Shell Find

Junonia found on Sanibel

Amber Bressler, of Elkhart, Indiana, found a junonia on May 5 near the S a n i b e l L i g h t h o u s e o n S a n i b e l . S h e reported that she was looking for smaller shells on the edge of a tide pool when she felt some larger shells underneath her toes When Bressler brought them up from the sand, the junonia was there She has been coming to Sanibel for eight y e a r s a n d a l w a y s h a s f u n s h e l l i n g Bressler noted that the first time she came, she kept just about every shell she found she spent $74 to ship home 47 pounds of shells “I'm more selective now!” Bressler added. “I never dreamed I'd be one of the lucky ones to find a junonia! I'm not taking a chance shipping it home, it will be in my carry-on when I return home ” To report a shell find, contact 239-472-1587 or trepecki @breezenewspapers com

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REFUGE/DDWS

Refuge's Conser vation Car nival draws crowd

The J N “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel celebrated its 34th annual “Ding” Darling Day, jointly with Earth Day, on April 22 at Lakes Park in Fort Myers The event filled the park with families, treep l a n t e r s , n a t u r e - l o v e r s , a n d C o n s e r v a t i o n C a r n i v a l games “How satisfying it was to connect with members of the greater Southwest Florida community and see their excitement for learning about 'Ding' Darling This is our second year at Lakes Park, and it couldn’t have been more successful,” Supervisory Refuge Ranger Toni Westland, who heads the “Ding” Darling Day team, said