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.
Educational Resources
Products for Educators and Others
Experiential Education
Experiential Education Experiential education is a way of teaching that focuses on learning through experience and challenges, followed by reflection to encourage growth. It happens when participants take part in carefully planned activities and then think...
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...
Tampa Bay Community Survey
Community Characteristics and Trends
Economic Valuation of Tampa Bay
Bay’s Contributions to the Economy
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,...
Pipe Up
Lateral Sewer Line Inspections
Scoop That Poop
Pick Up and Dispose of Dog Waste
Be Floridian
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...