2024-25 Meetings

Coordinator: Liz Duchaine

~2025~

Thursday, January 16, 2025 :: Member & Board Meeting
– Speakers: Kathy Weinberger & Caroll Garland
– Topic: Monarch Butterfly

Thursday, February 20, 2025 :: Member Meeting
-Member Speaker: Kristina McInerny // Topic: Website & Facebook Overview
-Member Speaker: Nancy Hook // Topic: Panama Rose plant

Saturday, February 22, 2025 :: Gala [Details]

Thursday, March 20, 2025 :: Member Meeting
– Speaker: Mike Mills, Wildlife Biologist
– Topic: Pine Island Sound Bat Population
Mike grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and got his B.S. in Wildlife Biology at Southeast Missouri State University and a Master’s in Conservation Biology at the University of South Florida. Mike oversees the wildlife field work in SCCF’s Wildlife and Habitat Management Department. He started the Sanibel Island Bat Project in November 2023 and continues to monitor bat populations on Sanibel today.

This talk will show the ongoing work SCCF is conducting on the bat populations of Pine Island Sound. Using acoustic monitoring devices, bat echolocation calls are recorded, and each species is able to be identified from its unique call. Come learn about each species that inhabits these islands and the research being done on them.

Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 :: Member Meeting
– Speaker: Daniel Piper, Owner of Purely Green
– Topic: Environmentally Safe Cleaners & Pesticides

Thursday, May 15, 2025 :: Member & Board Meeting

~2024~

Thursday, September 19, 2024 :: Member & Board Meeting
Thursday, October 17, 2024 :: Member Meeting
Thursday, November 21, 2024 :: Member Meeting
Thursday, December 12, 2024
– Where: Christmas Lunch at Misto’s

Field Trips

Coordinator: Tessa Buechler
Helper: Kathleen Hecksher

December 3, 2024

• Sarasota Jungle Gardens Tour
• Guided Tour of Gardens and Animal Show
• Lunch on the Property

January 28, 2025

• Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium Tour, East Ft. Myers
• Guided Nature Walk, Butterfly Area, Aviary and Planetarium tours
• Lunch to be schedules

April 2, 2025

• Everglades Wonder Gardens Tour, Bonita Springs
• Guided Tour of Gardens and animals
• Lunch at Shangri-La Restaurant, part of Shangri-La Gardens and Spa

Past Events

Field Trips

• VIP Tour of Selby Gardens, Sarasota, FL
• Sundance Orchids & Bromiliads, Ft Myers, FL

Fun Events

• Beacon Bites Plant Therapy
• Garden GALA “Art in the Park”
• Monthly Speakers

Garden Cleanup

• Bokeelia Post Office
• Elementary School Butterfly Garden
• Phillips Park
• Pine Island Museum
• St. James City Civic Association (SJCCA)