SBEP In the News
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SBEP in the News: 2024
April 9 - ABC7 - The Sarasota Bay Estuary program is adding artificial reefs to support fish habitats video
April 4 - WTSP - Sarasota Bay installs artificial reefs to support commercially essential fish species, download pdf
March 29 - Siesta Sand - Part party, part Midnight Pass update, download pdf
March 28 - Key Life Magazine - To Flow or Not to Flow (starts on pg 70)
March 22 - Bradenton Herald - ‘Oyster River.’ Inside the multimillion plan to restore the Manatee River’s old glory, download pdf
March 20 - Your Observer - Report: Sarasota Bay ecosystem gets clean bill of health, download pdf
March 18 - AMI Sun - Mangrove jurisdiction differs by county, download pdf
March 13 - Florida Sportsman - Conservation: Oyster Gardens in the Tide, download pdf
March 3 - Norfolk's Island Reef - Norfolk Island Reef's Autopsy Report, download pdf
February 27 - Your Observer - Estuary program director reflects on climate award and future challenges, download pdf
February 21 - Your Observer - Quick Point Nature Preserve gets boardwalk repairs, new signage, download pdf
February 20 - Your Observer - Reporter rescues injured pigeon on Longboat Key, download pdf
February 19 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation invests nearly $12 million in community, download pdf
February 15 - ABC News - Beating back developers: How the people of Cortez saved a rare ecosystem, download pdf
February 15 - Your Observer - Scuba divers remove hidden hazards from Sarasota Bay, download pdf
February 14 - SRQ Magazine - Barancik Foundation Awards Nearly $12 Million in Grants, download pdf
January 30 - AMI Sun - Climate Champions awards, download pdf
January 25 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Climate Champions to be honored by CAC for contributions and service to environment, download pdf
January 25 - ABC7 - Sarasota County prepares strategies to stem effects of sea level rise, download pdf
January 12 - Sarasota Magazine - Climate Adaptation Center Announces 2024 Climate Champion Nominees, download pdf
January 9 - Your Observer - Seawall projects to enhance shoreline of Longboat's Bayfront Park, download pdf
January 5 - WGCU - Water Quality Report: Defunct inland golf course part of Sarasota Bay's improvements, download pdf
SBEP in the News: 2023
December 23 - AMI Sun - Year in review: Environment, download pdf
December 15 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - The City of Sarasota reopens Bobby Jones Golf Club and new nature trails, download pdf
December 11 - Your Observer - Sarasota EcoSummit tackles development, pollution and water quality, download pdf
November 24 - Your Sun - Study: Humans affect, and can reduce, red tide events
November 23 - Your Sun - Counties set aside millions to protect Sarasota Bay
November 21 - Sarasota herald Tribune - Sarasota Bay's water quality improving but climate issues and manmade threats persist, download pdf
November 19 - Your Observer - Longboat Key maps out 5 years of environmental initiatives, download pdf
November 15 - WUSF - As Sarasota Bay water quality improves, El Niño could bring red tide blooms in 2024, download pdf
November 14 - Your Observer - Local experts search for red tide answers, download pdf
November 14 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota, Manatee experts highlight efforts to curb red tide by bolstering water quality, download pdf
November 14 - WUSF - Counties set aside millions to protect Sarasota Bay, download pdf
November 13 - ABC7 - WATCH: USF-Manatee, Science & Technology Society hold Red Tide Summit
November 13 - WFLA - Sarasota County open to buying old golf course property, but cost keeps commissioners from taking action, download pdf
November 10 - Miami Herald - A Florida industrial site put millions of gallons of toxic water into bay. What’s the fix? Download pdf
November 10 - Bradenton Herald - A peek at the future? First closed pond at Piney Point is a ‘model’ for site shutdown, Read it on Yahoo News, download pdf
November 7 - AMI Sun - FISH Preserve opens officially with ribbon-cutting, download pdf
November 6 - Anna Maria Islander - Cortez celebrates completion of FISH Preserve restoration, download pdf
November 5 - WWSB ABC7 - Opening Weekend For FISH Preserve, download pdf
November 4 - Manatee Herald - Decades of Restoration Culminate in the Opening of FISH Preserve in Cortez, downloaf pdf
November 4 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Golf course called key to bay quality, download pdf
November 3 - WWSB ABC7 - Sarasota Bay Preserve Opens
November 1 - AMI Sun - FISH Preserve opens this week, download pdf
October 28 - 10 Tampa Bay - Sarasota Bay's water quality improves
October 27 - Bradenton Herald - After 23 years, vision to save a piece of Cortez from new development becomes a reality, download pdf
October 24 - Bradenton Herald - Sarasota Bay sees major water quality gains, state says. Other local waters doing worse, download pdf
October 11 - Your Observer - Sarasota Bay's water quality is the best it's been in 8 years. Can we keep it that way? Download pdf
September 27 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota’s inaugural Bay Fest a big hit, download pdf
September 24 - Your Observer - Bay Fest opens the underwater world to all ages, download pdf
September 19 - AMI Sun - Bioluminescence Dazzles AMI Beachgoers, download pdf
September 15 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - For manatees on Florida's west coast, red tide is a complicated, deadly nemesis, download pdf
September 13 - Bradenton Herald - ‘Something out of a storybook.’ What’s making the water glow around Anna Maria Island? Download pdf
September 12 - WUSF - Red tide sets manatee deaths along Florida's west coast apart, experts say, download pdf
September 7 - ABC7 - Water quality being tested after Hurricane Idalia, download pdf
