To the editor:

Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife extends a sincere thank you to the following major sponsors of the 2023 Burrowing Owl Festival – Wildlife & Environmental Expo:

Wise Old Owl – Jeanne T. Cormier $2,000, Incredible Bank – $2,000

Fledgling – William Barrett – $1,000, Patricia Guard – $1,000, Hagaman Charitable Trust – $1,000, Williamson & Sons, Inc.,- $1,000, Shelley Oram & Charlotte Taft – $750, 7 Cities Law – $600, Breeze Newspapers – $550, Cape Coral Wildlife Trust – $500, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership – $500.

If the Florida “Threatened” gopher tortoise and burrowing owl live on to amuse and delight future generations… it will be due to the efforts of individuals and organizations who care deeply about nature.

Please go to ccfriendsofwildlife.org to learn how you can become involved in our preservation and conservation efforts, or to make a donation. Check out capecoralwildlifetrust.org (a sister organization of CCFW,) to find out about our wildlife habitat land acquisition/donation program.

Lori Haus-Bulcock

Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife