Marvelous Mud
“Ewwww!” “Yuck — it’s icky, squishy and smelly!” “Cool. Can we take off our shoes and play in…
Tampa Bay’s Problem Child Gets Extra Attention
Tampa Bay Estuary Program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a series of events, including a travelling…
Water Quality Playbook Drives Smart Decisions
The Playbook is already starting to pay back in Sarasota County. The Community Playbook for Healthy Waters, published…
Pole and Troll Proposal for Little Cockroach Bay Gains Momentum
Up to 15,000 "prop scars" crosscross Little Cockroach Bay as boasters speed trough shallow waters to some of the region's best fishing grounds. The 2007 proposal ultimately failed but other efforts to protect the seagrasses continue.
SWIM Program Marks 20 Years Restoring Tampa Bay
Beginning with a 14-acres site at E.G. Simmons Park, the SWIM (Surface Water Improvement and Management) program restored more than 2000 acres as part of the first concerted effort to restore critical fisheries and wildlife habitat lost to development.
High Resolution Map of Tampa Bay Now Available
[printfriendly] [su_pullquote align=”right”] Topobathymetric map of Tampa Bay, produced by USGS. [/su_pullquote] The latest data product of the…
Group Tells Retailers: No More Cypress Mulch
The Sierra Club is calling on major national retailers to stop selling cypress mulch to help stop the needless destruction of cypress forests that provide critical habitat and act as a storm buff3rs during hurricanes.
Hurricanes May Help Florida’s Coral Reefs
A study from the University of Miami indicates that high wind speeds during tropical storms cools water temperate rs enough to promote rapid and extensive recovery of bleached coral stressed by warm water.
Florida Forever … and Ever
[printfriendly] [su_pullquote align = “right”] John Garrison [/su_pullquote] By John Garrison What do Brooker Creek Preserve, the Alafia…
Catch the Drip!
[printfriendly] [su_pullquote align=”right”][/su_pullquote] Lynn Barber at the Hillsborough County Extension dreamed up a way to safely capture air-conditioning…