2023 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest Adult Category First Place Credit: Chris Robben Second Place Credit: Mike Fisher Third Place Credit: Elaine Weissborn T-Third Place Credit: John P. Hawkins Adult Honorable Mention Credit: Denise Blough Credit: Christine L’Abbe...
Thank You to All Burrowing Owl Festival Sponsors! The Board of Directors of Cape Coral Wildlife, Inc. would like to recognize the following major sponsors of the 2023 Burrowing Owl Festival – Wildlife & Environmental Expo. If you are personally acquainted with a...
Paying Homage to the City Bird Published in Cape Coral Breeze by CJ Haddad A long-time tradition in the Cape paying homage and educating the public on Cape Coral’s official city bird takes place this weekend. The 21st Annual Burrowing Owl Festival — Wildlife &...
2022 Cape Coral Pride Parade Pride with CCFW sign22022 Cape Coral Pride Parade Pride with Calendar Girls2022 Cape Coral Pride Parade Eagles watching Pride ParadeEagles Watching Pride...
Punxsutawney Phil? Pshaw. Burrowing owl to predict the brrrr Originally published in the Cape Coral Breeze by Chuck Ballaro A unique and creative Cape Coral tradition is around the corner, as the city’s bird will once again serve as the prognosticator of weather to...
2022 Cape Coral Art Festival This weekend’s Cape Coral Art Festival was a fantastic event, and a big round of applause goes to the Cape Coral Rotary Club for organizing an outstanding festival. CCFW had the pleasure of welcoming numerous visitors to our booth,...
2021 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest Overall Grand Prize Credit: Jessica Bunone Adult Category First Place Credit: Jane Lyons Second Place Credit: Rosalie Kreulen Third Place Credit: Alan Winslow Adult Honorable Mention Credit: Richard Wallace Credit: Connie Hessler...
We are officially 20 years young! Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) held their 20th year anniversary at the Cape Coral Museum of History, 544 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral, FL on Saturday, April 24, 2021. An estimated crowd of 55 persons attended the event....
2021 Gopher Tortoise Day Cape Coral Wildlife Trust recently celebrated Gopher Tortoise Day, a special event dedicated to honoring and preserving our “Other” burrowing neighbor. The ceremony took place at a newly donated land adjacent to the Oasis Woods,...
Ground Owl will predict the weather for Southwest Florida Published on Fox 4 Most of the country looks to the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, to predict how long winter will last but here in southwest Florida, we have a famous ground owl. The tradition of the...
Cape’s Ground Owl Day remembers burrowing owls — and their supporter Published in Cape Coral Breeze by CJ Haddad Cape Coral dignitaries and residents gathered Tuesday morning at Pelican Baseball Complex to celebrate the city bird in a unique twist on a long-time...
Thousands flock to Burrowing Owl Fest Published in Cape Coral Breeze Nearly 20 years ago, the Burrowing Owl Festival started out with a few vendors and a couple hundred people dedicated to the official city bird. On Saturday, thousands of people came to Rotary Park,...
Thousands of dollars raised to protect burrowing owls at annual Cape Coral festival Published on NBC-2 Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife raised thousands of dollars to protect the city’s threatened species. More than 4,600 people attended the 18th Annual Burrowing Owl...
