Capturing Stormwater Can Take Innovation, Imagination
To paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield, stormwater don’t get no respect. It’s just rain mixed with the stuff from our…
Erosion Jeopardizes Egmont Key
In 1905, when Teddy Roosevelt named Passage Key one of the first National Wildlife Refuges, it was a…
The Real Cost of Fertilizer
By Victoria Parsons From a perfectly straight-forward perspective, lawn fertilizer in Florida is a pretty good value. For…
Mini-Grants Make a Difference
From removing invasive plants on remote islands or placing oyster domes in underwater ecosystems to helping restore wetlands…
Living Laboratory Opens at Stewart Middle School
A strip of riverfront once covered in invasive plants has been transformed to a living laboratory by students…
Wildlife Summit works to save injured animals in Pinellas
When most people hear SPCA, they probably think puppies – not pelicans and possums. But that perception could…
Wildlife flocks to man-made beach at Egmont Key
By Mary Kelley Hoppe To the surprise of some and the delight of virtually all, sand placed at…
Mangrove Watch – Coming to a Shore Near You
By Marcia Biggs At Saint Leo University, William Ellis’s biology students are up to their knees in work…
Researchers Reach Out for Help in Counting Horseshoe Crabs
At first glance, sharks and horseshoe crabs have almost nothing in common. Horseshoe crabs – actually more closely…
Lack of Tidal Flow Killing Mangroves Around the World
From the shore, the mangrove forest at the mouth of the Alafia River looks lush and healthy. Beyond…