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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…
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Extension “boots on the ground” addresses natural resource challenges
While classes in canning are still a staple at county Extension offices across Florida, the University of Florida’s…
Save lives: Participate in the 32nd Annual Fishing Line Cleanup
Fishing line is the leading cause of death for Florida pelicans, and causes thousands more deaths among birds…
Ecosphere invited to join the United Nation’s Race to Resilience
A local not-for-profit organization has been invited to join the United Nations’ Race to Resilience (R2R), an international…
The original snowbirds return to Tampa Bay
American white pelicans are clearly related to our native brown pelican, but their enormous size, stark-white plumage and…
Courtney Campbell Causeway construction may offer a “once in a generation opportunity” to restore Old Tampa Bay
As the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) considers expanding the Courtney Campbell Causeway, environmental leaders are calling for…
Seven-foot sawfish returned to Tampa Bay
Cameras whirred as Tonya Wiley directed the rescue of a seven-foot smalltooth sawfish from a pond off Bishop…
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Protect Blue Carbon
Blue carbon — when greenhouse gases are captured by coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses — can play a critical role in protecting against climate change.
Bird Stewards Protect Beach-Nesting Birds
Holiday weekends at Fort De Soto County Park typically mean wall-to-wall people on the beach adjacent to the…
Delaney Creek stormwater system targeted for makeover
by Victoria Parsons With stormwater ranked as an important source of contaminants to Tampa Bay, local governments most…