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03Oct
Give-A-Day for the Bay
Fort De Soto Park
13Oct
SWF Regional Ambient Monitoring Program
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21Oct
TBEP 30th Anniversary Social
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11Nov
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Bay Mini Grants at Work – G. Steve Jordan Video Series
Film-maker & Bay Mini-Grant Recipient G. Steve Jordan spent the past year stitching together a story of Tampa Bay, its watershed, and our Program in this 3-part series.
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| Fox 13 Tampa Bay | 5/4/2021 | How the Litter Gitter removes trash from waterways | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Bay Soundings | 6/15/2021 | A new way to look at litter | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Times | 4/30/2021 | Tampa Bay lost 13 percent of its seagrass in two years, study shows | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Fox 13 Tampa Bay | 5/12/2021 | Tampa Bay lost 13 percent of its seagrass in two years, study shows | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| WUSF | 5/17/2021 | Seagrass In Tampa Bay Declined 13 Percent In Recent Years | ||||||||||||||||
| Gulfport Gabber | 5/18/2021 | Clam Bayou’s New ‘Litter Gitter’ | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Sarasota-Herald Tribune | 5/23/2021 | Sarasota Bay losing vital seagrass, research shows | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Florida Specifier | 6/1/2021 | Florida Specifier | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| ABC Action News | 5/19/2021 | It's catastrophic': Why more than 700 dead manatees are just the tip of the iceberg | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Herald-Tribune | 5/24/2021 | Initial pulse' of nutrient-rich water from Piney Point has dissipated, USF research shows | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Times | 6/3/2021 | Hillsborough health officials send Red Tide warning for Tampa Bay | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| ABC Action News | 6/3/2021 | Officials: Red tide detected in parts of lower, middle Tampa Bay | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune | 6/6/2021 | Red tide, fish kill reported in Tampa Bay waters near Piney Point | ||||||||||||||||
| FOX13 News | 6/10/2021 | Florida red tide blooms concern beach business owners | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Times | 6/14/2021 | Could Tampa Bay’s Red Tide be connected to Piney Point disaster? | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Bradenton Herald | 6/18/2021 | ‘The bay is not in great shape.’ After Piney Point, water advocates push for pollution cuts | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| WUSF | Tampa Bay Algae Blooms Could Be Fed By Piney Point Wastewater | View Article | ||||||||||||||||
| ABC (Tampa) | 6/11/2021 | Red tide hitting local beaches | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Anna Maria Island Sun Newspaper | 6/14/2021 | Piney Point-algae link explored | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| FOX 13 News | 6/19/2021 | Red tide lingers off Pinellas coast, shows up in new spots in Tampa Bay | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Florida This Week | 6/18/2021 | Florida This Week | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Times | 6/25/2021 | Hillsborough issues Red Tide health alert; Pinellas says beaches are clear | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| ABC Action News | 6/30/2021 | Concerns raised over red tide, dead fish in Tampa Bay | ||||||||||||||||
| ABC National News | 7/8/2021 | ‘It’s Not Too Late’ with Ginger Zee: Rising sea levels | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| WFTS | 7/7/2021 | Local experts: Elsa may or may not impact red tide | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Bay News 9 | 7/7/2021 | Elsa adds 9 million gallons of stormwater to Piney Point pools | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| ABC Action News | 7/8/2021 | Red tide, dead fish persist in Tampa Bay region | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| FOX13 News | 7/9/2021 | Mounds of dead fish close beaches, prompt around-the-clock cleanup in Pinellas, Hillsborough counties | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| NPR | 7/13/2021 | At Least 600 Tons Of Dead Fish Have Washed Up Along Tampa Bay's Shore | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Times | 7/13/2021 | No Red Tide relief in sight as dead fish overwhelm St. Petersburg | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| ABC Action News | 7/14/2021 | Red tide, fish kills persist in Tampa Bay area | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Brockovich Report | 7/14/2021 | Call It A Crisis: An Update On Piney Point & Tampa Bay | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Breakfast Club | 7/15/2021 | What's up with this Red Tide? | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Channel 10 | 7/20/2021 | Can fertilizer bans help ease Tampa Bay's red tide woes? | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| FOX13 | 7/24/2021 | Red tide prediction map shows worsening conditions on Pinellas County beaches | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Bradenton Herald | 7/23/2021 | Red tide is expected to intensify, and scientists point the finger at Piney Point | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Times | 7/23/2021 | Red Tide’s return raises fears about the health of Tampa Bay | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| Sarasota Herald Tribune | 7/23/2021 | Estuary programs blame Piney Point for worsening red tide conditions | ||||||||||||||||
| CNN | 7/28/2021 | 600 tons of marine life have washed up on Florida's shores | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| WTSP 10 | 7/26/2021 | No, there isn’t 'scientific consensus' on red tide impact from Piney Point | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| WTSP 10 | 7/27/2021 | Red tide levels in Tampa Bay at their worst in decades | ||||||||||||||||
| The Counter | 7/29/2021 | Months after the Piney Point wastewater disaster, a massive red tide has killed 1,600-plus tons of marine life—a huge blow to the local fishing community | View Article | |||||||||||||||
| WMNF Mid Point | 7/28/2021 | Red Tide, Piney Point & Nutrient Pollution with Charlie Justice | View Article |