– Speaker: Jenifer McBride, Communications Director of Lee County Mosquito Control– Website: https://www.leecountymcdfl.gov/ Jenifer gave a most interesting and informational presentation describing the various intricacies of the work done by Mosquito Control. One of the many interesting facts that Jenifer stated was that Pine Island is the leading mosquito producer in the world. Check website for…

Oh my! What a showing! We had many members and a couple of visitors from the Pine Island Community for the following speaker: – Speaker: Carlie Cooper, FruitScapes, LLC, Bokeelia, FL– Website: https://fruitscapesllc.com/ Being a member of the Rare Fruit Council, FruitScapes Nursery LLC. offers dozens of varieties of mangos and a large collection of…

Daniel Piper, Owner of Purely Green, spoke at this event. His company provides 100% Biodegradable, Made from Plants, Carcinogen Free Cleaners and Pesticides. Below are PDFs you can print or read to learn more. Use your phone to read the QR code for instant access to discounts on their website. Follow on Instagram Photos from…

SCCF Wildlife Biologist, Mike Mills gave a very interesting presentation entitled “Bats of Sanibel and Captiva”. He has started studying and researching bats in November of 2023 and explained many reasons that bats are beneficial to the environment. Mike grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and got his B.S. in Wildlife Biology at Southeast Missouri…

Members can view the secure Minutes page. Contact Victoria if you need the password. The main goal of this meeting was to review Gala preparations for this Saturday’s Gala Event, but we were lucky enough to be able to squeeze in 2 members to speak: Speakers Kristina McInerny: Website and Facebook OverviewNancy Hook: Horticulture Committee…

Members can view the secure Minutes page. Contact Victoria if you need the password. The Pine Island Garden Club, at its monthly meeting on January 16th beginning at 9 a.m. at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, will host Carroll Garland and Kathy Weinberger to speak about raising a variety of butterflies here on Pine…