exemption: Defeated a bad idea to roll back public transparency in meetings between members of boards or elected officials.

Energy: Stopped a bill that would have saddled rate payers in Florida to fund the cost for Florida Power & Light (FPL) to explore and develop fracking in other states.

The legislature failed the public interest on two significant topics:Florida Forever: They failed to fund the Florida Forever

program that 74% of voters supported as a Constitutional Amendment. A lawsuit on their misappropriation of this funding is pending.

Fracking: A bipartisan bill to ban fracking made a strong showing but was blocked by House leadership and did not get the hearings it needed.

Federal. We continue to support U.S. Senator Bill Nelson's federal efforts to block expansion of offshore oil drilling off Florida’s coast. SCCF policy staff works with our Federal representatives to educate and promote sustainable solutions to our water issues.

Sanibel Mayor Kevin Ruane, Rae Ann Wessel and U.S. Congress-man Francis Rooney at a Town Hall Meeting hosted by SCCF earlier this year.

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The Marine Lab monitors water quality, seagrasses and scallops in the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge (photos below). The Marine Lab has also completed a Sanibel water quality project with the City of Sanibel Natural Resources staff. The Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan was a four-year, multi-phase approach to determine sources of nutrient pollution on Sanibel Island. Over 350 water samples were collected from lakes, ponds and groundwater to provide guidance to the City on the most cost-effective projects to improve our island’s water quality.

Marine lab

Solar panel and logger for water quality sites in Ding Darling.

Research Assistant Jeff Siwicke getting ready to install a water quality sonde in Ding Darling.

Bay scallops on Ralph Woodring's dock that were collected while shrimping by Mr. Woodring. They will be cared for in Tarpon Bay by the Lab staff until they complete their life cycle.

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SCCF and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service broke ground on a new Marine Laboratory facility. It started with an unveiling ceremony in September 2016 with Lab supporters and Gretchen Valade. The concrete foundation was placed on columns driven into the ground. Concrete panels were placed on top and a cement slab was poured on the first and second lev-els. Framing began in June and the construction schedule shows that we will be moving in by the spring of 2018. Many thanks to our Board and Lab supporters for providing the initial $400,000 for the facility buildout and the $440,000 for new laboratory equipment that will help us expand our research capabilities.

Right: Visiting Mote Marine Laboratory Scientist, Jordon Beckler (standing left), at SCCF's Marine Lab. Dr. Beckler is leading a team of scientists to

study linkages between iron and red tide. Dr. Beckler and his team resided in SCCF's Wilmeth Cottage

for Visiting Scientists and Scholars while conducting their research.

Hollon Contractors' Dominik Weglinski with Lab staffers Rick Bartleson, Ph.D., Ashley Graham, Jeff Siwicke, A.J. Martignette, Eric Milbrandt, Ph.D., and Mark Thompson.

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Night-time Tagging ProjectThis summer our night crew encountered 157 unique individuals a total of 265 times. We also partnered with the

Conservancy of Southwest Florida on a joint project using satellite transmitters to track the movements of green sea turtles that nest on Florida’s Gulf coast. This is the first study to explore the migratory pathways and foraging grounds of greens nesting in our region.

On June 26th, 2017, green sea turtle "Isabella" was tagged (tagging photos below) as part of the telemetry project. She emerged from the sea at 5 a.m. to begin nesting, a process which can take several hours for greens. The turtle tagging crew was able to enjoy a beautiful sunrise while waiting for her to finish so they could affix a satellite transmitter to her carapace.

sea turtles

Andrew Glinsky and Heather Shipp after staking a new nest.

Kelly Sloan, Rachel Fisher, Andrew Glin-sky and Jeffry Book with Isabella. Left: Isabella goes home.

Sea Turtle Nesting — Nesting by loggerhead and green sea turtles continued to increase on our beaches this season. Loggerheads set yet another record on Sanibel this summer with 650 nests laid (for the fourth record-breaking year in a row), and Captiva, with 189 nests laid, was only five nests shy of last year’s newly set record.

This year we documented 34 green nests on Sanibel. Greens started nesting on Sanibel in the late 1990's and since then an exponential increase in nesting has been documented. Considering that only four decades ago biologists thought greens might go extinct, this local and statewide increase is truly a conservation success story.

Despite three storms, most notably Hurricane Irma, the hatchling count was drastically higher than ever before, with over 41,000 hatchlings emerged as of mid-September.

Another notable achievement is the remarkable decrease in depredation this year. Although the final depredation rate will not be known until the end of the season, the issue of mammalian predation appears to be negligible this year. This drop in predation is likely due to the increase in nest screening by program personnel.

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Snowy Plovers — Several adult plovers opted to leave Sanibel and nest elsewhere after failed nest attempts in 2017. One adult subsequently nested on Siesta Key, and another on Longboat Key. Some adults were also seen foraging at Bunche Beach and Lover's Key. The most astonishing movement observed however, was that of our single fledgling, which was found in August at Caladesi Island State Park, 120 miles away! All of these observations are owed to the fact that SCCF re-sumed its plover banding project, which had previously ended in 2009. One of the adults banded back in 2009 continues to nest on Sanibel each year. Six new adults and one fledgling were captured and given unique band combinations in 2017.

Wilsons Plover3 fledged. 3 nesting pairs made 5 total nesting attempts. 4 chicks produced, 2 nests hatchedFailed nests: 2 washed over; 1 taken by crows. All nesting was during Blind Pass dredging.

Snowy Plover1 fledged. 10 nesting pairs made 14 total nesting attempts. 3 chicks were produced, 2 nests hatchedFailed nests: 2 abandoned; 4 washed over; 6 depredated (mostly by crows)

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Aerial far right: After laying her eggs on Sani-bel (1), Isabella moved north and spent some time near Manasota Key, then swam south through the Florida Keys (4) and up the east coast as far north as Cocoa Beach (6), presum-ably laying nests along the way. As of mid-September she was in Marquesas Keys (west of Key West), a known overwintering location for East Coast green sea turtles. You can find the tracks at sccf.org under News (upper right) then click on Green Sea Turtle tagging program.

Least terns returned to Sanibel in May but never nested.

Photo right: Taking mseaurements during night-time tagging.

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Pine Island Sound Eastern Indigo Snake ProjectSCCF continues the uphill battle of sustaining eastern indigo snakes on three islands in Pine Island Sound through research, education and resident help. In the past year, the Pine Island Sound Eastern Indigo Snake Project has had 10 recaptures of previously marked snakes including an adult indigo snake that was marked as a hatchling in 2014. Participa-tion on this project by residents on North Captiva, Pine Island and Cayo Costa has greatly enhanced the chances for eastern indigo snakes to exist on the islands in the future.

Wildlife research diaMOndback terraPins & eastern indigO snakes

Chris Lechowicz and Audrey Albrecht measure the length of an indigo. Right: Indigo Snake Project permittee, Patrice Provata.

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Diamondback Terrapin ProjectThe SCCF Diamondback Terrapin Project has been busy the last year discovering new sites and populations of these elusive animals in Pine Island Sound. We have partnered with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on a statewide genetic study on terrapins to validate subpopulations in Florida. This mark-recapture study has been providing a flurry of new information about population dynamics, longevity, habitat type and annual activity.

Wildlife & Habitat Management Director (& Herpetologist) Chris Lechowicz with a mark-recapture terrapin; she will be released after data is collected.

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Wildlife & Habitat RestorationSanibel’s historically open marshland was maintained by lightning strikes. Now, prescribed fire plays an important role in wildlife habitat restoration and SCCF uses prescribed fire to help manage conservation lands. Over the last year, approximately 100 acres of preserved lands have been burned. The burn of the south Center Tract was successful, as well as two prescribed fires at Sanibel Gardens. These prescribed fires are very important to the island ecology of Sanibel.

This gopher tortoise has settled in at the Garden Center. Left: heading for some tasty dune sunflow-ers; Above: munching on a squash in the Agricul-tural Garden and Below: Home Sweet Burrow.

While lighted, paved walkways aren’t exact-ly natural habitat, native plants, landscaping services and knowledgeable staff are part of SCCF’s Landscaping for Wildlife outreach. Wildlife & Habitat Man-agement staff conducts yearly gopher tortoise surveys in several SCCF preserves.

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Nearly 50 acres of open wetlands were reclaimed on the Center Tract by removing hardwoods with as-sistance from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. These historically open cord grass marshes are important habitat for the state threatened Sanibel rice rat (Oryzomys paulstrus sanibeli) and numerous wading birds.

Wildlife & Habitat Management staff (with fire truck) Emily Hardin, Audrey Albrecht, Rachel Fisher, (front) Victor Young, Chris Lechowicz and Andrew Glinsky, (back, on truck) Dustin Lucas and Kelly Sloan

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Our Landscaping for Wildlife housecall program remains one of our most popular outreach tools. SCCF members can request a personalized consultation for their property, where Garden Center staff give recommendations for native plantings, identify unknown species, and suggest ways to improve wildlife habitat in their yards.

The Bailey Homestead has been the home to the Native Landscapes & Garden Center since 2015. Incorporated into the preserve are several themed demonstration gardens, showing residents and visi-tors how to utilize native plants in their own landscapes.

Left: Jonathan Stechshulte, an intern with the Native Landscapes & Garden Center, trains a vine on to a trellis in the Homestead’s pollinator garden.

Below: Becca Grotrian, a Garden Center staff member, meets with a new Sanibel resident to discuss ways to improve plantings immediately adjacent to his home.

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The Native Landscapes & Garden Center staff also monitor, collect seeds, and propagate rare and unusual plants on the islands. Staff are shown here with a champion-sized Jamaica Dogwood on the Buck Key preserve. The staff visited the island preserve to check on the status of a federally endangered cactus, which was found to be in good condition and growing well. Photo above: Shannon Jackson, Becca Grotrian, Emily Harrington, Jenny Evans and Jonathan Stechschulte.

Our Native Landscapes & Garden Center staff can answer your questions about the vegetation and local habitats on the islands. And we provide a local resource to purchase native plants, making the choice to “Go Native” readily available. Right: Intern Shannon Jackson is spreading mulch as part of the Garden Center's maintenance program.

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No Child Left On ShoreNo Child Left on Shore, a partnership with Captiva Cruises, continues to facilitate children learning about the waters around the islands. Groups from Immokalee Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, Sanibel School and others were transported to an isolated Cayo Costa beach to explore, pulled a trawl through the sea grasses and looked at critters that live in the bay and watched dolphins leap from the water.

Realtors®SCCF's Kristie Anders provides accredited coursework Realtors® may opt to take. On a recent on-the-water class, Realtors® had the opportunity to view the tiny creatures of the sea grasses and walk Cayo Costa to get a sense of Sanibel before development.. Left below: Marine Lab Research Associate Mark Thompson spoke about surface water and ground water.

SCCF Natural Resource Policy staff continues to find new ways to educate and build support with new and diverse partners to advance science-based un-derstanding and solutions. More diverse, informed voices of our members, select economic groups and the public have been an effective force in reaching elected and appointed decision-makers.

Business Roundtable — Partnerships include

our newest effort, the Business Round Table, created to engage our business partners and their economic voices in policy decisions. Current membership includes 84 employers representing more than 2,000 jobs.

Everglades Issues Outreach — Everglades issues are advanced in partnership with and through grant funding from the Everglades Foundation. Our annual Everglades Update program engaged a standing-room-only crowd which turned out during the legislative session with new faces and new voices to advocate for needed storage solutions.

Everglades Coalition — As one of 61 member organizations that make up the coalition to advocate for sustainable solutions for the restoration of the Everglades and estuaries, SCCF sponsored the 32nd annual Conference "Three Estuaries One Solution" along the banks of the Caloosahatchee in January 2017.

educatiOnal Outreach

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Conservation 2020The 2016 elections featured a referendum on this Lee

County land acquisition program that started in 1996. The effort speaks for itself as 84% of voters supported the continuation of the program that has conserved over 25,000 acres for preserves.

Eden Oak SCCF continues to work with neighbors of this

proposed development along Shell Point Boulevard. Working with homeowners in Palm Acres and Shell Point, our efforts have resulted in a major scaleback of this disastrous development and the state water management district declined their permit application. Now they are targeting county permits in hopes of changing the land use and zoning from wetlands to allow homes, canals, docks and a boat basin. The fight continues into its sixth year.

Captiva Water Quality SCCF continues to work with the Captiva Community

Panel in support of converting the island to sewer from septic. The Marine Lab study of nitrogen sources was used to gain the County’s support to examine options.

Babcock RanchSCCF continues to protect Lee County land and

water from Babcock City expansion plans into Lee County. One great success this past year has been the elimination of plans for 40 ball fields in the rural corridor along SR 31 and North River Road. We continue to monitor and comment on plans for development of the land in Lee County.

grOWth ManageMentNatural Resource Policy staff has been working on growth management issues:

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SCCF held five fundraising events in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2017.Wines in the Wild — SCCF’s ninth annual Wines in the Wild on November 5 was held, for the first time, at the Bailey Homestead Preserve. Linda and Tom Uhler, Wines’ founding co-chairs, led a team that transformed the Homestead grounds into a magical event venue under the stars. Guests visited six wine tasting stations while sampling delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared by Catering by Leslie Adams and passed by SCCF interns.

