Sanibel Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce

Landscape and architecture experts from the University of Florida will be on Sanibel Island next month to discuss how to lessen tropical storm damage on barrier islands by using what nature offers and climate change, stronger storms, and the loss of mangroves and sand dunes can make flooding worse — and how residents can turn things around to lessen the impacts.

South Seas Island Resort is stuck in limbo with plans to build back its hotel until the county changes its land use code