Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith and Recreation Director Trish Phillips recently accepted a $3,624 grant check from the Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club for the city s Sum
The Tarpon Bay Recreation area’s boat ramp will be closed to motorized launches starting June 1. The parking lot is currently being renovated and, as a resul
On May 7, Tarpon Bay Explorers hosted members of The Chamber of Southwest Florida to kayak through the mangrove forests of Tarpon Bay on a guided tour. More th
TBE to remain open during parking lot improvements
By TBE - | May 7, 2021
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The recent start of construction at the Tarpon Bay recreation area will help to improve access to the Tarpon Bay. Tarpon Bay Explorers will remain open throughout the parking lot’s enhancement.
Construction recently began to build a new parking lot for the Tarpon Bay recreation area.
The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge was able to set aside funding in order to complete the anticipated project, Tarpon Bay Explorers the refuge’s recreational concession that occupies the area reported. The current parking lot was created in the early 2000s but has endured considerable wear and tear.
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White pelicans congregate at J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. (COURTESY THE BEACHES OF FORT MYERS & SANIBEL
Often referred to as “the seashell capital of the world,” Sanibel Island is part of a plateau that extends for miles into the Gulf of Mexico and acts as a shelf upon which shells gather until winds, waves or storms wash them onto the barrier island’s beaches. Collecting seashells is so popular here that the term “Sanibel stoop” was coined to describe the pastime (bending to comb through heaps of bivalves and gastropods) that draws visitors to this Southwest Florida island.