Protecting Sanibel And Captiva Islands

Author : Charles LeBuff
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143966594X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Sanibel and Captiva Islands written by Charles LeBuff and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vibrant Sanibel and Captiva Islands are ecological marvels compared to Florida's many overbuilt barrier islands. Development began with the construction of the Sanibel Island Lighthouse in 1884, when only the lighthouse keeper and assistant and their families lived on the island. Noted conservationist Jay N. "Ding" Darling led the charge in preserving the islands' wildlife and natural beauty from the greed of real estate speculators and land developers in the 1930s. Former presidents like Harry Truman and cabinet-level executives worked alongside Sanibel and Captiva residents, setting up preserves and wildlife refuges to guard the integrity of the islands' unique natural blessings, abundant wildlife and aquatic stores. Charles LeBuff and Betty Anholt review the evolution of the islands' conservation ethic and how it perseveres even today.

Author : Deborah Gleason
Publisher : Postcard History
ISBN 13 : 9780738590875
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sanibel and Captiva Islands written by Deborah Gleason and published by Postcard History. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a look at the islands as told through postcards from their beginnings to the present.

Author : Yvonne Hill
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738553603
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sanibel Island written by Yvonne Hill and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanibel, a barrier island on the southwest coast of Florida, was originally inhabited by the Calusa Indians around 1500. In 1513, explorer Ponce DeLeon landed ashore the exotic isle, with its brackish estuaries, plush mangrove jungles, and sandy beaches, opening the door for others who would eventually find their way to the island. Over time, Sanibel was visited by European explorers, slave traders, pirates, and Seminole Indians, all of whom added to its colorful and intriguing history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the original settlers of modern-day Sanibel arrived on the island. These pioneers were a contrasting group of individuals, comprised of diverse ethic origins and cultures, yet all seemed to share a common goal of using hard work, resourcefulness, and determination to make the island their home. Their efforts and sacrifices greatly contributed to the growth and rich history of Sanibel as we know it today.

Author : Charles R. LeBuff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962501340
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of Sanibel and Captiva Islands, Florida written by Charles R. LeBuff and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kathy Lee Sumner
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781439249109
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captiva Island written by Kathy Lee Sumner and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the gingerbread roof of a cottage on South Florida's Captiva Island, inside delicate pages of a decades-old manuscript, the truth longs to be set free.

Author : Charles Sobczak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967619989
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living Sanibel written by Charles Sobczak and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Sanibel is the only book you will need while on the islands! With more than 650 full-color photographs, illustrations and trail maps, Living Sanibel is the most complete identification guide to the native plants, animals and eco-attractions of Sanibel and Captiva ever compiled.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lee County, Florida, Shore Protection Project (Gasparilla and Estero Islands) written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lee County, Florida, Shore Protection Project (Gasparilla and Estero Islands), General Reevaluation Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John R. Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sanibel Report written by John R. Clark and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cynthia Barnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393651452
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans written by Cynthia Barnett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Science Friday Best Science Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year A Tampa Bay Times Best Book of the Year A stunning history of seashells and the animals that make them that "will have you marveling at nature…Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation" (John Williams, New York Times Book Review). Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature’s creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love affair with seashells and the hidden lives of the mollusks that make them. Spiraling out from the great cities of shell that once rose in North America to the warming waters of the Maldives and the slave castles of Ghana, Barnett has created an unforgettable history of our world through an examination of the unassuming seashell. She begins with their childhood wonder, unwinds surprising histories like the origin of Shell Oil as a family business importing exotic shells, and charts what shells and the soft animals that build them are telling scientists about our warming, acidifying seas. From the eerie calls of early shell trumpets to the evolutionary miracle of spines and spires and the modern science of carbon capture inspired by shell, Barnett circles to her central point of listening to nature’s wisdom—and acting on what seashells have to say about taking care of each other and our world.