Bank of the Islands graciously returned as the Wines in the Wild Presenting Sponsor. Bailey’s General Store became the event’s Wine Sponsor this year. The gener-ous Host Committee members, who also helped to un-derwrite expenses, were Nancy and Pete Bender, Linda and Wayne Boyd, Tory and Bill Burch, Phyllis and Ron Gibson, Inge and Henry Glissman, Allison and Chaunc-ey Goss, Leone Graham, Shelley and Bill Greggs, Anne Haslem and Ed Wheeler, Gwenda Hiett-Clements, Janie Howland, Mike Kelly, Deborah La Gorce, Ellen and Er-ick Lindblad, McCallion & McCallion, Kay and John Morse, Diane and Leroy Neitzel, Roberta and Philip Puschel, Joyce and Don Rice, Nancy and Chip Roach, Robbie and Geoff Roepstorff, Lucy and Paul Roth, Kris and Doug Ryckman, Donna and John Schubert, Richard Shipley, Nanelle Wehmann, and Martha and John Wolf. Special thanks go to Nanelle Wehmann for opening her lovely home for the Host Committee reception.

Thanks are also due to all who donated to silent and live auction items: Ambu Yoga, Bennett’s Fresh Roast, Billy’s Rentals, Ken Burgener, Captiva Cruises Inc., Cip’s Place, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, Floral Artistry of Sanibel, Gramma Dot’s, Il Cielo, Island Cinema, Jacaran-da of Sanibel Island LLC, Sissi Janku, Lighthouse Cafe Inc., Diane and Leroy Neitzel, Myra Roberts, Melinda Roy and Chris Gourley, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, South Seas Island Resort, Stilwell Enterprises, Sundial Beach Resort, Sunset Grill, Timbers Restaurant, Traders Cafe, ‘Tween Waters Inn.Tennis Tournament — The 25th Annual SCCF Tennis Tournament at the Dunes was a great success. Some play-ers have swung their rackets yearly in support of SCCF since the first event. It was an intimate gathering of old and new SCCF friends. Thanks to all our sponsors, volunteers, and players. We are nothing without you. Major Spon-sors: Barbara Chappell, Wayne and Linda Boyd and “Di-ego;” Tournament Sponsors David and Ellen Petrick, The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club, Blackwood Tennis Academy,

Lucas Century Glass, Dorado Property Management, Bar-bara and Todd Bluedorn; Championship Sponsors Bill and Tory Burch, Sanctuary Golf Club, Robin Kirk, Karen Bell and the Bell Team; Match Sponsors Lucy and Paul Roth, Barrier Island Title, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, Philip and Roberta Puschel, Tom and Mimi Adams, Debo-rah La Gorce, Dolce and Jim Doss, John and Martha Wolf, Robert and Rebekah Moyle, Nancy and Robert Orr; Game Sponsors Warren Schwab and Jodi Cort, Joe and Marjorie Pacheco, Kurt J. Peters, Marilyn and Don Aldridge, Susan and Cliff Beittel.Nature As Inspiration for Art on Captiva — Thanks to the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and its Residency Director, Ann Brady, a small group of guests had access to the rarely seen Rauschenberg Compound on Captiva. Tours of the compound buildings, led by Ann Brady and Kristie Anders, included the famous Ding Darling Fish House and featured stories of the property’s past and pres-ent artistic uses. Many thanks to Diane Neitzel, Shelley Greggs and Ellen Mayeron for creating a beautiful recep-tion that ended the March 1 event. Farm to Table Dinner — Thanks to the inspiration, hard work and generosity of Trustees Sandra Gross and Linda Uhler, SCCF’s first Farm to Table Dinner was held at the Bailey Homestead Pavilion on March 31. Sandy Gross, owner of the Sleepy Bee Cafés in Cincinnati, donated the services of Executive Chef Francis Kroner and her team. Working with Sanibel’s own Catering by Leslie Adams, Chef Frannie prepared a four-course menu featuring local-ly sourced ingredients. Our grateful appreciation extends to the Sanibel-Captiva Trust Company as the Presenting Sponsor, Bailey’s General Store as the Wine Sponsor, and all the guests that made this inaugural event such a special benefit for the Native Landscapes & Garden Center.Beer in the Bushes — The 6th annual Beer in the Bushes on April 15 was a night to remember for all who attended this sold out event at SCCF’s Nature Center. The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company returned as Presenting Sponsor. Because Jensen’s Twin Palm Resort & Marina was joined by Kingfisher Vacations and Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille as Band Co-Sponsors, we were able to secure G. Love & Special Sauce as the event headliners. Travel costs for the band were underwritten by an anonymous donor. With special thanks to Great White Grill for their service participation, this year’s craft beer partners were Point Ybel Brewing Company, Eight-Foot Brewing, Momentum Bre-whouse, Naples Beach Brewery, Bury Me Brewing, South

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Thanks to all who helped organize and attended the many special events SCCF hosted in FY2016-2017. Among the highlights were:September 17 International Coastal Cleanup – co-hosted by SCCF

and Keep Lee County BeautifulOctober 31 50th Anniversary Kickoff with Trustees, Past Board

Presidents and the Emeritus Advisory CouncilDecember 13 Annual Membership Meeting/Cocktail Party and Brush

of Excellence Presentation to Clyde ButcherDecember 14 Evening at the Homestead with Clyde Butcher December 17 Audubon Christmas Bird CountJanuary 5-8 Everglades Coalition Conference hosted by SCCF January 30 Everglades Update co-hosted by SCCF and Everglades

Foundation February 15 Evening at the Homestead - Sonic Seas Film Screening

with Patrick RamageFebruary 16 Benefactors Brunch February 20 President's Day Open House February 27 Chamber After-Hours co-hosted by SCCF and Doc

Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille February 28 San-Cap Young Professionals ReceptionMarch 15 Evening at the Homestead - Black Tide Film Screening

with Steven Johnson March 16 Volunteer Appreciation Party March 23 SCCF Conservation Forum – Deepwater Horizon Up-

date April 21 Earth Day Presentation aboard the Lady Chadwick

with Denege PattersonJuly 4 SCCF honored as Sanibel’s Independence Day Parade

Grand Marshal

sPecial events

2017 “Ding” Darling Brush of Excellence Winner Clyde Butcher

Erick and Ellen Lindblad helping SCCF lead off the 2017 July 4 Parade.

Current SCCF President Gwenda Hiett-Clements (second from left) with past Presidents Ruth Deuber, Paul Roth, Linda Uhler and Executive Director Erick Lindblad.

Cypress Brewing, Fort Misery Cider Company, Cape Coral Brewing and Millenial Brewing Company. Their beer samples were paired with menu options from a di-verse group of food trucks coordinated by Catering by Leslie Adams.

Beer in the Bushes would not be such a successful fundraiser without the additional support of Keg Sponsors: Pfeifer Realty Group, Superior Title, Great White Grill, and GHD; Growler Sponsors: Deborah La Gorce, Philip and Roberta Puschel, and iLoveShelling.com; Pint Glass Sponsors: Landmark Design of Sanibel/Lighthouse Café, Island Inn, RE/MAX of the Islands, Bailey’s General Store, SWFL Hopheads, and Island Taxi; and Host Committee members Bill and Tory

Burch, Amanda Curran and Dustyn Corace, Chris Davison, Blake and Jan Devitt, Gary and Mike Dutton, Leone Graham, Ron and Phyllis Gibson, Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc., Bill and Shelley Greggs, Al and Sally Hanser, Marty and Brenda Harrity, Gwenda Hiett-Clements, John, Jim and Dave Jensen, Calli Johnson, Mike Kelly, Deborah La Gorce, Matzaluna Restaurant, Phaidra and Jeff McDermott, Karen Miller, John and Kay Morse, Diane and Leroy Neitzel, Mary Ellen and Eric Pfeifer, Roberta and Philip Puschel, John Nader, Pam and Clark Rambo, Don and Joyce Rice, Chip and Nancy Roach, Ben Sisk, Linda and Tom Uhler, Nanelle Wehmann, Ed Wheeler and Anne Haslem, and Mary Ann Williams and Mike Billheimer

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OPerating financial stateMent July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Income: Expenses: Unrestricted Contributions/Memberships $1,465,258 Marine Laboratory $642,749** Marine Laboratory $338,957 Wildlife & Habitat Management $446,186** Environmental Education/ Environmental Education/ Natural Resource Policy $279,682 Natural Resource Policy $394,022** Native Landscapes & Garden Center $223,723 Native Landscapes & Garden Center $375,296 Special Events $213,634 Communications/Public Relations/** Wildlife & Habitat Management $199,191 Fundraising $339,025*** Endowment Support for Operating $138,835 Administrative $288,972 Misc. Income $35,259 General Operations $177,379 Nature Center Admissions $14,537 Insurance $93,979 Special Events $90,979 Misc. Expense 7,989 *Carry Forward to FY 2017-2018 $52,499

Total Operating/Project Income $2,909,076 Total Operating/Project Expenses $2,909,076 * Designated Funds and Grant Income are carried forward to the next fiscal year as projects continue. ** Program income, Designated contributions, Grants, Contracts and specific Program Area Endowment, 5% of the past 12-quarter average*** 5% of the average value for the last 12 quarters

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legacy sOciety MeMbers

* We remember Legacy Society Members as of December 2016

legacy funds

Kip* and Andrea KossDeborah and John* La GorceBarbara LensingVirginia LetourneauSally LichtensteinSally LupferBob and Tricia* MaxeinerGwendolyn McCullen*Nancy McDowellKeith MoffatAnne Nobles and David JohnsonEdward B. Nobles*Alice M. O’Brien FoundationBill* and Betsy* PughJohn D. Purdy*Philip and Roberta PuschelJohn Raffensperger, M.D. and Susan Luck, M.D.Sally ReedJoyce and Don RiceJack* and Rose* RogersDon and Nancy RolleyLucy and Paul RothSabety Family FoundationRobert E. Schneider Foundation –

Dick Schneider

John Schork*John* and Florence* ScottEmily B. Shane*Sallie and Gardner* SouleSovereign People Internship FundEvelyn Spencer*David StanleyVesta Stearn*Linda Sturgis*Ann TalcottBarbara TobinLinda and Tom UhlerGretchen ValadeTheodora Vander Maazen*Judy WellonsJane Werner*Bob Wigley*Debra WilliamsonPat Wilmeth*Bill* and Ann WollschlagerBarbara Wood*Virginia Zahn*

There was a lot of news to share during this fiscal year about SCCF endowments. The December 2016 Annual Membership Meeting saw the induction of new mem-bers to the Legacy Society — created to thank members for helping SCCF grow its endowment through outright gifts or estate planning. The family of Past SCCF Board President Ruth Deuber came to Sanibel to witness Ruth’s induction as a new Legacy Society member. Andrea Koss was also present to accept the posthumous induction of her mother, Mary Foster Godin, who named SCCF as a beneficiary in her planned giving. They and all Legacy Society members are recognized here in the Society’s ros-ter and have our sincere appreciation.

The Endowment Committee continued to manage the investment of the endowment funds and recommend the annual allocation of endowment funding to the oper-ating budget. Under their care, SCCF surpassed its goal of reaching a $5 million endowment total before the end of our 50th anniversary year in 2017.

The Legacy Fund endowments as of the June 30, 2017 close of the fiscal year increased to $5,335,340. This past year, at the direction of the Endowment Commit-tee, the Board of Trustees transferred $209,091 toward operating and program support. That support figure rep-resents 5 percent of the average total endowment fund value over the previous 12 quarters.

Program support is distributed through six endow-ment funds reflective of SCCF’s program areas:• The Preservation Fund, supporting SCCF’s mission

and general operations• TheWildlife&HabitatManagementFund,fostering

management of our conservation lands• TheLandscapingforWildlifeFund,helpingtheNative

Landscape & Garden Center to bring native landscap-ing to homes, businesses, and transitional corridors

• The Environmental Education Fund, underwritingstaff educators and their program outreach

• TheSeaTurtleConservationandResearchFund,sup-porting our work with threatened loggerheads and oth-er endangered sea turtles

• The Marine Laboratory Fund, endowing research,monitoring and public policy activities for the water-shed surrounding Sanibel and Captiva

We are thankful to all the Legacy Society members who have used various planned giving vehicles to support the Legacy Funds. If you have endowed SCCF’s work through a planned gift or your estate planning, we hope you will inform us so we may thank you now for the gift you have planned for the future. We would like to recog-nize you as new Legacy Society members at our Annual Membership Meeting on December 12, 2017.

