2018 Community Water-Wise Awards Program Applications Available
By Lynn Barber, Florida-Friendly Landscapingtm Agent After all the rain this week, it’s probably hard to remember that…
Suncoast Compost Helps Residents, Businesses Recycle Food Waste
We all know that composting is good for the environment. It recycles nutrients, captures excess carbon, reduces demand…
Tampa Bay Water Surveys Residents for Thoughts on Future Supplies
We think of water as something we expect to appear when we turn a faucet, but that is…
Hillsborough 100 Conservation Challenge Extends to Include Watershed
After a successful inaugural year, the Hillsborough 100 Conservation Challenge is reaching beyond county lines and opening the…
“Aunting” of the Common Moorhen
By Ernie Franke, Chairman of Wetlands Committee of The Shores of Long Bayou What is it about moorhens…
Bird Stewards Protect Beach-Nesting Birds
Holiday weekends at Fort De Soto County Park typically mean wall-to-wall people on the beach adjacent to the…
Mini-Grants Make a Major Difference
Oyster reef domes were installed at MacDill Air Force Base in Hillsborough County using Mini-Grant funds. Photos courtesy…
Living Shorelines Survive — and Thrive — Through Hurricane Irma
When Hurricane Irma swept across Florida, living shorelines generally protected uplands as well as or better than concrete…
Region’s First Conservation Cemetery Opens in Trinity
Heartwood Preserve is more than a montage of spectacular wildflowers, towering trees and wide paths that invite a…
Endangered Sawfish Slowly Return to Tampa Bay
by Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Smalltooth sawfish — a nearly iconic subject of fishing photos over the…