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…
Call for Divers: Annual tournament aims to reduce Gulf lionfish population
The invasive fish may be beautiful, but it’s not a friend to the marine ecosystem By Marcia Biggs…
Red Tide app allows citizen-scientists to help document its spread
Even with Red Tide showing up only in background levels along Florida’s coast, maintaining a close watch as…
Registration opens for Birding and Nature Festival
Now that we’ve all survived the long Fourth of July holiday, it’s time to start looking forward to…
FDOT moving ahead with new solution to stormwater pollution
Image courtesy ESA. Map depicts current seagrass abundance in the section of Old Tampa Bay. Work on a…
Protecting coastal habitats helps mitigate climate change
“Blue carbon” or coastal habitats may sequester significantly more carbon dioxide than forests. Coastal wetlands have long been…
Black Skimmer Update
First the good news: according to Lorraine Margeson, black skimmer are nesting on Fort DeSoto Beach for the…