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Microplastics in Tampa Bay – Eckerd College

Microplastics in Tampa Bay – Eckerd College

Jul 29, 2020 | Educational Products, Microplastics, Water Quality

Microplastics in Tampa Bay – Eckerd College Supported by funding from the Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund, Eckerd College students conducted research on microplastics in the Tampa Bay area through a variety of research methods. Get...
Scoop That Poop

Scoop That Poop

Jul 29, 2020 | Behavior Change, Educational Products, Help the Bay, Water Quality

Scoop That Poop! Pooches for the Planet Every day in the Tampa Bay area, about 125 tons of pet waste is deposited on the ground. That can add up to a pile of problems. Unscooped pet waste increases health risks by allowing harmful bacteria and nutrients to wash into...
Join the Nurdle Patrol

Join the Nurdle Patrol

Jul 29, 2020 | Citizen Science, Educational Products, Experiential Education, Featured Products, Resources We Love, Water Quality

Join the Nurdle Patrol After a large number of plastic pellets (nurdles) washed up on Mustang and North Padre Islands in Texas during September 2018, The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve created the “Nurdle Patrol” — a citizen science...
Microplastics In The Estuary: Interactive Lesson Plan

Microplastics In The Estuary: Interactive Lesson Plan

Jul 29, 2020 | Digital Challenge Grants, Educational Products, Experiential Education, Featured Products, High School, Middle School, Summer Camps, Water Quality

Microplastics In The Estuary: Interactive Lesson Plan This curriculum includes an interactive microplastics lesson plan, assessment, sediment sampling activity, and crafts intended to engage 4th-9th grade students with the issue of marine debris and microplastics in...
“Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” Documentary

“Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” Documentary

Jul 29, 2020 | Educational Products, Estuarine Habitats, Featured Products, High School, Water Quality

“Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” Documentary The “Tampa Bay: Living Legacy” film chronicles the transformation of Tampa Bay from one of the nation’s most polluted waterways to one of its most heralded environmental success stories. Watch...
Be Floridian

Be Floridian

Apr 29, 2020 | Be Floridian, Behavior Change, Boating and Fishing, Educational Products, Featured Products, Fertilizer Runoff, High School, Middle School, Stormwater, Water Quality

In Florida, summer rains don’t water fertilizer in — they wash it off our lawns and into our lakes, bays and oceans. The excess nitrogen and phosphorus in the water feeds algae blooms that use up oxygen, kill fish and turn the water the color of pea soup. As more and...
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Contact Us

Tampa Bay Estuary Program
263 13th Ave. So., Ste. 350
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 893-2765

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Quicklinks

Get a Tarpon Tag

Apply for a Grant

Employment

Donate

Find Events & Meetings

Download Logos

Data Products

Tampa Bay Water Atlas

Sitemap

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About TBEP

The mission of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program is to build partnerships to restore and protect Tampa Bay through implementation of a scientifically sound, community based management plan.

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