August 19, 2022
Alyssa Amundson has joined the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) as its newest Conservation Education and Marketing Intern. Her six-month internship began on June 1....
August 14, 2022
Ali Reece recently arrived from Indiana State University in Terre Haute to join the team of interns from around the country helping J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge...
August 10, 2022
Sanibel resident and business owner Chelsea Sweiss will be featured in the next issue of Island Scene magazine. Photographer Mila Bridger captured a series of stunning....
July 31, 2022
James Hautman's winning painting for the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He will appear at the "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on...
July 20, 2022
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum established two new programs in 2022 aimed at giving more Lee County residents a chance to experience...
July 3, 2022
Here is the first place winner by Doug Meurer from most recent contest at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island. This photo, featuring a Great White Egret, Immature Blue Heron...
June 14, 2022
Sanibel Historical Museum and Village was founded in 1984 with a mission to preserve and share Sanibel history. The story of Sanibel is told from the Calusa and Spanish eras...
June 1, 2022
Josie Bliss is studying biology with a focus in evolution at the University of Iowa. She works in the Neiman Lab on campus, studying a species of ploidy-polymorphic aquatic snail called Potamopyrgus antipodarum...
May 30, 2022
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum announces a summer and fall lecture series, which will be offered live via Zoom and free for registrants....
May 21, 2022
Water quality is of the highest important to vacationers and residents of Sanibel & Captiva, and our local non-profits such as the Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation....
May 21, 2022
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has introduced a new daily exhibit tour to its experiential program lineup....
May 12, 2022
In April of 2022, Museum research colleague Dr. Greg Herbert (University of South Florida, Tampa) and collaborators published a much-awaited peer-reviewed article on the status of the Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus...













