MOSI hosts Tampa Bay Water Day
Join more than 30 organizations from across the region to learn more about water at MOSI’s second annual…
Floridians need a constitutional right to clean water
By Joseph Bonasia, chair of the Florida Rights of Nature Network Red tide is again plaguing southwest Florida…
Seagrass Losses Challenge Decades-Old Paradigm
The paradigm that made Tampa Bay an international success story for nearly three decades appears to be changing.…
Model Shoreline Ordinance Plans for Future Protection and Habitat Restoration
Protecting shorelines from rising waters, driven by changing sea levels and tidally influenced flooding, will be both more…
Researchers Look at Ways to Control Red Tide
While most research on red tide is focused on what causes it and how to track its path,…
At Sixty, Silent Spring Still Inspires
One gorgeous March afternoon, I am sitting with my students next to a large pond on Eckerd College’s…
The grass is not greener when it’s artificial turf
If the thought of an environmentally friendly lawn that needs no maintenance sounds appealing, you need to talk…
Piney Point Enters a New Chapter
Piney Point, the abandoned phosphate plant that has dumped more than a billion gallons of contaminated water into…
Feeding Pelicans Can be Deadly for the Birds
A cloud of pelicans circling fishermen and begging for bait or leftovers from their filleted fish is an…
Hillsborough Unanimously Approves Summer Fertilizer Ban
The time is right for Hillsborough County to pass an ordinance that effectively controls fertilizer applications during the…