Innovation is focus of 2026 Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Summit
The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) and its Regional Resiliency Coalition will be hosting the sixth Regional…
Student Visionaries to Showcase Future of Tampa Bay’s Resilience at 2026 Design Challenge
The next generation of planners and designers will converge at the University of South Florida to present bold…
Freezing temperatures, ongoing drought increase risk of wildfires this spring
If all those dead brown branches and leaves in your yard are making you unhappy, just be glad…
Feeling stressed? Help yourself by stepping into the shade of trees
Have you ever considered a walk in a tree-shaded park to relieve stress? If you have, you’re hardly…
Avoiding PFAS: Easier said than done
First, the good news: most Tampa Bay residents don’t need to worry about PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)…
Potentially dangerous levels of PFAS found in surface waters, fish and sediment across the Tampa Bay region
Like DDT when it was first introduced in the 1930s, PFAS were originally considered miracle products. They made…
Community Wildlife Corridor celebrates with fourth annual Plantapolooza
Chad Hardy didn’t intend to give away thousands of native plants every year during Plantapolooza. It started as…
PFAS have nothing on Diamonds
From a lab experiment gone wrong to a secret government operation, how forever chemicals went from revolutionary invention…
Tampa Bay Water explores new water sources as region’s population grows
Tampa Bay Water (TBW) is evaluating a series of proposals that would provide water for the anticipated half-million…
Agency on Bay and Coastal Management celebrates 40 years
Forty years ago, following concerted efforts by residents troubled as water quality in Tampa Bay steadily declined, the…