EExploring the Bay Dive In! Florida Birding and Nature Festival set for OctoberSeptember 4, 2024 The four-day 2024 Florida Birding and Nature Festival will feature field trips, boat excursions, seminars by experts, nationally…
HHuman Impacts Dive In! Helping kids to change the planetAugust 20, 2024 As bird nesting season settles down for the year, the Raptor Center of Tampa Bay is ramping up…
HHuman Impacts Dive In! “Nutrient fingerprints” help researchers track pollutionAugust 15, 2024 With multiple sources of pollutants spilling into Tampa Bay – but limited funding to address them all –…
CClimate Change Dive In! Elevate Treasure Island: “Now is the time to plan”August 5, 2024 After decades of a “no fill” policy, the City of Treasure Island has proposed significant changes to regulations…
FFish & Wildlife Dive In! Audubon celebrates new islands in its Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries SystemJuly 26, 2024 A generous donation from Mahaffey Management, LLC, adds three mangrove spoil islands to the Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries…
PPollution Dive In! Managing Stormwater: The human impact on urban water cyclesJuly 19, 2024 By Lara Milligan, Pinellas County Natural Resources Agent I would be willing to bet that if I asked…
EEducation Dive In! Florida Young Birders Club Takes FlightJuly 9, 2024 Story and images by Jim McGinity Most birders had some sort of “spark bird” or encounter that ignited…
HHabitat Protection & Restoration Dive In! Agency on Bay Management Expands June 25, 2024 For more than 50 years, the Agency on Bay Management (ABM) and its predecessor organizations have led the…
HHabitat Protection & Restoration Dive In! “Poop Sleuthers” chase down sources of fecal pathogensJune 3, 2024 Across the state, beaches close when high levels of fecal bacteria are found. Beyond the general “ick” factor,…
HHuman Impacts Dive In! New report quantifies the impact of nutrients on in-shore red tide bloomsMay 22, 2024 By Dave Tomasko, director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Progam I recently received notification that a manuscript my…