Endangered Sawfish Slowly Return to Tampa Bay
by Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Smalltooth sawfish — a nearly iconic subject of fishing photos over the…
Irma Creates More Than Just Land-Based Debris
Along with the more visible debris on the side of the road, our waterways were not spared Hurricane…
Renovations Promise Brighter Future for Cooper’s Bayou
One of the most ecologically valuable parcels of land in the region – a mosaic of tidal wetlands…
New Tampa Bay Site Tracks Birds with Nanotags
Scientists first began tracking bird migrations in 1803 when John James Audubon tied a string around the leg…
Oysters, Oysters Everywhere — But Still Hard to Harvest
It’s nearly Thanksgiving and all across the country, people’s thoughts are turning to food. For long-time Floridians, that…
TBEP’s CCMP Sets Priorities through 2027
After two years, dozens of meetings and hundreds of comments from people including resource managers, agency representatives, scientists…
Pocket Gophers – Little-Known Animals Play Important Role in Ecosystem
Most people in Florida have never seen – or even heard – of pocket gophers, but these incredibly…
Artificial Reefs Create Habitat in Once-Barren Canals
If you build it, they will come. Beginning decades ago, thousands of acres in Florida were transformed with…
Plastic by the numbers
8 miillion Tons of plastic that ended up in the ocean from coastal counties in 2010. 1 of…
Celebrate National Estuaries Week!
Now that Hurricane Irma has left us (mostly) standing and our yards (hopefully) cleared, it’s time to celebrate…