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.

The meeting will be led by Jules Bruck, who directs the University of Florida’s School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, and Jeff Carney, a professor in the university’s school of architecture.

More • FGCU Water School and Island Coast High School students plant new mangrove forest on Fort Myers Beach

They’ll discuss how 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.

The meeting for residents of Sanibel and Captiva islands will be at the Sanibel Community House at 6:30

See Full Page