Community Advisory Committee
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) members learn more about the issues and challenges facing Tampa Bay and share that knowledge with citizens in the watershed. We consider them the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s “Citizen-Ambassadors” for the bay. From serving as judges for our Bay Mini-Grant program to providing insights from the communities and interest groups they represent, our CAC members are an invaluable resource, connecting our Program to the community.
Members of the CAC are also responsible for the selection of the “Golden Mangrove Award” presented annually in recognition of TBEPs most outstanding Bay Mini-Grant from the preceding year.
We are currently seeking interested community members who reside or work in Manatee County, Hillsborough County, City of Clearwater, or within the greater Tampa Bay Watershed for a volunteer position on the TBEP Community Advisory Committee! Interested community members should review the CAC Announcement.
For more information, contact Community Programs Scientist, Sheila Scolaro.
Next Meeting
05Apr
Manatee Awareness Coalition Meeting
St Petersburg College's STEM Center
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Join the Community Advisory Committee!
Are you interested in becoming a Community Ambassador for the bay? Fill out the TBEP Community Advisory Committee Application Form today!
Manatee Awareness Coalition
Since 1998, the Manatee Awareness Coalition (MAC) has been a leader in promoting science-based manatee protection efforts in Tampa Bay, and in creating innovative educational programs. The MAC is made up of a diverse group of local government officials, utility companies, scientists, and representatives of boating interests. For more information, contact Communication & Outreach Coordinator, Joe Whalen.
Next Meeting
05Apr
Manatee Awareness Coalition Meeting
St Petersburg College's STEM Center
No event found!
Meeting Materials Library
| Date | Committee | List of Materials | Link | Meeting Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-25 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Nonna Stutzman CAC Application, SOCAN-GCAN Project Summary, Southeast Ocean Acidification Executive Summary, Gulf of Mexico Ocean Acidification Executive Summary, Socioeconomic & Environmental Vulnerabilities to Coastal Acidification Survey, TBEP State of the Bay, Attendees | Get Materials | |
| 2022-09-21 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, George Davis Appointment, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Microplastics Monitoring Presentaton, Microplastics in Tampa Bay Presentation, Chat Log, Meeting Attendees | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2022-06-22 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Gulfport Recreation Center Rain Garden Presentation, CAC Roles and Responsibilities, CAC Bylaws, Microplastics in CCMP, Chat Log, Meeting Attendees | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2022-01-26 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Attendee List, Chat Log, Guardians of the Gulf Spotlight, CCMP interim Update, Pipe-Up Campaign Update, Draft Work Plan FY2023 Outreach and Education Project Concepts | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-06-23 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Attendees, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Bay Mini Grant Spotlight, 2020 Seagrass Results, CCMP Communication and Outreach Priorities | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-06-15 | Manatee Awareness Coalition | Meeting Agenda, Meeting Attendees, Water Quality & Seagrass Results, Manatees & Microplastics in Tampa Bay, State-wide Manatee Mortality Events, Future outreach efforts of the MAC | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-03-24 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Attendees, Meeting Recording, Meeting Summary, CBWA Project Summary, Florida Aquarium World Oceans Day, Lights Camera Conservation at SYCC, Restoration at the Shores of Long Bayou | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-01-27 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Hope Spot | Get Materials | |
| 2020-10-21 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet, Lost Coast Oyster Company | Get Materials | |
| 2020-05-27 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2020-01-15 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-10-23 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-06-19 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-03-20 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-01-23 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2018-05-09 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2018-01-24 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-09-27 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-05-31 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-04-11 | Community Advisory Committee | Anna Maria Turtle Watch Application, Anna Maria Turtle Watch Final Report, Around the Bend Application, Around the Bend Final Report, Art Center Manatee Application, Art Center Manatee Final Report, Blue Turtle Green Bird Application, Blue Turtle Green Bird Final Report, Friend of Boyd Hill Application, Friends of Boyd Hill Final Report, Friends of Boyd Hill ShowNTell, Judges Scoring Card, Judges Scoring by High Score, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Application, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Final Report, Keep Pinellas Beautiful ShowNTell, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Application, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Final Report, Lowry Zoo Application, Lowry Zoo Final Report, Lowry Zoo ShowNTell, MSA Application, MSA Final Report, Palma Sola Botanical Application, Palma Sola Botanical Final Report, Palma Sola Botanical ShowNTell,Stewart Middle Application, Stewart Middle 2nd Quarter Report, Tampa Bay Watch Application, Tampa Bay Watch 4th Quarter Report, Tampa Shores Application, Tampa Shores Final Report, Terrace Community School Application, Terrace Community School Final Report, UF IFAS Application | Get Materials | |
| 2017-03-22 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-01-25 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-09-28 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-05-16 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-03-16 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-01-27 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-09-23 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-05-20 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-03-25 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-01-21 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2012-03-28 | Community Advisory Committee | Agenda, Florida Aquarium Presentation, Jungle Terrace Presentation, South St. Pete Bayou Cleanup Presentation, Mann-Wagnon Restoration Presentation, Watergoat Installation Presentation | Get Materials | |