Tom and Mimi AdamsBill* and Margery* AngstAWC Family FoundationNancy Bacon*Charlotte Baker*Armand and Beverly BallEdward Beattie*Malcolm Beattie*Chuck and Sally BisbeeHelen Blomquist*F. N. Bowles, Jr.*Bill and Ruth BrooksTory and Bill BurchClaudia BurnsDick and Mary ButlerYolanda CannonAdelaide Cherbonnier*Jerry R. Churchill*Sue and Clay CookPeter Blaze CorcoranNancy and Richard Curtin, M.D.Don* and Carolyn DeCosterMeleanor and Donald DemingRuth DeuberElizabeth Eagleton

Robert Ervien, III*Millie B. FordRoni Jo Freer*Andrea and Phil GainerCharles and Janet GleasonMary Foster Godin*John Gorbatch*Phyllis and Glen* GreshamBill and Nancy HangerBob* and Jane* HangerAl and Sally HanserDoris HardyGwenda Hiett-Clements and Len Clements*Bill and Tina HillebrandtDr. Charles Holland*Harry Huizenga*Larry* and Jeannette JamesLinda and Greg JenningsNatalie JivoffLouise JohnsonVirginia and Thomas JohnsonJoan* and Wally KainKind World FoundationJohn and Wendy KindigStephen and Barbara* King

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sPecial thanks tO:

Annual giving is always a challenging fundraising task. Fortunately, SCCF members understand that fully funding our ongoing operations is essential to the pursuit of SCCF’s mission. Through your support, our programmatic accomplishments flourished again this fiscal year, and we continued to maintain a conservative and balanced budget.

Please take a moment to review the names of all the donors who supported SCCF in so many ways during FY2016-2017. Their gifts made all the difference for maintaining cash flow and demonstrating matching funds for public sector grant proposals.

SCCF is an organization that literally cannot sustain its annual operations without the financial support from our members. Across the broad spectrum of gift amounts, we are grateful to each and every one of you for giving at your highest possible level. Special thanks are sincerely extended to Gretchen Valade. Mrs. Valade’s challenge grant — and the donors who replied to it with matching gifts — once again made it possible for SCCF to reach our Annual Fund Drive goal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.

There is also great news to share about the new state-of-the-art Marine Lab facility. Early in FY2016-2017, we turned our attention to funding the furniture and

Fred and Alice StanbackRichard Shipley

Shipley Foundation, Inc.Estate of Jerry R. Churchill

Gretchen C. ValadeDeborah La Gorce

James and Vedna Welch FoundationAnne Nobles and David JohnsonJackie and Roy Sweeney Fund of

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Robert and Elizabeth NanovicPhilip and Roberta Puschel

The Logos Fund of The Luzerne FoundationThe Haas Family

Mary Jo BolerBoler Family Foundation

Lee Anne TauckL.A.T. Foundation

Estate of Robert Ervien, IIISandy Gross and John Hutton

Captiva Cruises, Inc.John and Kay Morse

Estate of Gwendolyn McCullenTodd and Barbara Bluedorn

Sally ReedNick and Linda Linsmayer

Joyce and Don RiceLinda and Tom Uhler

Sanibel Captiva Trust CompanyMarcia T. MacKinnonLeah and Doug Beck

Barbara and Tom DunhamJoan and William Grabe

William H. PughKay Redmond

Robert E. Schneider Foundation

Todd and Karen RobertsEstate of Rose S. Rogers

Brad and Shelli StanbackCarol and Larry Strange

George and Miriam Martin FoundationBlake and Jan Devitt

Jensen’s Twin Palm Resort Marina

Chris and Mary RayburnBank Of The IslandsBruning Foundation

Dave and Ellen RaisbeckGretchen and Mark Banks

Barbara ChappellAnonymous

Sue and Tom PickEstate of Theodora Vander Maazen

Lucy and Paul RothEdward and Ellinor Hayward

AWC Family FoundationKirsten Recker

The Donald Slavik Family Foundation

SEBA FoundationSteven G. King

Linda and Wayne BoydJim and Gaye Pigott

Frank and Pat MiddendorfMiddendorf Family Foundation

Nancy Dehmlow

annual giving & uPdate On the Marine lab caPital caMPaign

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sPecial thanks tO:Estate of John Gorbatch Bill and Shelley Greggs

Bette HarigPat Harig

Jeff HeddenGwenda Hiett-Clements

Bob & Lamee Holscher Charitable TrustJudith Haskell Brewer Fund of The Community

Foundation Serving Richmond and Central VirginiaMike Kelly

Wendy and John KindigKingfisher Vacations

Robin KirkTheodore G. KovenRobin C. Krivanek

Bill and Margie AbrahamCharles and Linda Adams

Nancy and John AkeAnne M. Aldrich and Kim M. Whitehurst

Asplundh FoundationMichael and Christine Attardo

Mary Lou BaileyPolly and Gary Bayrd

Billy’s RentalsGene and Lynne Blanc

John and Mary Ann BoornMr. Donald W. Bradford

Judith BrightLisa S. Brooks

John and Debra BullockBill and Tory Burch

Clyde and Niki ButcherCarol and Cameron Campbell

Mayri and Dean CapleCaptiva Civic Association

Dan and Donna CaseyPaul and Vickie ChristiansonMeredith and Eugene Clapp

Cynthia ClemsonClaude and Marsha Crawford

Amanda B. CrossMr. and Mrs. Robert De Witt Culver

Dick and Nancy CurtinRalph and Billye Curtis

Dr. Andrew and Mrs. Laura DahlemThe Daley FamilyRuth A. Deuber

Eaton Vance Matching Gift ProgramBarbara and Jim Egan

Jan EgelandJim and Sharon Ellen Charitable Fund

Henry and Kathy ElsesserJennifer Erickson

Tom and Joan FeeleyMika and David Filkins

Hans and Leslie FleischnerDavid Frane and Charla Gabert

Janet M. Frane

Mr. and Mrs. John H. FreundMr. Alan M. Gast

Mr. Theodore H. GasteyerGene’s Books

Doug and Sherry GentryMr. and Mrs. William J. Gibney

Ron and Phyllis GibsonChauncey and Allison Goss

Porter and Mariel GossLeone A. Graham

Stan and Constance GraysonGreat White Grill

Phil GrossWalter and Mary Emily GrossBruce and Jeanne Grossnickle

Jim and Christina GroteVirginie Haffenreffer and H. Pharr BrightmanRudolf F. Haffenreffer and Mallory Marshall

Laura HansenRichard and Barbara Hansen

Al and Sally HanserJill and Pody Harper

Brenda and Marty HarrityMarilyn and Charlie HartMary and John HartmanKatherine S. Hauser, M.D.Spencer and Odette Hays

Andria and Paul HeafyTom and Susan Hemphill

John HenshawThe Herman Fund

David and Catherine HoganJanie Howland

HRK FoundationIsland Inn

Dick and Mary JalkutLarry and Jeannette James

Janice Michelle Foundation, Inc.The Jeffrey Family Fund of the Community

Foundation of New JerseyTad and Nancy Jeffrey

Jerry and Betsy JohnsonWally Kain

Karen Bell and The Bell TeamAndrea Koss

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. LaMottaLandmark Design of SanibelDaniel and Jane Lautermilch

Caroline LeGetteLighthouse Cafe, Inc.Bob and Carol Lloyd

Gene and Linda MasseyBob Maxeiner

John and Kathy McCabeJudith L. McLaughlinMarge and Joe Meek

Jack and Engrid MengJeanette and Steve Mihaly

Kim and Stephan MillerTom and Pam Miller

Patricia and Attila MolnarSonya Keene & John Moy

Mr. and Mrs. James E. MoyeAlbert F. Nagel

Diane and Leroy NeitzelBill and Suzanne O’Connor

Bob Owens and Sandy PatrickFrank and Nancy Parsons Foundation Fund, on

behalf of Douglas and Mary Lynn ParsonsMrs. June Patinkin

Stephanie and Harold PaysonDale and Jeri PetersonDave and Ellen Petrick

Mr. and Mrs. Peter PierceThe McWilliams/Piraino Family Foundation

Dan and Pam PrevoThomas and Karen Ragatz

Pamela Rambo/iLoveShelling.comTom Rathbone

Chip and Nancy RoachBruce and Joan Rogers

J. Stanley and Patricia C. RogersDon and Nancy Rolley

Melinda Roy and Chris GourleyMaria Ruelens-Van Gorp

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Ryckman

Sanibel-Captiva Audubon SocietySanibel-Captiva Shell ClubSargent Family Foundation

Jocarno Fund John and Shirley SchlossmanJames and Kathleen Schubert

Shell Island Garden ClubJane and Buzz Shepard

Ada L. ShisslerRick and Martha Siders

Ronald and Josephine SmithSallie Soule

Karen A. SpittlerJeff and Sue Springer

Dave and Linda StaffordStaritch Foundation, Inc.

Mary Steeb and Glen LittletonJohn and Bonnie Strand

Peter and Linda SturtevantSuperior Title Services

The WesaDoe FundJack and Kellie Ann Thomas

Jack ThomasBreese O. Tomick

Tortuga Beach ClubLeanne Freas Trout Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Alan TuckerTween Waters Inn

Dorothy R. Valhouli and Robert W. DevoreRoxanne Van Bokkelen

Bill and Annie VanderbiltDoug, Lisa, Benton and Peyton Walston

Bill and Judy WalterCarolyn Warren

Watson MacRae GalleryThe Raymond John Wean Foundation

Nanelle WehmannMs. Rae Ann Wessel

Ed Wheeler and Anne HaslemMarilyn C White

Flo and Kirk WilliamsMr. Robert C. WintersBen and Heidi Yokel

equipment needs at the Lab. We are very grateful that the Shipley Foundation started the ball rolling on this capital effort by establishing a significant challenge grant to kick off fundraising. Many thanks to Richard Shipley for his generous leadership for the Lab’s capital campaign as well as other initiatives throughout the year. Thanks to Richard and

the donors who rose to his challenge, SCCF was able to fully fund the Lab’s equipment campaign and is eager to open the new Lab facility in early 2018.

There is one last major need to optimize the Lab’s water quality work and other projects. We hope to share more about that opportunity in the coming months.

Tom and Mimi AdamsAnonymousNancy Bacon

Jeffrey P. BealeCliff and Susan Beittel

Mr. Peter K. ButlerFran Cameron

Captiva Holiday Village, Inc.Charitable Foundation of the Islands

Bill and Mary ChristisonDrs. Sue and Clay Cook

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & GrilleFlorida Realtors PAC

GE Foundation - Matching Gifts ProgramRichard and Alice Godfrey

Lawson Family FoundationMancheski Foundation, Inc.S. Todd and Leanne Marcum

Mariel FoundationMarilyn and Dick Mazess

Carol McNaughtonMary Ellen and Eric Pfeifer

Pfeifer Realty GroupKenneth and Alice Piech

Robert Rauschenberg FoundationPeter and Peggy Rosenblum

Douglas and Kristen RyckmanPeter and Christine Schluter

Barbara ShaneHoward and Brenda Sheridan

Evelyn Rose and Jonathan SilvermanSouth Seas Island ResortEstate of Vesta B. Stearn

Ann H. TalcottUSA Funds Matching Gifts Program

Rod and Gerry VerblaauwThomas and Lena Williams

Patricia Smith Wilmeth Fund Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Kim Wilmeth MillerJohn and Martha WolfJohn and Linda Wulff

A component fund of the Maine Community Foundation

Bill and Patty Zimmerman

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thank yOu tO all the MeMbers Of Our sccf faMilyThanks to all of the individuals, families and businesses who have helped to support our mission with your gifts of time, talent and treasure.

