"Betty Anholt is a long-term student of Florida's natural and
social history--and in particular that of Southwest Florida and the
islands. She has published four books, including Sanibel's Story:
Voices and Images from Calusa to Incorporation, as well as numerous
articles, columns and smaller pieces. Born and raised in New
Jersey, Betty moved to Sanibel with her husband, Jim, and their
young family many years ago and owned/operated two local businesses
for much of that time. She has canoe-camped along several of
Florida's rivers and streams, canoeing the Suwannee from the
Okefenokee Swamp to the Gulf of Mexico at the Cedar Keys, and
crossed the Everglades by paddle. Well versed in island history and
ecology, as of this writing she works in reference and cataloguing
at the Sanibel Public Library.
Charles LeBuff was born in Massachusetts and moved to Bonita
Springs, Florida, in 1952. In 1958, he was selected to fill the
number two position at the Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge on
Sanibel Island, Florida. He spent thirty-two years as a wildlife
technician at this refuge, renamed J.N. "Ding" Darling National
Wildlife Refuge in 1967. During his time on Sanibel Island, he
served as president of the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society, was a
founding board member of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation
Foundation, was twice elected to the Sanibel City Council and
founded and directed the loggerhead sea turtle conservation project
Caretta Research Inc. Today, Charles and his wife, Jean, live near
Fort Myers, Florida. He can be contacted through his website
(www.amber-publishing.com)."
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