News Briefs — Winter, 2016
EPC to publish Guide to Artificial Reefs More than 60 species of fish— including the ever-popular gag grouper,…
Are populations of America’s rarest heron declining?
Audubon to help track populations with FWC grant By Ann Paul & Mark Rachal, Audubon Florida’s Coastal Islands…
Bird Watching with Benefits
Everyone likes watching birds, but some birders get extra benefits. Audubon Florida’s citizen-scientist programs create win-win opportunities for…
News Briefs, Fall 2015
Florida Audubon purchases Terra Ceia Bird Island With state conservation land purchases still at a low level, the…
Pilot program re-creates low-salinity habitat
Once upon a time, when Florida panthers and black bears still freely roamed the Tampa Bay watershed, more…
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…
Could “blue carbon” change the tide?
Top Photo by Caroline Rogers, USGS. Scientists have been detailing the benefits of healthy estuaries for decades –…
Eckerd students push limits on aquatic toxicity research
Top photo courtesy Eckerd College. Along with freshwater fish and coral larva, Eckerd students looked at the impact…
News Briefs, Spring 2015
[printfriendly] Environmental initiatives sweep Future of the Region awards program A series of environmentally oriented projects took top…
A hospital like no other
[printfriendly] [su_pullquote align=”right”]Top photo courtesy of TECO Manatee Viewing Center [/su_pullquote] By Sigrid Tidmore Something out of the…