Dr. and Mrs. William Aarons, Jr.Mrs. Helen S. AckermanDr. Charles V. AdairDr. and Mrs. Stewart AdamDawn E. AdamsJane and G. Donald AdamsSusan Ahlcrona & Dennis TrooienThomas and Carol AikenheadDonna AldrichDonald and Marilyn AldridgeMr. Duncan AlexanderDr. and Mrs. F. Knight AlexanderMichael and Judith AlexanderAlexandra FoundationMr. and Mrs. Delbert E. AllenEmerson AllenMr. and Mrs. Martin A. AllenMichael and Tiffanie AllevaBud and Joyce AlmasLinda and Pablito AlmiraDeborah and Jeffrey AlmoAnneliesa AlprinLeslie AlteriMr. and Mrs. Michael Alteri

AmazonSmileAmbu YogaEric and Deb AmesMr. Lawrence J. AmonRed and Kristie AndersBrian and Susan AndersonLawrence T. AndersonLyndsay and Nathan AndersonKatherine B. Andersen Fund of

The Saint Paul Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. AndersonJoe and Leslie AndingMaureen and David AndresMr. and Mrs. Harold P. AndrewsSusan AndrewsJim and Betty AnholtDr. Stephen A. Anish and

Mrs. Adele AnishTom and Linda AnnesleyAnonymousMary Lee AnthonyMissy ApmannMr. Lawrence D. Appel and

Mrs. Ellen M. Dunn

Ms. Patricia H. AppinoMarc and Jody ApplegateJoseph ArcherSarah ArmantroutEdward and Joanne ArmbrusterMr. and Mrs. Bob ArmentMr. and Mrs. Dale E. ArmstrongMrs. Elsa G. ArndtMr. and Mrs. Brian A. ArnoldMatthew Asen and

Mary Jo BogdenAnn Griffith AshJoyce and Mike AssarChristopher and Lynn AstrupMr. Robert S. AtkinsonMr. and Mrs. Patrick V. AulettaKenneth L. AustinLaura and Stephen AvakianJames and Valorie BabbGary and Marsha BachDr. Donald M. Bachman and

Dr. Karen B. BackDrs. Roger and Marilyn Bachmann

Frances J. Slane and Bruce M. Badenoch

William Badgley and Carol McEntee

Mrs. John M. BaileyJack and Kay BaileyBailey’s General StoreMrs. Leigh J. BairBarry and Janette BakerGloria BakerRich Baker and Rebekah AndersonMr. and Mrs. Stanley BakkeMr. and Mrs. Charles A. BalchMike and Terry BaldwinArmand and Beverly BallMorris and Lynn BallenHelen BallerMr. Stephen BaluchBank of America Matching Gift

ProgramVirginia H. BanksDoug and Lu BannermanHarmon and Ann BanningTerry and Carolyn Baranouskas

Robyn BarasMrs. Noel BarbeeDavid and Hazel BarberMarcia BarberJohn and Judy BarbieriMr. and Mrs. Alfred BarcanBeth BarkerLinda BarkerBarnacle Phil’s North Captiva

Landings, LLCMs. Christine BarnesJoyce and Edward BarnhartRichard BaronMrs. Eleanor M. BarrMr. Brian BarriagerBarrier Island Title ServicesBarron Collier High SchoolMary H. BartoldGerald and Marielle BartolomucciMr. C. B. BasingerBarbara BaslerGillian and David BathHeinrich and Esther BaumannBarbara Baumecker

Mr. and Mrs. George V. BaylyFrank Beans and Anne YagerLouin and Jane BeardMichael and Mary Jane BecherLowell and Myrna BeckCarol BeckerDan and Caroline BeckmanMr. Thomas R. Beecher, Jr.John and Denice BeggsJane and Jim BellKaren BellChristopher BellowsPete and Nancy BenderMr. Robert BendtBennett’s Fresh RoastAlex and Victoria BenyoBob and Sara BerendtDonna and Greg BergamoBruce and Carolyn BergenDavid and Esta BergerFran and Harvey BergerThomas and Carol BergerDrs. Daniel J. Bergmann and

Debra A. Dill-Bergmann

vOlunteers

VolunteersBoard of Trustees and Committees 38 857Captiva Cruises Wildlife Cruise docents 13 933Carpentry Crew (Hammerheads) 8 2,275Intern Housing Design & Planning 5 851Wildlife & Habitat Management 2 9Marine Laboratory 24 627Native Landscapes & Garden Center 20 842Nature Center Office, Env. Education, 28 1,927

Sea Turtle Conservation Program 111 4,976 (not all hours have been reported)Shorebird Monitoring 12 237Special Events 18 406Trail Blazers 11 273Trail Guides 3 27 Weeds and Seeds 11 338 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 304 14,578

Program Area No. of: People Hours Program Area No. of: People Hours

The national attention to

Florida water issues this past year,

together with our leadership on

greater Everglades issues, prompted

a request for an article for the national

magazine of the American Water

Resources Association (AWRA), with

Natural Resource Policy Director,

Rae Ann Wessel, one of the co-

authors. Rae Ann also wrote the

Everglades Overview for the Florida

Conservation Voter’s 2017 Policy

Handbook

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Stuart and Sandra BerkeMr. Christopher J. BermanMr. Tom BernetMr. Edward BerningerJames and Linda BestLarry A. BettcherLee and Kay BettenhausenKathryn BielefeldDr. and Mrs. Bruce BielfeltLeah BieryBill and Kim BirckMs. Denise BiscardiRay and Sandra BissonnetteBill BlackRobert and Winifred BlacklowThomas and Sylvia BleckwedelRon and Margaret BlevinsCathy and Henry BlockDr. John C. BloomCharles Boast and Marsha ClinardJulia BohnTom and Mary Jane BolonBarbara Bolt and Karen ClarkeMs. Kathy BooneSandy BordiukPat and Mike BorisMs. Edwina BorovichMrs. Susan A. BorowiakSusan A. BorowiakRob BoschenMrs. Shirley K. BoscovBill and Jaye BoswellMr. and Mrs. Sherwood M.

BoudemanLesley Anne Simmons and

James BoughtonDr. Catherine Bould &

Mr. Charles McDonoughMrs. Margaret BoutwellKevin Bowden &

Candice Ethridge-BowdenRobert and Dixie BowdenMrs. Doris I. BowenMrs. Nancy L. BowenDavid and Jane BoxellKen and Lynda BoyceKatharine BoydMr. and Mrs. James BoyleMrs. Odette BrabecChris and Matti BradleyNathaniel and Lisa BradleyMr. Dennis BradshawAndrea Dodge &

Dwight BrambleRuthann BranoffJohn E. BrantMr. Richard BrashlerMr. and Mrs. J. S. BraunDrs. Martin and Roberta BraunDeborah Gurman &

Donald BreiterSteven BrendleAndrew and Marni BrewsterDominic BriceJohn and Catherine BridgeJoan BriertonKatharine and Doug BrittonSuzanne E. BrittonWilliam H. BrondykAnne Brooke and Doug MurrayChristopher BrookhouseRobert and Nancy BrooksRon and Debbie Brooks

Bill and Ruth BrooksMr. and Mrs. David A. BrownMr. and Mrs. Dickson G. BrownEmma Crowder BrownKen and Susan BrownBob and Jane BrownDr. and Mrs. Stephen R. BrownSteven and Patty BrownRoger and Barbara BrueneSara BrumfieldMr. Richard A. BruneHarold BrunerAmanda BryantKenneth BryfogleBuchanan Family FoundationBrian and Kay BucherJeff and Cindy BuchtaMary C. BuckMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. BuehlerKevin and Mary Lue BuescherRobert and Helen BuhnerMr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. BurbachAnne and John BurdenKen Burgener and

Linda WarschauerMr. Bennett Burgoon, IIIRobert J. BurgstahlerDavid and Barbara BurnettJohn and Becky BurnhamJoshua and Betsy BurnsMr. and Mrs. Klaus BurzinKate and Elan BushLinda BushSuzanne Bush and Bruce MalkinThe Burns Family Team Premier

Sotheby’s International Realty Mr. Jim L. ButkiewiczPeter and Sandra ButlerMary and Dick ButlerJane ByersMs. Bonnie L. ByrneRichard and Laura ByrnesDr. and Mrs. Alan CadkinMr. and Mrs. John J. CahillDr. Mark T. Calkin and

Ms. Melissa M. CalkinSandra L. CalkinsCalusa Land TrustMr. and Mrs. James F. CalvanoBruce and Joan CameronAnonymousMr. John G. CampbellRoland and Glenda CampbellLloyd and Cindy CannadayMrs. Yolanda CannonNancy CarlileJoanne and Bob CarlsonDenise and Andrew CarnellMr. and Mrs. David H. CarneyFay M. CarneyMs. Mary Lou CarpenterDaryl and Ann CarterFollett and Anne CarterMr. and Mrs. John A. CarterLarry and Jane CarterRae A. CarterMr. F. A. Cashero, Jr.Mrs. Barbara CassavellBetty CaterCedar Chest Fine JewelryMr. Lucas Century &

Ms. Dee Serage-Century

R. J. Cerretani Building & Contracting, Inc.

Lucie and Andre ChagnonMr. and Mrs. Jefferson ChapmanBrian ChappellJohn and Linda CharlickCherokee School Kindergarten

Inquiry ClassDiane and Gary ChesleyRobin and Christopher ChristianDr. Joe C. ChristianScott and Penny ChryslerPhil and Sandy CianciolaAllan Ciha and

Christine Milligan-CihaCip’s PlaceConstance B. ClarkKaren and Glen ClarkJohn and Judith ClarkMrs. Laura L. ClarkNancy J. ClarkKaren ClarkeArthur and Linda ClearyMs. Carol A. CleaveAlix ClevelandMichael and Elizabeth CliffordBob and Ronna ClineMr. and Mrs. William M. CoatsTed CodeAnn and Roger CogswellDr. and Mrs. Michael H. CohenMr. and Mrs. Myron J. CohenMr. Henry A. CohnSusan and Chris CoileLauren and Frances CoileEsther CokeDavid and Patrice ColanderValerie ColeTina and Bill ColehowerMr. and Mrs. Stephen ColgateScott and Kelly CollinsJames Columbo &

Merry MerryfieldComcastLarry ConditMrs. Mary ConditMr. Thomas J. ConleyBarbara ConollyMs. Suzanne H. ConranContemporary Women’s Club of

Fort MyersJames L. Convey and

Kathleen BusickDon and Judy CookRobert Cook and Kealy SalomonJeanette B. CookeBarbara and Tom CooleyMr. Edward T. CoonMs. Anne S. CooperMr. and Mrs. Lee CooperSally J. CooperMr. and Mrs. William A. CopelandJacquelyn CoppardNancy J. CoramJeannelle and Robert CorbinDr. Peter Blaze CorcoranPaul W. CorlissJeanne and Gene CornellFinbarr M. CorrDiane CorteseNicholas CosmoMs. Lorraine A. CowlNancy Cox and Richard Gehlbach

Mike and Melanie CoyneMs. Joyce CraigMr. Peter T. CraigMike CreevyMr. and Mrs. William A. CrimminsDr. and Mrs. William CrockettCliff and Patty CrockfordMr. Robert CrossmanMartyn E. CulverhouseDoug and Cathy CunninghamMartha CunninghamMr. Mike CurlerMr. and Mrs. Constantine CurrisMr. George E. CurtisKara CuscadenBruce and Barb CutlerJohn and Kathie CutlerFrancine DalePatricia and Sean DalyMr. William F. Daly, Jr.Damroth FoundationPeter and Sue DanfordCarol Daniels and Dick JackerRev. Dr. John H. DannerDede and Bro D’ArcyJudi DaughertyCarol B. DavenportDr. and Mrs. Simeon DavidMs. Patricia L. DavidsonRebecca D. DavidsonDavid DaviesHolly A. DaviesDr. and Mrs. Charles K. DavisDr. and Mrs. David DavisIvan and Janiece DavisDr. and Mrs. James DavisMr. and Mrs. Richard W. DavisHolliday T. DayMatthew and Nancy DaynardJohn and Lidia de AzevedoDeborah De LisiMr. and Mrs. Donald DeaconJeff and Susan DeanJonathan DeanDorothy DeansCecile DerouinTerry DeeganPatrick and Lynn DeFreitasMrs. Meleanor L. DemingRichard and Sarah DeMinkDemocratic Club of the IslandsKA DempseyJudy J. DenaultMr. Dana A. DennisHenry J. DeRonckAndrea and Daniel DerringtonJane A. DesforgesMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. DeuberMrs. Dorothy M. DeVasureDennis DevoyConnie and Peter DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Michael DicorpoRuth and Robert DiefenbachJohn and Signe DiemChristopher P. DietzAnne C. DillonBob DineenMr. and Mrs. Angelo DiVenereCarolyn DixDavid and Janet DixJim and Lori DockMary Ann and Edwin DolphEleanor Dominek

Dorothy Donaldson and Aaron Cohen

Rev. and Mrs. James DonnellDebra E. DonofrioMichael and Arlene DoranMr. Robert L. DormerJames and Dulice DossMr. and Mrs. Robert J. DotyMs. Norma J. DouglasFred DoultonRonn and Joan DowneyMrs. Molly DowningAlison DoyleMrs. Lucille DrakeLinda DrasninSally and Derick DriemeyerMr. and Mrs. James R. DrotleffMrs. Pamela G. du PontWanda DubbeMr. and Mrs. Ray L. DueltgenLawrence R. Dultz and

Margaret E. PappasDunes Golf & Tennis ClubAllen C. DunhamLynda and Charlie DunhamJoanne and Dick DurstMr. and Mrs. Lewis G. Dutton, Jr.Mrs. Jean L. EatonMr. Daniel EberlyMr. Howard H. EddyJerry Edelman and Maryanne DalyJoel and Linda EdinburgDebra EdsonMr. Richard A. EhretDennis and Susan EichnerMrs. Huntington EldridgeMr. Michael S. ElledgeStephen and Kathleen ElliottMs. Pamela B. EllisMaree Elowson and Erhard Joeres Mrs. Sarah ElsingJean C. ElyMr. and Mrs. Donald H. EngenRich and Sally EnnisMr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Enright, Jr.Lois EpsteinChuck and Bonnie EricksonMs. Linda E. EstepEdie and Hunt EthridgeJohn and Judith EvansSara and Joseph EvansMr. and Mrs. Edwin H. EwingExxon Mobile FoundationSheila and Michael FaethSarah FairweatherBob and Donna FarrellMary Beth FarrellRobert FarrellWalter and Cecilee FasterMr. and Mrs. William S. FayPatrick FeaginDavid and Nancy FelkerBill and Carol FennimanFerguson FoundationLarry Ferguson and

