2025 Resiliency Summit: From Recovery to Resilience
“From Recovery to Resilience” is the theme of the fifth annual Regional Resiliency Summit, which will be hosted…
Celebrate Stormwater Stewardship Month in May
Stormwater runoff is the largest single source of pollution in Tampa Bay – but it’s also the place…
Living shorelines a bright spot after 2024 Hurricane Season
As the Tampa Bay region slowly but surely rebuilds infrastructure ranging from beaches to the baseball stadium, one…
Could a Magic Jet Ski reduce red tide?
Dave Tomasko doesn’t usually joke about red tide in Sarasota Bay, but he can’t help but smile about…
When can we go back in the water?
By Erica Moulton As we recover from yet another massive hurricane hitting our communities, I’ve gotten a lot…
Helping kids to change the planet
As bird nesting season settles down for the year, the Raptor Center of Tampa Bay is ramping up…
“Nutrient fingerprints” help researchers track pollution
With multiple sources of pollutants spilling into Tampa Bay – but limited funding to address them all –…
New report quantifies the impact of nutrients on in-shore red tide blooms
By Dave Tomasko, director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Progam I recently received notification that a manuscript my…
Waste Disposal goes High-Tech in Tampa
Farmers have been composting waste materials for centuries to turn them back into nutrients for their crops. Still,…
By the Numbers: Saving water adds up
A years-long drought, coupled with a rapidly increasing population, is stretching water supplies across the region. Watering restrictions…