SKYE MACDONALD OF SANIBEL CAPTIVA COASTAL WATCH FOUNDATION (SCCWF)
At the Gateway Women’s Club last August, Skye MacDonald of Sanibel Captiva Coastal Watch Foundation (SCCWF), and our August speaker, brought approximately 90 mangrove seedlings (called propagules) for adoption by the GWC and Gateway Girlfriends. Participants’ job would be to watch over the seedlings either indoors or outdoors and ensure they receive sun and water. These seedlings were plucked from the Gulf, and so it was impossible to tell if they would survive and grow!
The plan was for Skye to return in the spring to pick up the “adopted” mangroves and she did at this past March meeting. Members had the option to continue to hold on to them for another 6 months if they chose. About half of the plants were returned, and other members kept theirs. SCCF will continue to care for the ones that were returned to them until they get planted in their forever home in a restoration site.
Skye will return in the fall to pick up these remaining plants. She’s offered to bring more plants for anyone interested in continuing with the program. SCCWF is a non-profit. Visit them at https://sccf.org/