Patricia GoldenAudrey and Ed FermanManny FernandezMr. and Mrs. John F. FiedlerJane FinleyMr. and Mrs. Donald C. FisherMary and Gerald FisherDr. Robert H. Fisher

Mr. and Mrs. Gerry FitzgeraldEdie and Steve FlaggJennifer Wakefield FlaggJim and Rose FlahertyMs. Ginny FlemingNorm and Helen FlemingtonBeryl and Alex FleshJames Flitz and

Suzanne SummerwillFloral Artistry of SanibelFlorida Department of StateCharlotte FlynnFM Global FoundationByron and Barbara FordKathryn FordForever-Green Ace HardwareLuann FortuneCraig and Nancy FosterFrances FosterMr. George G. FosterJoseph E. FosterMr. William L. FosterElizabeth FoundJohn “Peterbuilt” and Janie FoutCarol J. FowlerJim FowlerMary Janet FowlerRichard FowlkesMr. Bill FoxMrs. Elizabeth FozoKevin and Christy FrainKenneth FrameFrank Mangano FoundationShirley FrankLisa FranksFrank and Mary FravelMs. Susan K. FravelCharlie FreseMary Anne and Norm FreyDrs. Tim and Lynn FriedlanderMr. and Mrs. John FriedlundDorothy C. FritzeDr. and Mrs. Bill R. FulkAllan and Judy FulkersonMr. Barry FulmerDiana and Matthew FunchionFund For Animals, Inc.Marshall and Michelle FunkPatricia FuschettoMr. and Mrs. George N. GagliardiJane and Peter GainesWalter and Mary GaleJim Gallagher and

Mindy ClearfieldMr. Joseph V. Galluzzo and

Mrs. Kathleen Bodish-GalluzzoMs. Ruth GambleGannett NewspaperMr. Richard J. GarciaWilliam and Marsha GardnerMr. and Mrs. Art GarfunkelGartner Matching Gift CenterGE Foundation - Matching Gifts

ProgramFred and Barbara GeorgeMr. Stephen H. GeorgeDiana GerbauckasMr. William E. GerhardtMr. Hans R. GestewitzMrs. Carol GestwickiMr. and Mrs. Jack GhublikianMarc and Cheryl GiattiniMrs. Sondra Gilbert

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Dr. and Mrs. Harlan R. GilesKen and Karen GillAnn and Bob GillespieTeague GillilandMaureen and Andy GiniproMs. Deborah GleasonMona GleitzMary GlennBill and Mardi GlennBecky and John GlezenMr. and Mrs. Henry W. GlissmanMary C. GlodtNancy GodekMr. Ken F. GoebelTom and Anne GoldenHerbert and Judy GoldenbergDr. Joel P. GoldfarbMs. Sue GoldmanStanley and Joyce GoldmannHolly A. GoldsmithMagda and Tony GolobicClara J. GoodeFrank and Nancy GoodwinMichael D. GoodwinDr. Stanley M. GordonJim and Maureen GormanLinda L. GornickPat and Dave GoulaitDonna T. GouldBob and Judy GraberDr. and Mrs. Michael I. GradyMr. and Mrs. James B. GrahamJack and Martha GrahamMrs. Leone A. GrahamGramma Dot’sMr. Ira GrasgreenShirlene GrasgreenJean and Ed GrayGreen FoundationHelen and Stephen GreenMrs. Alice GreenspanMr. and Mrs. Steven V. GreensteinJim and Gail Greenwood/

Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc.Roger and Shelley GrelleMrs. Phyllis GreshamBuzz and Mary Jo GriffinMr. James M. GriffithMr. Lynn A. GrimshawTed A. Groshong and

Kyle Newell-GroshongWalter L. Gross, Jr., Family

Foundation Jim and Arlene GrosserPhil and Linda GroszAnonymousWalter and Evelyn GuderianMr. and Mrs. Richard GuelichMs. Sally Thorburn and

Mr. Chris GuellardRobert and Anna Marie GuglielmoJim and Missy GuidaMrs. Barbara GuidottiKaren J. GumbertThor and Theresa GunnlaugssonMrs. George E. HadwenSteve and Laurie HafenerJean R. HaffenrefferThe Daniel P. Hagerman

FoundationSamuel HahnJoanne M. Hahn-SmithDr. and Mrs. Mahmood A. Hai

Carolyn and Charles HainesLee and George HainesLisa HallStephen and Marion HallMr. and Mrs. John F. HalliganMr. William F. HallsteadPat HambletonMs. Joyce V. HamlinMrs. Helen HammesMark and Larkin HammondJoan Handler and William HarmanBill and Nancy HangerMari and Tim HanleyJames P. and Madelyn V. HanlonArthur and Susan HannaEdna HannerEd and Sharon HannonCarla HansenBarbara A. HarcourtPatrick and Lee Ellen HarderDoris Davey HardyDick and Marilyn HareMrs. Laura S. HarkeyMalcolm and Sue HarphamDon and Judy HarralsonEleanor and John HarriesJohn J. Harrington and

Deborah MarstonMs. Dorothy P. HarrisGilbert HarrisKerri HarrisMrs. Richard HarrisMr. and Mrs. Richard M. HarrisMr. William P. HarrisHelen and William HartfielMr. Thomas S. HartmanLaurie and Don HartshornJames D. HarveyJohn and Linda HarveyNancy HarveyPaul and Ellen HarveyRichard and Mildred HasselmanMr. Henry R. HatchJulie and William HathawayPeter and Alice HausmannMrs. David HaweeliStephen G. HawesDr. and Mrs. William M. HaynesJeff Hayward and Madeline EtkinHarlan and Lois HaywoodRad Hazen and

Elizabeth HaesemeyerDale and Suzette HeeresHanns and Christel HeideckerMr. Wesley M. Heilman IIIGeorge and Susan HeislerMr. and Mrs. Anton M. HeldmannMr. and Mrs. William L. HelfersMr. and Mrs. Wesley HellegersMr. and Mrs. James G. HellmuthMark and Kate HelmanJonathan HelmreichEdward P. Hemmelgarn and

Jan HammondSteve and Debbie HendersonDr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hendrix, Jr.Claudia M. HennenMarilyn HenryRichard A. Henry and

Virginia A. McKayAlice W. HerrmannMrs. Jean A. HeuerWilliam E. Heyd

AnonymousDamon HickeyMr. and Mrs. Charles W. HigginsGeorge and Judy HilesKatherine and Dan HinckleyDoug Hinshaw and Sue RoedigerKaila I. HiresDr. and Mrs. Robert B. HirschmanMr. and Mrs. Edward G. HitchcockMike and Pam HizaMrs. Margaret Porter HoelMrs. Kathy HoeltingMs. Mary Ann HoffmanMr. William J. Hoffner &

Ms. Martha J. MulloyGayden and Elaine HoganMr. Jeff HolckDr. and Mrs. Lawrence HolenCheri HollisMr. and Mrs. Richard S. HolwayDoris M. Holzheimer and

Gordon HullarMr. and Mrs. Michael HomoyaMs. Linda HooperHerbert and Barbara HooverMichael S. Hopgood &

Annette S. KaweckiMr. and Mrs. Dewitt HornorMrs. Barbara A. HorvathGreg and Joan HoskinsBob and Joanne HouillonMike and Rosie HoukHowell H. HowardJean HowardMr. and Mrs. William T. HowardDavid and Diana HugginWilliam and Laurel HughesPeg and Dick HulitGuy W. Hull, IIJudith HunterSam and Polly HuntingtonMrs. Margaret HupfeldtNeedham and Mary Lou HurstJeff and Linda HuttenburgDrew and Maryann HuzarJames R. HyndenRick and Lori HypesICM PartnersIl CieloMike and Darlene IltenHanspeter and Claudine ImholtzFred ImmermannIndigo Press, LLCDr. and Mrs. George E. Irwin, Jr.Ms. Anne H. IsbisterIsland CinemaIsland NeighborsIsland SunIsland TaxiJacaranda of Sanibel Island, LLCAndrew and Teresa JacobDouglas and Jane JacobsonLisa and James JagodzinskiSissi JankuColleen JansenMary E. JaquaMrs. Joan S. JayJames and Susan JeffersonLynn Jenness & Don HendrichLinda and Greg JenningsMr. and Mrs. Martin Jennings, IIIMr. David M. Jensen and

Ms. Vanessa Viglione

Elizabeth JensenKevin and Jewel JensenVibeke JensenJensen’s On The GulfMark and Janice JerniganTom and Kathy JessenElaine and Greg JobCarolyn and Karl JohnsDr. and Mrs. Bill JohnsonBack Bay Property ServicesWin and Rita JohnsonLiddy JohnsonLouise M. JohnsonMartin and Sandra JohnsonNancy B. JohnsonMr. Thomas R. JohnsonJoyce JohnstonBrian JonesCurtis JonesDavid B. JonesMr. Dewitt L. Jones, Jr.John F. JonesMs. Bess JoynerSherry JurasinskiJustGiveArt and Martha KaemmerEllen KahlerTami KaidoMr. and Mrs. Walter E. KalbererParviz and Helen KambinCarol KaneIrene KaplanKara FoundationBarbara and George KarrGlen and Chris KaufmanLois Weil KaufmanMarilee KaufmanMr. and Mrs. John S. KavalunasGary and Cathy KebbekusDr. Susan Kehne and Harry BrownDr. and Mrs. Thomas KellerDeborah KelleyMr. and Mrs. Gregory L. KellyJoan and Wiliam KellyMs. Kathryn KellyMr. and Mrs. Alan KelmereitDan and Liz KennedyJack and Sally KennedyMr. and Mrs. Robert KentMs. Sue KerzisnikCharles H. and Helen M. KettemanMr. Edward KfouryMr. Gordon KiddooMrs. Jane M. KilbornKind World FoundationMr. James E. KingMs. Mona L. KingMr. and Mrs. Richard H. KingDavid and Barbara KingsburyJonathan KiserDr. and Mrs. William S. KiserRuth KitchinBen and Mary KlausMartin B. KlausMr. Myron W. KleinHartley KleinbergDr. and Mrs. Frank H. KlepackiMarilyn KloostermanFrank B. Knapke, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Newell S. Knight, Jr.Ms. Roberta W. KnightTim KnightJane L. Knox

Susan Koff and Clint MaralloBob and Brenda KohlerJack and Norma KohnMax F. KoletzkeJacalyn N. KolkRichard and Barbara KonzTed and Grace Anne KoppelMrs. Christine A. KormanMr. and Mrs. Don KornHarry Kotses and

Kandee GrossmanNancy and Peter KouryLouise KowitchMr. and Mrs. Rick KraftPerry KrakoraJean H. KramerDavid KrellerGary and Carol KremlRichard and Sara KriegerJoyce and Charles KrivenkoRoxanne KroegerThomas and Christine KroegerMr. and Mrs. James KroenckeCynthia H. KrusellMr. and Mrs. Bernard S. KubaleLori and Michael KuczmanskiJim and Sophia KuharichAnne and Fred KuhnenEd and Barbara KusekJohn and Tisa LaddTom and Nancy LaganDon and Sue LairMs. Iona J. LakusC. Rodney and Margret LaMotheMr. and Mrs. William E. LaMotheLaMotte Family FoundationBarbara and George LamprosMr. and Mrs. Robert L. LaneMr. and Mrs. Arnold G. LangboIngeborg and Paul LangerPam and Murry LangfittCarolyn Gray and Stuart LangtonMr. and Mrs. Michael P. LaniganMr. Paul W. LantzMichael and Janet LapkoInger LarssonWilliam and Elaine LaskyMr. Richard G. LassyCharlotte LattofSharon Lavin and Joe NeumanPamela and Michael LawlerMr. and Mrs. William J. Lawless, Jr.John and Karen LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Paul R. LawrenceMs. Anne LaymanLEAF, LTDMr. and Mrs. Charles LeBuffDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LedisRobin and Barbara LeeAdam A. LeffCaroline M. LeGetteBob LeickMr. and Mrs. William LembeckBarbara LensingChip and Sheryl LeschMs. Marcia Leslie and

Ms. Shirley BohnertDarla and Joe LetourneauMrs. Virginia LetourneauPeter Levine and Patricia LaPlanteStan and Patty LevineAlan and Ann LevinsohnAbe and Pat Levy

Alan LewisMr. James S. LewisKathryn LewisMr. and Mrs. R.T. LewisSally Lewis and Kathy RiveraMark LichtenbergSally LichtensteinBobbi LiepoltLifeline DesignsJohn and Marjorie LincolnLennart and Ann LindbergMr. and Mrs. A. E. LindbladRobert and Avice LindstromLinda and Joseph LinnehanMr. and Mrs. Calvin C. LinnemannMr. and Mrs. Erik LinthorstDonald and Mary Ann LintonWade and Heather LippertMr. Barry LitofskySteve LittonMaureen LivingstonSusan LloydSteve and Joanie LoeThe Loffredo FamilyMary Ann L. LohConstance LohrJim and Donna LoiaconoDaniel and Julie LongMrs. Leonard LongMr. and Mrs. Leslie L. LoomansGeorge LoomisNick and Diane LopardoMr. Robert K. LordJames and Paulette LotsteinGwyneth and Robert LoudMrs. Frederick R. LouisEllen M. LovellAlcinda M. LovettMelanie Files and Richard LowmanMrs. Goodrich LowryJohn and Lois LuberMr. and Mrs. David LucasMr. and Mrs. Clive LuitenEric LuksArnold and Cindy LungershausenMr. and Mrs. Joseph LunghamerMr. Francis LynchGale and Jim LynchDr. and Mrs. James D. MacCallumDon MacFarlaneEdith MacGuireMacIntosh Books and PaperMack AvenueMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall Jr.Mrs. Deborah J. MacKelcanMr. David MacKenzieMr. and Mrs. W. J. MacKenzieMs. Judy MackinnonMr. John MacLennanJudith C. MaddockMr. and Mrs. George H. MadisonPatrick MaengAmy MagenheimPatrick and Robin MagoonAnne MagounMr. and Mrs. Douglas L. MahrerThomas and Sandra MalottMammel Family FoundationManatee & Eco River ToursEllen MandelGary and Victoria ManellaFrank Mangano FoundationJanice Manley

Thanks to all of the individuals, families and businesses who have helped...

