Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands partners with SCCF and Sanibel School for Earth Day

FORT MYERS, Fla. - April 28, 2025 - PRLog -- Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands recently partnered with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) and the Sanibel School for an Earth Day project at Pick Preserve.

On April 22, Richard Finkel, SCCF environmental educator, and David Lowden, Bank of the Islands vice president, joined the Sanibel School's fourth grade class for their re-greening project on the preserve. Bank of the Islands underwrote the purchase of 500 pots of Spartina grasses for the students and volunteers to plant. The salt-tolerant marsh plants will provide a more resilient landscape to support interior wetland species such as freshwater turtles and marsh rabbits.

"We have enjoyed such longstanding and meaningful relationships with both SCCF and the Sanibel School over many years in different ways," said Robbie Roepstorff, president of Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands. "Being able to come together for this special Earth Day event was both memorable for the students and a positive step forward for our island community's continuing hurricane recovery."

Named for the late Tom and Sue Pick who gifted SCCF the 26 acres of land directly across from the Sanibel School, the Pick Preserve has long served as an outdoor classroom for environmental education. To learn more, including ways to support SCCF's educational outreach and land preservation, please visit www.SCCF.org.

About Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands

Edison National Bank is Lee County's oldest locally owned and managed community bank, serving individuals and business owners with offices in Fort Myers, as well as the Bank of the Islands offices on Sanibel and Captiva. Founded in 1997, Edison National Bank is strongly rooted in the community and actively supports civic and charitable causes through both donations and volunteerism. Bank of the Islands is proud to be the winner of more than 50 "Best of the Islands" awards including "Best Island Bank" numerous times. For more information, call 239-466-1800 or visit EdisonNationalBank.com (http://www.edisonnationalbank.com/) or BankoftheIslands.com (http://www.bankoftheislands.com/).