CConservation & Restoration Dive In! Hillsborough 100 Conservation Challenge Extends to Include WatershedApril 4, 2018 After a successful inaugural year, the Hillsborough 100 Conservation Challenge is reaching beyond county lines and opening the…
EExploring the Bay Dive In! “Aunting” of the Common MoorhenMarch 20, 2018 By Ernie Franke, Chairman of Wetlands Committee of The Shores of Long Bayou What is it about moorhens…
FFish & Wildlife Dive In! Bird Stewards Protect Beach-Nesting BirdsMarch 13, 2018 Holiday weekends at Fort De Soto County Park typically mean wall-to-wall people on the beach adjacent to the…
CConservation & Restoration Dive In! Mini-Grants Make a Major DifferenceMarch 8, 2018 Oyster reef domes were installed at MacDill Air Force Base in Hillsborough County using Mini-Grant funds. Photos courtesy…
CConservation & Restoration Dive In! Living Shorelines Survive — and Thrive — Through Hurricane IrmaFebruary 28, 2018 When Hurricane Irma swept across Florida, living shorelines generally protected uplands as well as or better than concrete…
CConservation & Restoration Dive In! Region’s First Conservation Cemetery Opens in TrinityFebruary 14, 2018 Heartwood Preserve is more than a montage of spectacular wildflowers, towering trees and wide paths that invite a…
FFish & Wildlife Dive In! Endangered Sawfish Slowly Return to Tampa BayFebruary 7, 2018 by Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Smalltooth sawfish — a nearly iconic subject of fishing photos over the…
HHuman Impacts Dive In! Irma Creates More Than Just Land-Based DebrisJanuary 17, 2018 Along with the more visible debris on the side of the road, our waterways were not spared Hurricane…
HHabitat Protection & Restoration Dive In! Renovations Promise Brighter Future for Cooper’s BayouDecember 12, 2017 One of the most ecologically valuable parcels of land in the region – a mosaic of tidal wetlands…
FFish & Wildlife Dive In! New Tampa Bay Site Tracks Birds with NanotagsNovember 28, 2017 Scientists first began tracking bird migrations in 1803 when John James Audubon tied a string around the leg…