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Frank and Mary Lee MannDr. and Mrs. Deane C. ManolisDianne and Harry MarekMr. and Mrs. Henry MareshMr. William W. MarkMr. Phillip MarksMarshfield ClinicDennis and Betty MartinMr. and Mrs. Edward C. MartinBarbara MartinRoy Martin and Joy LindsayMrs. Wilma MartinLuis MartinezMrs. Joan MartynMr. and Mrs. Peter MasalskyArthur and Jane MasonPete and Kris MassatMrs. Vicki MastMary MatherDr. and Mrs. Richard MatternMr. Peter F. MatthewsMatzalunaMr. and Mrs. Donald MaurerHoward and Judith MayerMr. Peter MazurMr. and Mrs. Steven R. MazzolaMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. MazzonePaul and Jill McArthurMr. and Mrs. Robert J. McBrideJames and Susan McCallionMs. Ann L. McCarthyKevin J. McCarthySue and Tom McCarthyCourtney McCathernWalter and Mary Lou McCormickLindsey McCrumTom and Susan McCullyDean and Nancy McCumberBob McDonaldLouise McDonaldAntonette McDonaldZeke and Ashlynn McDonaldAnn A. McDonnellGeorge and Peg McGannDagmar E. McGillMr. and Mrs. Burton J. McGlynnMrs. Ann W. McGovernBill and Donna McGrawDoris McHaleNicole McHaleMr. and Mrs. Paul McKeanElizabeth and Paul McKenneyMr. and Mrs. Tom McKennyMs. Pat McKenziePatricia Maguire & David McKeonDr. and Mrs. Daniel McKinneyJohn and Janet McLaughlinJennifer P. McLeanDouglas McLemoreJames and Patricia McNultyMichael and Ann McTygueLinda McVeighEdward and Patricia MeadSandy MeansThomas and Mary MechtenbergPeter and Nancy MeekinDr. and Mrs. Thomas F. MehalicMr. Carl F. MeierMs. Leslie A. MelzerCarlos and Alessandra MenendezMary MercadoMichaelene Mergener and

Philip Mergener

Kent and Judy MerglerMrs. Sue E. MerrickMerrill Lynch, Private Client GroupDr. Doris H. MerrittJim and Jane MerrittPaula MerrittDon and Janet MetcalfHorst and Sandra MetzMarilu MeyerMr. and Mrs. Warrin C. MeyersMid-West Terminal Warehouse

CompanyChuck and Doreen MilbrandtEric and Holly MilbrandtMr. and Mrs. Wayne E. MilewskiMr. David L. MillerGary and Joyce MillerMr. and Mrs. Harold MillerJim and Hannah MillerMr. Paul H. MillerPaulette MillerMr. and Mrs. Kevin MillsMr. William A. MillsMr. and Mrs. Leonard E. MinskyMrs. Audrey E. MinskyJC and Sue MiseroyChuck and Waldy MitchellMr. Joseph M. MitchellLeslie MitkusMrs. Elizabeth D. ModysMr. and Mrs. Dan MoederMr. and Mrs. Henry MoguilDr. and Mrs. Richard S. MollMatt MonaganMr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. MonahanGraham and Marilyn MonkKate MonroeMr. and Mrs. Sandy A. MontclareBonnie Moore and

Carole WeissmanBob and Ariel MooreWilliam and Barbara MooreMr. and Mrs. Robert J. MoossyAnn L. MoranTom MoranMrs. Charle MorganDrs. Riffat and Margaret MorganAnn N. MorganJohn and Sheilah MorleyDenice MorrisWayne and Nancy MorrisonMr. and Mrs. F. W. MorseLeon and Frances MorsilloRuth and Mark MortensenMs. Chris MortonMr. and Mrs. Gates M. MossGeoffrey and Karen MossMr. and Mrs. Seward H. MottMrs. Rebekah C. MoyleKen and Karen MrozekMr. Maurice A. MuchHarry and Genie MuellerRegina M. MullenMr. and Mrs. Michael C. MullinsMr. and Mrs. William E. MullinsDr. and Mrs. James W. MunsonMs. Carolyn M. MurpheyBeverly MurphyJohn H. MurphyMadeleine MurphyMichael MurphyMarilyn MurrayJohn and Kathy Namovic

Ernest NeafseyDr. and Mrs. Edward T. NegleyKevin and Sally NeherBruce and Evelyn NeillGerald and Barbara NelsonJim and Mary NelsonJolene Nelson and Martha RueterCarl and Christine NeumannPat and Donna NevinsMs. Evelyn B. NewellMargaret NewellMichael and Carol NewhouseDrs. John and

Gwendolynn NewmanDonald and Susan NewtonJerry NicholsJon and Stephanie NicholsKitten NickoleyRick and Karen NicolettiRan and Marilyn NiehoffFrances and Freddie NixonCliff and Irene NolanNorcross Wildlife FoundationMike and Linda NordbergEmilia NordhoffFred and Marj NordstromJohn and Diane NorfrayMr. Bradley F. NorpellMs. Mary Lou NorrisNorthern Trust Bank Of FloridaGary and Rhonda NottelmannVince and Laurie NourseDon Novotny and Kathy HowlettMr. and Mrs. Hans R. NybroEdward OakesMr. Joseph D. O’Brien, Jr.Lyn and Pat O’BrienMaureen O’BrienMr. and Mrs. D. P. O’DanielMrs. Nancy C. OdenMrs. Nancy OdetteDeirdre and Kevin O’DonnellMr. Robert S. Ogden, Jr.Judith O’Hair-ReganBarbara and Jim O’HareBill and Heather O’KeefeDon and Sandy OliverPhil and Diane OlssonOn IslandGregory and Claire O’NeillTim and Julie O’NeillMr. and Mrs. Richard L. OrdemanMr. and Mrs. Ralph A. OrlandiElizabeth Bell and James A. OrrDr. Robert B. OrrNina S. OrrellToni and Jim OryStephen OsbornKaren O’SickeyMr. John Oster, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John W. OtisJames and Becky OttHeather and Drew OverholserG. Scott OwenDave and Jacque OwensMs. Rae Ann OwensBarbara PaceMr. and Mrs. Joseph PachecoMartin and Enid PackardMargaret H. PalangeJoseph and Carolyn PalchakMr. Bob PalmerWeston H. Palmer

William and Janet PalmerDrs. Ronald and Kristin PancnerEwa and Gerry PaneJanine PanechelliMr. Peter L. PappasGeorge and Virginia ParkerGeorge and Rosalind ParkinsonKaren and Indy PatiPatrick & Aimee Butler Family

FoundationHarriet S. PatrickHarriet and Bruce PattisonBob and Kathy PaulCarol A. PauliBob and Mary Ellen PaulsonPayPal Giving FundPatricia and Alan PeckSteven and Susan PeltzmanMr. Wayne A. PencePatricia A. PerellMr. Peter PerkinsDonna PesciMahafarin and Kurt PetersSandy and Henry PetersonMs. Jane M. PetersonMary K. PetersonPEW Charitable TrustMr. Murray S. PeytonThomas W. Pfeifer and

Judy A. BrownElizabeth M. PfriemJames Phillips and Wendy StewartNancy K. PhillipsGeorge and Katrin PhocasJane and Sidney Picker, Jr.Robert and Melinda PierceCathy and Larry PiersolMr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. PikeMrs. Sandra M. PikeMs. Christina PlantDr. Ruth Ann PlateMartin and Esther PokedoffAnita and John PolingLes PollockBrenda A. Pommerenke and

Larry GeorgeGuy and Joan PontiusMs. Marian M. PoolClair and Bev PostmusBruce PotterFrank and Linda PotterSusan and Doug PottsLouis and Sandra PradtMrs. Darlene PrendergastScott PresslyJoanne and Paul PrestiaMeg and Chris PrestigiacomoKathy and Tom PriceMs. Vanessa L. PriceAlissa PriestleyEd Probst and Lisa MauerDr. and Mrs. Gregory S. ProbstJudy Holmes & James ProginPhil and Karen PtacekPublix Super Market CharitiesMr. Michael J. PumaMs. Kay L. PutneyMr. Richard F. PyleRolf and Ana Maria QuassMrs. Robert RaabAlan and Leslee RabinDrs. John G. Raffensperger and

Susan Luck

John and Joleen RahoCedric RaineJuana RamosRene and Sue RamosJane and Chuck RamsethHelen RamseyStephanie RamseySteven RamseyEd and Joyce RandMr. David P. RanfordDr. and Mrs. Richard L. RanieriDr. and Mrs. George F. RappSusan RautenbergScott and Elaine RavelsonMr. and Mrs. Paul L. RavennaJames and Gail RawcliffeMr. Robert E. RawlinsMrs. Polly RayRe/Max of the IslandsRich and Lani ReamMike and Ann ReardonBarbara RebeccaMr. Albert W. Rech IIIMr. and Mrs. William J. ReckeLanny ReddickPeter and Maggie ReedTom and Gladys ReedRichard and Shirley ReeseJohn ReganJohn and Katie ReidKen and Sue ReinhardtMr. Thomas C. ReinhartMr. Carl D. ReinholdBarbara ReisPaula ReissAl and Joyce RemlingRena Rowan FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jack B. Rendall IIIRobert & Mary Anne RennebohmRobin O. RentschKarl and Gloria RenzJames and Carla RestivoMr. and Mrs. Peter B. ReulingHernan and Dolores ReyesD. Michael ReymanMr. & Mrs. Lamson Rheinfrank, Jr.Cynthia RiceMike and Mary RiceMargaret H. RichMarian N. RichardsMalcolm L. RichardsonTom and Beth RickartEd O. RidlehooverDenny RiemerDr. Elizabeth B. RiggsNancy RileyMr. William RileyDavid Mintz and Elisa RiordanRobert and Lorraine RippeElaine and Michael RistainoMark and Becky RistowHeather Rivera CaptibeldesignsMr. and Mrs. Robert R. RizzoMr. Jack W. RobertsBill and Carole RobertsMyra RobertsWendy RobertsMr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. RobinsonVirginia RobinsonDave Robson and Kate McKenneyGeoff and Robbie RoepstorffHiram Rogers and Jean GaugerMarianne Rogers

John and Nancy RohdeDavid and Madelaine RohnPeter RonaldSpring RosenMs. Susan M. RosenbergMr. Mark RosensteinJune Rosner and Russ BilgoreKim and Joyce RossDr. and Mrs. Richard S. RossDrs. Jack and Marty RossmannMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. RothTom and Carol RothmanAlexander W. RoulstonMrs. Libby RouseDr. Marc I. RowePeg and John RoyseEdward A. and Earline F. RubelDr. Alan and Mrs. Barbara RubenMr. and Mrs. David RubienJudy and Herb RubinMarilyn RubinCharles R. RubrightDorothy RudolphJane M. RuffinMs. Stephanie E. Rugoff LockerMr. Richard L. RussellMs. Annabel RuthMr. John P. RyanMr. Kenneth E. RyanChristine and Kevin RyanScott RyanSouthwest Florida Community

FoundationGary and Maureen SaageSabety Family FoundationRobert SacksParvis and Kay SadighiThomas and Elizabeth SadlowskiMary Ann SaegebarthDan and Jennifer SagerMarcel and Jane SaghirKerry and Joe SalatinoRichard and Christina SalernoJack and Leslie SamlerAnna SampasCheryl and Jim SamplesJohn and Nancy SampsonMr. and Mrs. Leslie SandyKatharine duP. SangerSanibel Air Conditioning, Inc.Sanibel Bayous Homeowners

AssociationSanibel Bike ClubSanibel Community AssociationSanibel Inn/Song of The SeaSanibel Island Fishing ClubSanibel Moorings Condo AssociationSanibel Public LibrarySanibel SiestaSanibel-Captiva Art LeagueSanibel & Captiva Islands

Chamber of CommerceSanibel-Captiva Community BankSanibel-Captiva Kiwanis ClubSanibel-Captiva Lions ClubSanibel-Captiva Young

ProfessionalsForrest and Faye SargentMs. Gaile SarmaLauren Pachman and

Mark A. SatterthwaiteMr. and Mrs. Franz SauerlandMrs. Hutha Sayre

...to support our mission with your gifts of time, talent and treasure.

