Around the world, Tampa Bay is earning accolades as one of the few estuaries where seagrasses are rebounding even as populations in adjacent watersheds boom. Seagrass beds, the cornerstone of life in an estuary, now cover more acreage in Tampa Bay than they have at any time since the 1950s. But underneath the surface, scientists and bay managers are taking a deeper look at seagrasses to reveal a more complex picture. Read more…
 

Fossil Hunter: Frank Garcia
Just a short walk from the Little Manatee River in Ruskin is a “Rex” room that would put any man-cave to shame. Read more...
The Road Not Taken: The History of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
The forces that shape a road often change the landscape in ways not readily visible from an automobile.
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Paddling into History: Weedon Island
It’s a lazy summer morning as we launch our canoe at Weedon Island Preserve and begin threading our way around dense mangrove islands... Read more...


• The Road Not Taken: The History of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
• Hillsborough County Saves $1.2 Million with Focus on Energy Efficiency
• Special Insert: Seagrasses
• Call for Citizen Scientists


• Survey Results
• BASIS 5 to Focus on Future
• Quarterly Calendar
• Commentary & Opinion
• News Briefs
• Editor’s Desk
• A Deeper Look at Seagrasses
• Fossil Hunter: Frank Garcia
• Seagrass Protection at Cockroach Bay Yields Diverging Proposals
• Maximo Park at a Crossroad
• Paddling into History: Weedon Island
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