| 2011-09-11 | Community Advisory Committee | Specialty License Plate Tag Presentation | Get Materials | |
| 2010-03-09 | Community Advisory Committee | Around the Bend Final Report, Ballast Point Final Report, Bay Area Canoe Kayak Final Report, City of Bradenton Beach Final Report, Florida Aquarium Final Report, Florida Bay Conservancy Final Report, Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists Final Report, Greater Pinellas Point Civic Asociation Final Report, Hillsborough River Frog Listening Final Report, lowry Park Zoo Final Report, Pasadeana Bear Creek Final Report, Quest Ecology Final Report, Save Our Seabirds Final Report, Golden Magrove Score Sheet. | Get Materials |
| Date | Committee | List of Materials | Link | Meeting Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-25 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Nonna Stutzman CAC Application, SOCAN-GCAN Project Summary, Southeast Ocean Acidification Executive Summary, Gulf of Mexico Ocean Acidification Executive Summary, Socioeconomic & Environmental Vulnerabilities to Coastal Acidification Survey, TBEP State of the Bay, Attendees | Get Materials | |
| 2022-09-21 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, George Davis Appointment, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Microplastics Monitoring Presentaton, Microplastics in Tampa Bay Presentation, Chat Log, Meeting Attendees | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2022-06-22 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Gulfport Recreation Center Rain Garden Presentation, CAC Roles and Responsibilities, CAC Bylaws, Microplastics in CCMP, Chat Log, Meeting Attendees | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2022-01-26 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Attendee List, Chat Log, Guardians of the Gulf Spotlight, CCMP interim Update, Pipe-Up Campaign Update, Draft Work Plan FY2023 Outreach and Education Project Concepts | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-06-23 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Attendees, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Bay Mini Grant Spotlight, 2020 Seagrass Results, CCMP Communication and Outreach Priorities | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-06-15 | Manatee Awareness Coalition | Meeting Agenda, Meeting Attendees, Water Quality & Seagrass Results, Manatees & Microplastics in Tampa Bay, State-wide Manatee Mortality Events, Future outreach efforts of the MAC | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-03-24 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Attendees, Meeting Recording, Meeting Summary, CBWA Project Summary, Florida Aquarium World Oceans Day, Lights Camera Conservation at SYCC, Restoration at the Shores of Long Bayou | Get Materials | View Recording |
| 2021-01-27 | Community Advisory Committee | Meeting Agenda, Hope Spot | Get Materials | |
| 2020-10-21 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet, Lost Coast Oyster Company | Get Materials | |
| 2020-05-27 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2020-01-15 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-10-23 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-06-19 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-03-20 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2019-01-23 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2018-05-09 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2018-01-24 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-09-27 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-05-31 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-04-11 | Community Advisory Committee | Anna Maria Turtle Watch Application, Anna Maria Turtle Watch Final Report, Around the Bend Application, Around the Bend Final Report, Art Center Manatee Application, Art Center Manatee Final Report, Blue Turtle Green Bird Application, Blue Turtle Green Bird Final Report, Friend of Boyd Hill Application, Friends of Boyd Hill Final Report, Friends of Boyd Hill ShowNTell, Judges Scoring Card, Judges Scoring by High Score, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Application, Keep Pinellas Beautiful Final Report, Keep Pinellas Beautiful ShowNTell, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Application, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Final Report, Lowry Zoo Application, Lowry Zoo Final Report, Lowry Zoo ShowNTell, MSA Application, MSA Final Report, Palma Sola Botanical Application, Palma Sola Botanical Final Report, Palma Sola Botanical ShowNTell,Stewart Middle Application, Stewart Middle 2nd Quarter Report, Tampa Bay Watch Application, Tampa Bay Watch 4th Quarter Report, Tampa Shores Application, Tampa Shores Final Report, Terrace Community School Application, Terrace Community School Final Report, UF IFAS Application | Get Materials | |
| 2017-03-22 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2017-01-25 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-09-28 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-05-16 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-03-16 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2016-01-27 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-09-23 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-05-20 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-03-25 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2015-01-21 | Community Advisory Committee | CAC Meeting Agenda Packet | Get Materials | |
| 2012-03-28 | Community Advisory Committee | Agenda, Florida Aquarium Presentation, Jungle Terrace Presentation, South St. Pete Bayou Cleanup Presentation, Mann-Wagnon Restoration Presentation, Watergoat Installation Presentation | Get Materials | |
| 2011-09-11 | Community Advisory Committee | Specialty License Plate Tag Presentation | Get Materials | |
| 2010-03-09 | Community Advisory Committee | Around the Bend Final Report, Ballast Point Final Report, Bay Area Canoe Kayak Final Report, City of Bradenton Beach Final Report, Florida Aquarium Final Report, Florida Bay Conservancy Final Report, Friends of Pinellas Master Naturalists Final Report, Greater Pinellas Point Civic Asociation Final Report, Hillsborough River Frog Listening Final Report, lowry Park Zoo Final Report, Pasadeana Bear Creek Final Report, Quest Ecology Final Report, Save Our Seabirds Final Report, Golden Magrove Score Sheet. | Get Materials |