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Elaine and Robert SchaefferDr. William Schaffner &

Ms. Lois KnightLori and Elliott SchankermanEd and Carol ScharlauMr. Thomas SchaubMrs. Marie-Claude SchauerAdam SchefterDavid L. ScheiberPhil and Carol ScheiberJoy ScheinBob and Sherry SchererMrs. Verena K. ScheuJennifer and Kenny SchiffRandy SchifferMr. Wil M. SchlosserMike and Pat SchmidtBob and Fran SchmidtMr. Paul F. SchmittBrent and Laurie SchnellJim and Sheila SchnellMary SchoeffelMargaret Barclay & John ScholzLarry SchoppMr. and Mrs. Walter W. SchrayMrs. Charlotte E. SchroderChuck and Connie SchrupJohn and Donna SchubertHoward and Tamra SchultzDawn F. SchumannRichard R. or Deanna SchumannWarren Schwab and Jodi CortHolly SchwartzDr. Lewis J. SchwartzTom SchweglerChris and Jennifer SchwenkCraig and Susan ScottMr. Willard H. Scott, Jr.Mrs. Barbara B. ScovilMr. and Mrs. Dmitri ScutakesCindy and Charles SeamanMr. John T. SeamanMr. and Mrs. Warren P. SeawardKathy SebrowskiMr. and Mrs. Ray B. SecristMr. and Mrs. Patrick SedlerPhil and Marlene SeftonSehgal Family FoundationLee and Gene SeidlerMs. Linda D. SeifertEd and Penny SessaVirginia SeveringhausMs. Christina Shafer and

Mr. Terry StickelMelissa ShakmanMrs. Jean B. ShannonRonald E. Sharpin and

Linda J. NearingJames D. and Katherine P. ShawCharlie and Gail SheetzSusan SheffieldMr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. SheldonJodi L. ShenbergerSandon C. ShepardAdele H. ShepherdMatthew ShinnersOrly ShohamShoreAdoreAndrew and Sally ShottVictor and Barbara ShowalterRoland ShrullJoseph Shuster and

Barbara Bazzone

Frank and Peggy SiegelDan and Dyan SierraMary Tracy SigmanEvelyn Rose and

Jonathan SilvermanLouis and Bonnie SilversteinKaren SimcoJohn and Elizabeth SimlerMr. William D. SimmonsMichael and Joyce SirotaBen Sisk/SWFL HopheadsMr. and Mrs. Dean L. SkaugstadJo Ann C. SkillettMr. Matt SkokDennis and Nancy SkowronskiBrenden SloanEllen SmileyAndi SmithAndrea B. SmithMrs. Deborah SmithRegina and Duane SmithMrs. Elisabeth A. SmithElizabeth SmithJudith and Tim SmithLibby SmithMrs. Marjorie L. SmithAnita and Bob SmithMr. and Mrs. Steven B. SmithBonnie B. SneedJames L. and Laura A. SniffMr. Wallace C. SnipesMs. Maria L. SolaresNicole SolinSoon Come Contract HaulingDenny and Rusty SouersGeorge and Patti SousaHoward and Juanita SpanogleCharles W. SpechtGerald and Judy SpechtMr. and Mrs. Jared SpecthrieDr. and Mrs. David B. SpectorMr. John W. SpencerMrs. Joan B. SperryCameron and Mark SperryNancy and Robert SperteMr. David F. SpinkLinda SpireCathy SporlederAnn Marie SprotteMr. and Mrs. Richard SproutGretchen and Halsey SpruanceGayle and Arthur SpruchDick and Myrtilla SquitieriMr. and Mrs. Jack StaffordJohn R. and Inge P StaffordThomas and Carol StafneBob and Beth StaggenborgMr. William H. StahlheberDavid M. and Jean StanleyJennifer StansberryVictoria T. StantonMr. and Mrs. Warren B. StantonMr. and Mrs. Bob Stanza, Jr.Mina SteenDennis and Jo Ann StehrMr. and Mrs. Irwin SteinErnie and Mary StelzerStemic Enterprises, Inc.Jennifer StenickaLynne and Jerry SternBeth StetinsDr. and Mrs. Harold R. StevensDaniel and Becky Steves

Mr. Robert StevesMr. and Mrs. John H. Stewart, Jr.Pamela F. BoyntonDavid and Carolyn StiglerStilwell EnterprisesMr. and Mrs. Howard F. StirnThomas and Carol StoelMrs. Charlotte C. StokesDonald and Lillian StokesGinny StoneJerry and Nancy StoneRichard and Elizabeth StonerGwen StoughtonMarc and Nan StretchJack and Barb StrothmanSusan and Jeff StroudRichard and Cindy StrupJan SullivanMr. & Mrs. Richard J. Sullivan, Jr.Sundial Beach ResortPatrick SuniewickSunny Day Guide of Sanibel-CaptivaSunset GrillSunTrust Bank of Southwest FloridaSunTrust Bank SanibelTom and Maggie SurgenerMr. and Mrs. Donald B. SussMrs. Ellen W. SvensonJanice and Christopher SwainMrs. Helen W. SwainRick Swider and Julie PedrettiMrs. Sara T. SwiftJohn and Carolyn SwineyMr. and Mrs. James D. SwitzerMr. L. Britt SwoffordMr. and Mrs. John H. SwopeCatherine SymchychMr. Stuart SymingtonTy and Jan SymroskiPeter and Roberta SzydloDr. Stephen and Joan SzynalMr. and Mrs. Gary TaibbiPamela & Sanford TannenbaumLowell and Magdolna TanzerMr. Kent A. TarrierBrenda and Dewey TateRay and Nancy TatkoMrs. H. Richard TaylorConnie and Leslie TaylorMrs. Merrill J. TaylorMichael and Janet TaylorMike and Leanne TaylorMary Lou TecklenburgLinda TedeschiMr. and Mrs. R. F. TeerlinkJoan and Warren TeigenErica TenbroekMr. and Mrs. Lynn A. TentlerMr. and Mrs. Daniel A. TerpstraTerry and Clara TerranaPatricia TerryThe O’Connor FoundationDonald ThomasDr. and Mrs. James A. Thomas, Jr.Jennifer Starr ThomasMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. ThomasMr. Christopher J. ThompsonSue and Bob ThoresenPeter and Sheila ThornleyMr. and Mrs. John M. ThorntonDavis and Patricia ThurberThomas and Catherine TigheMr. Peter H. Tillou

Bob and Bobbi TimberlakeTimbers RestaurantRoger and Cindy TimmDavid Tompkins and

Marcia AndrewsMike and Meg ToomeyMr. Tim ToplisekLindsay and John TottenScott E. and Carol S. TownsleyNancy A. Tracy-RichmondTraders CafeCliff and Sandy TraffMr. Richard L. TravasNancy TraylorEllen and Sandy TrevorDavid R. TroutMr. Hyde TuckerSusan and Bob TuckerWalter TuckerBarbara TurnerMr. and Mrs. Charles H. TurnerJudy TurnerMr. Richard T. TurnerSheila and Davis TurnerJean TurneyChris and Alison TylerU.S. Trust - Bank of AmericaPaul and Virginia UhlenhopDavid and Aimee UlstadDr. and Mrs. Ned A. UnderwoodDr. and Mrs. Thomas UngerAndrew and Katie UnkeferJim and Josie UrbelisMatt and Diane UrenMr. Phillip A. UrionMr. and Mrs. John E. UtleyAnita and Michael VailMrs. Lucretia Van OlstMrs. Joseph Van VleckSarita Van VleckDavind and Beth VandykeJohn and Jan VangolenMrs. Janka VarmuzaBob and Sharon VartdalBetsy VaughanMrs. Janet S. VeaMr. George E. Veillette, Jr.Ray and Susan VerdonMr. Hugh F. VerryLeonie ViertHelen VillaNancy and Roger VincentBob and Mary Jane VinsonVIP Realty GroupVictor and Moni VojcekMary H. VollmerNikolai and Ursula Von BirkenseeGretta VosperStacy A. VuMarvin and Martha WachsLouise WagnerRichard and Judith Wagner

Andrea Wagoner and Roger RuggeriMr. Andy WahlbergDod and Annie WainwrightSusan Waldstein and Ellen BurnsAnne K. WalkerBetsy and Bruce WalkerMrs. Elaine B. WalkerDr. Jerome WalkerMr. David WallaceMr. Henry D. WallaceMichael and Susan WalpoleAlice and Joseph WalzerMr. and Mrs. Tom WareMs. Ann Kirk WarrenBev and Jeff WarrenStefanie and Allen WassField and Mary Ann WassonRichard and Gloria WaterhouseMs. Amy Lou WatersMary WatsonMr. Robert G. WatsonChristopher WayShara and John WeaverMark and Susan WebsterRon WeeksElaine WeingardenMs. Suzanne B. WeinheimerSteve and Penny WeinsteinMark and Peggy WeissMr. Arthur WeissbachDr. and Mrs. Marc WeissbluthLyman and Deana WelchCraig and Mary WelchDiane S. WelchMrs. Yolande M. WelchMr. and Mrs. Eric WellesStephen WenerMr. & Mrs. Charles M. WerkheiserMr. Karl D. WernerWest End ParadiseWest Wind InnMr. and Mrs. Rodney M. WestDr. and Mrs. William H. WestArlen WestbrookWendy WesterlundRuth WestheimerLaura WestoverJack and Patty WettsteinAlbert and Kathleen WeymanPhil and Tina WeymanMichele Whalen & Valerie SummerMr. Craig A. WheatleyCarolyn W. WheatonCarol WhisenhuntMargaret and Albert WhiteElizabeth Hunt WhiteRandy Wayne WhiteLinda L. WickstraChuck Wiebe and Anne MillarKathy WiesemannAllie WigleyElizabeth Wigley

Kate WigleyRoy and Karen WildemanChris and Wendy WilgingMr. Daniel D. WilhelmAlice Wilkerson & Joseph GordonChristopher D. WilkinsonMrs. Penny WilkinsonDavid L. and Karen J. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Duane N. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Robert E. WilliamsMs. Sandra L. WilliamsDavid and Deb WilliamsonTim and Donna WilmotKaren Ann McCoy & Daryl WilsonMr. John R. WilsonPatricia WilsonPeter D. WilsonTerry Sankey & Doug WindlerAlice WingetTom and Willie WinklerLinda and Jim WinnArnee R. and Walter A. WinshallGeorge and Veronika WissMr. George C. Witte, Jr.Judith and Jack WittenbergJulia WittenhagenMr. and Mrs. Harlan E. WittkopfMr. and Mrs. Gerhard K. WoehrlMr. Richard H. WojciechowskiLillian W. WolfeRichard and Artley WolfsonMrs. Ann WollschlagerCarol Ann and Michael WolpertAlice and Blake WoodMrs. Joan R. WoodDr. and Mrs. Michael WoodDr. Jane Z. WoodrowWoodworth-Upjohn FoundationElaine and Jack WorleyRalph and Janet WozniakPiper Periwinkle Wynocker-

BeckwithCharmaine L. YeadonMarc and Melissa YelenichStephen and Donna YetskoMs. Ellen C. YorkeMrs. Beatrice H. YoungMr. and Mrs. Edward S. YoungJames YoungquistMrs. Pamela ZapfPatricia L. ZapfCarol and Peter ZellSteve and Joan ZickelFred and Diane ZimmerMr. and Mrs. John D. ZimmermanMs. Judith A. ZimomraMr. and Mrs. Roger J. ZockiDr. and Mrs. Jack ZoldanDr. Suzanne ZossMs. Sheila A. ZuhuskyMrs. Nancie J. Zwerlein

Thank you for your support of our mission with your gifts of time, talent and treasure.

Members & Supporters

MeMbers & suPPOrters

Members & Supporters 3,572Life Members (Individuals and Businesses): 542Total: 4,114

SCCF celebrated 50 years of conservation on the islands on October 31, 2017. We head into our next 50 years grateful to be a part of

this very special community. Thank you!

