Following is a list of local, state and select national organizations that are involved with various aspects of water quality management, habitat restoration and resource management impacting on Sarasota Bay. Each name is linked to the organization’s website.
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- Click here to see a list of SBEP restoration project partners.
- Click here to see a digital map showing the completed, current and planned habitat restoration projects throughout Sarasota Bay Estuary.
- Read the Sarasota Bay Today Blog.
Numerous private industry contractors and non-profit organizations also play an active role in supporting the ongoing efforts to restore and protect Sarasota Bay and all of the area waterways.
- American Littoral Society Southeast Chapter
- Around the Bend Nature Tours
- Association of National Estuary Programs
- Audubon of Florida
- Be Floridian
- Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
- City of Bradenton
- City of Holmes Beach
- City of Sarasota
- Climate Ready Estuaries (EPA Program)
- Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Estuaries.gov
- Florida Association of Native Nurseries
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Florida Department of Forestry
- Florida Department of Transportation
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
- Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH)
- Florida Sea Grant Program
- Florida West Coast RC&D
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program
- Friends of Sarasota County Parks
- Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida
- Green Business Partnership Program (Sarasota County)
- Jacksonville Community Trust
- Keep Manatee County Beautiful
- Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
- Manatee County
- Manatee County Natural Resources
- Manatee County Audubon Society
- Manatee County Water Atlas
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
- Mote Marine Laboratory
- Mote Marine Policy Institute
- National Estuary Program (EPA)
- National Fish and Wildlife Federation (NFWF)
- New College of Florida
- NOAA Restoration Center
- Ocean Trust
- Sarasota Audubon
- Sarasota Bay Watch
- Sarasota County
- Sarasota County Environmental Services
- Sarasota County NEST
- Sarasota County Water Atlas
- Sarasota Sportsmen’s Association
- Save Our Seabirds
- School Board of Manatee County
- School Board of Sarasota County
- Science and Environmental Council of Sarasota County
- Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
- State College of Florida
- Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- Town of Longboat Key
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- U.S. Geographical Society
- U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- University of Florida Agriculture Extension Service
- University of South Florida
- Venice Area Beautification, Inc.
- West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND)








