Community - Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Informed, Engaged, and Responsible Community

TBEP aims to foster a community that is well-informed, actively involved, and takes responsibility for protecting Tampa Bay. Our goal is to educate residents, businesses, and policymakers about the importance of preserving the estuary. Through outreach, volunteer events, community-based research, and collaboration with local stakeholders, TBEP seeks to create a culture of environmental responsibility to ensure the long-term health of the bay.

Experiential Education

Experiential Education Experiential education is a way of teaching that focuses on learning through experience, engagement, and reflection during outdoor activities. These activities encourage participants to take initiative, make decisions, consider real...

Participatory Science

Participatory Science Public participation in scientific research (also known as Citizen or Participatory Science) encourages community involvement in the advancement of scientific research. These kinds of efforts invite everyone from young naturalists to...

Trash Free Waters

Trash Free Waters A collaborative effort to remove and reduce marine debris in Tampa Bay Trash Free Waters (TFW) is an EPA initiative designed to reduce the amount of trash entering our rivers, lakes, streams, and creeks by preventing waste at its source,...

Be Floridian

Who We Are You could call us the Society for Preserving Florida for Boating, Fishing, and Drinks with Little Umbrellas. Be Floridian is calling on all Southwest Floridians to help protect what makes Florida so fun. Unless newcomers learn that the rules for yard work...