What You Can Do

An Easy Roadmap to a Native Garden

This article describes how Sanibel’s Vegetation Committee and SCCF make it easy for you to design and install a native plant garden.

Date published 7/23/20

Use Native Plants to Improve Our Water Resources

This article describes how the expanded use of native plants helps our water resources.

Date published 7/6/20

Sanibel Communities for Clean Water

While written about Sanibel, this site identifies steps that each of us can take to improve the water quality in our individual neighborhoods.

Help the Refuge: Solve the Problem of Septic Systems

Implementing effective sewer systems can significantly improve water quality. We need to encourage our friends who live in cities and towns that rely on septic systems to urge their local officials to make this happen.

Date published:  2/28/19 

Fertilize Wisely to Help Improve Water Quality

Making appropriate use of fertilizer is something that each of us can do to improve water quality.

Date published: 1/10/19