Living shorelines provide habitat, protect inland areas
Like estuaries themselves, shorelines are relatively small places within a much larger body of water, but they can…
Ancient Ritual: Summer brings the magic and mystery of sea turtle nesting to our beaches
By Marcia Biggs Florida’s snowbirds may have packed up and headed north, but another invasion is now heading…
Unique partnership protects nesting birds in Tampa Bay
Top: A colony of royal terns nests on a dredged material management area in Hillsborough Bay. Photo courtesy…
Putting it in perspective: Scientists speak out on sewage
When headlines this summer warned that extreme high rainfall had forced cities and counties to release untreated or…
Region plans for sea level rise
Top: Data from the St. Petersburg tidal gauge, online since 1946, was incorporated into international projections to create…
Once thought impossible, Tampa Bay leads nation in environmental recovery
By Mary Kelley Hoppe Above: Dramatic improvements in water quality have allowed seagrasses to rebound to levels not…
TBEP to receive $2 million from gulf oil spill fines
The Tampa Bay Estuary Program will receive $2 million to support environmental improvements throughout the bay watershed, as…
Seagrasses get the attention but benthos make a difference
20-year EPC monitoring study shows benthic index improvement By Marcia Biggs A heady seabreeze is blowing in from…
BASIS 6 looks at emerging trends in restoration of Tampa Bay
Teamwork — from professional scientists and researchers to activists and politicians — helped transform Tampa Bay from a…
Water quality in Tampa Bay gets green lights, again
A new tracking model takes the TBEP’s familiar “Green, Yellow, Red” format a step further with more colors…