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…
Could “blue carbon” change the tide?
Top Photo by Caroline Rogers, USGS. Scientists have been detailing the benefits of healthy estuaries for decades –…
Future Corridors initiative looks at conservation, ‘countryside’
By Victoria Parsons The fastest route between two points may be a straight line, but a new focus…
Planning for sea level rise
With sea level rise, it’s no longer a question of if; it’s a question of how high and…
Vote Yes on 1
The Agency on Bay Management has joined dozens of organizations across the state, endorsing Amendment 1 on the…
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…