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List as of June 30, 2017

MeMOrialsIn Memory of Ann Bair by: Lanny Reddick In Memory of Robin A. Ball by: Armand and Beverly Ball

In Memory of Mary Bayrd by: Anna BayrdTommy Bayrd

In Memory of Arthur H. Becker by: Carol Becker

In Memory of Kathy Berman by: Brown University Division of AdvancementLaurel DaggettKathleen and Mo DavenportSam and Judy FlormanPatti Flynn-HarrisMiriam GreenfieldICM PartnersShelley JonesJudy KitsonHolli LaoneMichael LevineKevin MacDonaldJessica McShaneMinnesota Vikings Football, LLCMatt MonaganShark Shootout Charities, Inc.Adam SchefterCarolyn TraesterSusan O. White

In Memory of Harry Bertossa by: Caroline LeGette

In Memory of Elaine Steinhafel Birck by: Colder’s Inc. Tom and Debbie Balistreri Bob and Diane Garbutt David Felker

In Memory of Jane and Frank Bopp by: Mary and John Hartman

In Memory of Kate Brumfield by: Sara BrumfieldDeborah De Lisi

In Memory of Jo Cawthra by: Tobi Cawthra

In Memory of Sally Ditton by: Robert Ditton

In Memory of Suzanne M. Dubuc by: Mr. John MacLennan

In Memory of Harry Gleitz by: Donna AldrichMona GleitzRichard ScissorsSamuel and Rosemary Trippe

In Memory of Mona Gleitz by: Richard Scissors

In Memory of Maryann Gordon by: Marshfield Clinic

In Memory of Jean and Ross Hiles by: Judy and George HilesStephanie and Rich Hiles

In Memory of John H. and Carolyn Talbot Hoagland by: Mariel FoundationThe WesaDoe Fund

In Memory of Shirley Hoch by: Jack and Winifred ColwillGwenda Hiett-ClementsJulia HochMarilyn KloostermanElizabeth Lim-DuttonJames and Susan McCallionElizabeth MillerEllen OrrMartha and Rick SidersCarol and Peter Zell

In Memory of Louise Horstman by: Byron and Barbara Ford

In Memory of Dr. John J. Hutton by: Marc and Cheryl Giattini

In Memory of Dr. John T.H. “Jerry” Johnson by: Polly and Gary Bayrd

In Memory of Dee Kaiser by: Craig and Nancy Foster

In Memory of Larry and Charlotte Kowitch by:

Louise Kowitch

In Memory of John La Gorce by: Judith BrightDeborah La Gorce

In Memory of Joan Leffel by: Nancy and John AkeJanie Howland

In Memory of Charles LeGette by: Marc and Cheryl GiattiniDr. and Mrs. George E. Irwin, Jr.Field and Mary Ann WassonRae Ann Wessel

In Memory of Susie Marks by: Barbara Bolt and Karen ClarkeRoland and Glenda CampbellKaren ClarkeJill and Pody HarperThe Jansen FamilyJennifer KrajeckiHeather and Drew OverholserAnita and John PolingFred ReedLinda and Tom UhlerThe WeaversRae Ann Wessel

In Memory of Paul McCarthy by:Anneliesa AlprinJon AppelbaumSally J. BakerThe Bookies, Maureen Mackin-TreasurerJoan BriertonErin De Genova

In Memory of Paul McCarthy cont’d:Mr. and Mrs. Jack GhublikianJensen’s Twin Palm Resort MarinaSteve and Connie JunghansEllen M. LovellMalcolm L. RichardsonSouth Seas Island ResortScott E. and Carol S. TownsleySheila and Davis TurnerUseppa Island Historical SocietyWhite House Millennium CouncilWhite House Millennium Council Friends Anneleisa Alprin Joan Brierton Anne Donovan Sharon Kennedy Ellen McCulloch-Lovell Malcolm Richardson Jane Swenson Tom and Marilyn Wilburn John and Wendy Witten

In Memory of Ruth Ann McClintock by: Amy Sheldon

In Memory of Sharon Pollock by: Les Pollock

In Memory of Bill Pugh by: Johns Hopkins University Center for

Inherited Disease ResearchNancy T. RitterLee WatkinsChris and Becky Wheat

In Memory of The Francoise Puschel Memorial Fund by:

Philip and Roberta Puschel

In Memory of Charles and Mary Anne Ritchie by: J. Michael and Sally B. RitchieStaritch Foundation, Inc.

In Memory of Amelia Samples by: Cheryl and Jim Samples

In Memory of Paul M. Smart by: Frank Beans and Anne Yager

In Memory of Roy Sweeney by: Marc and Cheryl GiattiniPaul and Lucy Roth

In Memory of Barbara Taylor by: Christy and Chuck BittenbenderJane CarlsonMr. and Mrs. David DavenportElizabeth MarchMargaret NewellCaroline and Ed OberndorfStephen OsbornHoward and Susan RohlederEleanore ScherbelCharles and Kathryn ShenkSandra ShenkTerrie and George SiefertEllen ThomasMr. and Mrs. Edward S. Young

In Memory of Starr Thomas by: Cathy and Henry Block

In Memory of Mark “Bird” Westall by: Aeeilio Family Zonia Barginer Mimi Barnett Mirella L. BarnettBill and Jaye BoswellCatherine ChelakBarron Collier High SchoolMarc Davignon Janie HowlandHayde Licourt Anne MagounEduardo Santos Richard and Artley Wolfson

In Memory of Donald Wildman by: Gary and Maureen Saage

In Memory of Jean Wohlrabe by: Patricia A. Perell

business rOundtable2 Islands GalleryAdventures in ParadiseAlexis Horn PhotographyAmbu YogaAmerican Realty of CaptivaArthur PrintingBailey-Matthews National

Shell MuseumBailey’s General Store/Sanibel Pack-

ing Company, Bailey’s MarketPlace @ Sundial, Bailey’s True Value, Sanibel Catering Company by Bailey’s Bailey’s Center LLP

Barefoot Charley’s PaintingBell TeamBenchmark General Contractors IncBilly’s BikesBob’s Island GraphicsBrightstreetC Davidson Interior DesignCaptain Brian on the water

Captain Bubby’s IsLAND ToursCaptibel DesignsCaptiva Civic Association Captiva Cruises IncCaptiva Island Yacht ClubCatering by Leslie Adams Congress JewelersDoc Ford’s Rum Bar and GrilleDorado Property Management Edison National Bank and Bank of

the IslandsFloral Artistry of SanibelGarvin Law Firm, P.A.Goss Practical SolutionsHangar 41 Winery & Brew ShopHeidrick & Co InsuranceHighTower AdvisorsILoveSanibel.comIsland Cinema Island Condo MaintenanceIsland Inn

Island PawsIsland Time Dolphin & Shelling

Cruises, Inc.Jensen’s Twin Palm Resort

and MarinaJoey’s CustardK & K Super - BlendKingfisher VacationsKJ & JC Enterprises LLC/Manatee &

Eco River ToursL. Northorp Landscape ServicesLandmark Design of SanibelLaw Office of Janet M. Strickland, P.A. Lazy Flamingo USALily JewelersLocal Roots, LLCMarc Giattini, Esq.McCallion & McCallionMcQuade Inc/Mark McQuade

General ContractorOn Island

Over Easy CafePfeifer Realty GroupPrawnbroker GroupPremier Sotheby’s International

RealtyPublic Policy CommunicationsQwik Pack & ShipRauschenberg ResidencyRE/MAX of the IslandsRed Anders LLCSanibel Captiva Beach Resorts, LLC Sanibel Captiva Trust CompanySanibel GraphicsSanibel Island Golf ClubSanibel Marina IncScholz & Barclay ArchitectureSelect Vacation PropertiesShiprock LLCSolar RecoverSoleil Consulting, LLC

Southwest Florida Dolphin & Nature Cruises

Stilwell Enterprises & Restaurant Group

Superior Title Services of Sanibel, Inc.Tarpon Bay Explorers, Inc.The Boat Place Of Naples

& Fort Myers The Inns of SanibelUhler and Vertich Financial PlannersVIP REALTYVIP Realty GroupVIP Vacation RentalsWatson MacRae GalleryYolo Board Adventures

84 members representing 2,179 employees

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3333 Sanibel-Captiva Road, P.O. Box 839, Sanibel, FL 33957 www.sccf.org sccf@sccf.orgOffice: (239) 472-2329 Fax (239) 472-6421 / Marine Laboratory: (239) 395-4617

Native Plant Nursery: (239) 472-1932 / Wildlife & Habitat Management: (239) 472-3984

Annual Report compilation and design by Karen Nelson

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

adMinistrative:Erick Lindblad, Executive DirectorWendy Cerdan, Business ManagerCheryl Giattini, Campaigns/Legacy CoordinatorKaren Nelson, Communications CoordinatorAlexis Horn, Public Outreach Coordinator envirOnMental educatiOn: Kristie Anders, Education DirectorDee Serage-Century, Living with Wildlife Educator native landscaPes & garden center: Jenny Evans, Native Landscapes & Garden Center ManagerRebecca Grotrian, Native Landscapes & Garden Center Asst.Em Hayes, Part-time AssistantSue Ramos, Native Landscapes & Garden Center AssistantEmily Harrington, Native Landscapes & Garden Center Asst.*April Dembeck, Intern*Rachel Turner, Intern*Jonathan Stechschulte, Intern*Shannon Jackson, Intern natural resOurce POlicy:Rae Ann Wessel, Director+Holly Schwartz, Legislative Session Policy Assistant Marine labOratOry: Dr. Eric Milbrandt, Director Dr. Rick Bartleson, Research ScientistA.J. Martignette, Research Assistant Jeff Siwicke, Research Assistant

Mark Thompson, Research AssociateAshley Graham, Research Assistant*Elie Rothermel, Intern*Chrissy McCrimmon, InternDr. Rozalind Jester, Visiting Research Scientist (Florida SouthWestern State College)Dr. Ray Grizzle, Visiting Research Scientist (University of New Hampshire)Dr. Jordon Beckler, Visiting Research Scientist (Mote Marine Laboratory) Wildlife & habitat ManageMent: Chris Lechowicz, Director & Herpetologist *Chelsea Petrick, Biology Intern (2016)*Rachel Fisher, Biology Intern (2017)Audrey Albrecht, Shorebird Coordinator / Biologist*Alaina Hahn, Shorebird Intern (2016)*Alfredo Gonzalez, Shorebird Intern (2017)•TobyClark,Field Technician (2016)Victor Young, Field TechnicianDustin Lucas, Field Technician (2017)Kelly Sloan, Sea Turtle Coordinator / Biologist**Brandt Quirk-Royal, Sea Turtle Technician (2016)**Andrew Glinsky, Sea Turtle Technician (2017)*Heather Shipp, Sea Turtle Intern (2017)**Andrew Glinsky, Sea Turtle Tagging Technician (2016)**Jennifer Gooch, Sea Turtle Tagging Technician (2016)**Jeff Book, Sea Turtle Tagging Technician (2017)**Emily Hardin, Sea Turtle Tagging Technician (2017)

* Interns, including the Phyllis Kilmer Gresham Native Plant Education Fund Intern** Grant-funded +Funded by Fred and Alice Stanback• Position shared with USFWS/J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR

bOard Of trustees Gwenda Hiett-Clements, PresidentJohn Morse, Vice PresidentDoug Ryckman, TreasurerLinda Uhler, Secretary

Doug Ryckman, FinancePaul Roth, NominatingGwenda Hiett-Clements, Membership DevelopmentBill Burch, Special EventsClaude Crawford, Ph.D., Marine Laboratory Liaison Rod Verblaauw, Endowment

Dean Skaugstad, Hammerheads (Carpenters)Ron Gibson, Sandra Gross, Deborah La Gorce, Mary Ellen Pfeifer, Tom Price, Housing Committee (Ad hoc)Sandra Gross, Brush of ExcellenceShelley Greggs, Environmental Education LiaisonRobin Krivanek, Wildlife & Habitat Management LiaisonSandra Gross, Native Landscapes & Garden Center Liaison

staff

bOard Of trustees, cOMMittee chairs & staff — 2016 - 2017

Tom RathbonePaul RothRichard Shipley

Claude CrawfordChauncey GossShelley GreggsSandy Gross

Robin Krivanek Diane NeitzelMary Ellen PfeiferTom Price (retired)

cOMMittee chairs

Marine labOratOry cOnt’d:

Publication of this Annual Report was generously underwritten by:

“For five decades, SCCF’s conservation activity has helped define what makes our islands and this region so special, and we have been honored to play a part in making that happen. May both our organizations continue to serve and thrive in the decades to come.”

As the oldest locally owned and managed community bank in Lee County and on the islands, Edison National Bank/Bank of the Is-lands celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and salutes SCCF for its half-century of environmental stewardship.

Geoffrey Roepstorff CEO, Bank of the Islands/Edison National Bank