September - The Islander - Cortez group wades into wetlands issues, preservation work, download pdf
August - The Islander - Red tide not detected but fish kills reported, download pdf
August 25 - ABC 7 - Community, experts weigh in on horses in Palma Sola Bay, download pdf
August 21 - WUSF - Warm water combined with an algal bloom could be behind dead fish in Manatee County, download pdf
August 16 - Telemundo 49 - Vida marina en peligro debido a altas temperaturas
August 15 - Fox 13 - Higher water temperatures causing fish kills along Palma Sola Causeway, Little Sarasota Bay, download pdf
August 14 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota Bay’s continuing seagrass loss signals trouble, download pdf
August 8 - AMI Sun - Palma Sola Bay impacted by several sources, download pdf
August 7 - Sarasota Magazine - Struggling Seagrass in Sarasota Bay Shapes up as an Environmental, Economic Worry, download pdf
August 2 - Bradenton Herald - Never seen anything like it.’ Bradenton fishing captain says illegal poaching is rampant, download pdf
August 2 - SNN - Warmer-than-average water temperatures in Sarasota Bay, download pdf
August 2 - Your Observer - Warmer water temperatures already have effect on Sarasota Bay, download pdf
August 1 - Siesta Sand - Potential new funding source emerges as panel addresses ongoing Midnight Pass debate, download pdf
July 31 - Yahoo News - Are horses causing water quality issues in Bradenton’s Palma Sola Bay? It’s complicated, download pdf
July 26 - WWSB ABC7 - Vinyl seawalls could be negatively affecting bay’s water quality, download pdf
July 26 - 10 Tampa Bay - Possible damage from horses in Palma Sola Bay video
July 25 - WTSP - Oyster reefs endangered by increasing use of non-concrete vinyl seawalls, researchers say, download pdf
July 21 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Leaders of Sarasota's Midnight Pass movement consider other options after DeSantis veto, download pdf
July 19 - WFLA - More vinyl seawalls in Sarasota Bay may have adverse effects on oyster habitats, download pdf
July 11 - Your Observer - Vinyl sea walls may have unintended consequences for local waters, download pdf
June 29 - Siesta Sand - Community Spotlight: Not a mad scientist, a happy one, download pdf
June 28 - Your Observer - Mangrove trimming under dispute with Florida environment agency, download pdf
June 20 - Telemundo Tampa - Estudio revela nuevos hallazgos tras emergencia en Piney Point
June 15 - SNN News - Red Tide Long Term Forecast, download pdf
June 15 - ABC 7 - Piney Point leak update
June 14 - ABC 7 - Scientists study distance of effects of Piney Point incident in Tampa, Sarasota Bays, download pdf
June 14 - Longboat Key Observer - More oyster gardens installed enhancing Longboat Key green initiatives, download pdf
June 14 - WTSP - Piney Point pollution likely spread into Gulf of Mexico, study says
June 13 - Fox 13 - Study: Piney Point pollution spread father than first thought
June 13 - WTSP - Contamination from Piney Point spill detected as far away as Tarpon Springs, download pdf
June 12 - Tampa Bay Times - Piney Point pollution spread farther than first thought, new study shows, download pdf
June 6 - Suzanne Atwell Show - Midnight Pass; Paradise lost
June 2 - Sarasota Magazine - That Huge Sargassum Bloom Is Filled with Plastic and Possibly Deadly Bacteria, download pdf
June 1 - WTSP - Summer fertilizer bans start June 1 for several Tampa Bay area counties, download pdf
May 31 - Siesta Sand - $1 million set aside for Midnight Pass, download pdf
May 16 - Anna Maria Islander - 40-year-old accused of setting fire to Cortez preserve, download pdf
May 16 - Sarasota Herlad Tribune - Florida Legislature OKs $1 million in funding for Sarasota County's Midnight Pass project, download pdf
May 3 - WTSP - Florida lawmakers move to end seasonal fertilizer bans, download pdf
May 3 - The Cool Down - Alarming phenomenon wreaks havoc on Florida beaches: Water ‘looks like root beer, smells like dead fish’, download pdf
April 28 - Siesta Sand - County leaders receive the Little Sarasota Bay lowdown, download pdf
April 24 - SNN - The Great Atlantic Sargassum, download pdf
April 23 - Your Observer - Third rock is the star at Earth Day celebration at Sarasota's Bay Park, download pdf
April 22 - Sarasota Herlad Tribune - Multicultural Health Institute to host 2-day environmental justice forum with film and panel, download pdf
April 18 - Anna Maria Islander - AMI cities unite on water quality campaign, download pdf
April 17 - Your Observer - Town departments, organizations meet Longboaters at open house, download pdf
April 15 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota Science and Technology Society to hold red tide panel discussion at Bishop Museum, download pdf
April 12 - Sarasota Magazine - Should We Restore Midnight Pass? Download pdf
April 12 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota County leaders learn about science of Midnight Pass as they pursue reopening it, download pdf
April 8 - Your Observer - Sarasota science club raises red tide awareness, download pdf
April 6 - Florida Phoenix - Good news-bad news on Florida manatee deaths this year, download pdf
April 3 - WTSP - Piney Point injection well set to begin Tuesday, download pdf
March 31 - Siesta Sand - What should be Midnight Pass plan? Download pdf
March 23 - CW44 - Treated water from Piney Point scheduled to be injected into underground well, download pdf
March 22 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota County again considers opening Midnight Pass amid new local push, download pdf
March 20 - Miami Herald - What’s red tide doing to Florida’s marine life? ‘We really need to get our act together’, download pdf
March - Anna Maria Islander - Red tide? What red tide? Download pdf
March 17 - WTSP - US congressman meets Manatee County leaders for round table talks on red tide, download pdf
March 17 - Fox 13 News - Study called Magic Jet Ski could help reduce red tide along beaches, scientists say, download pdf
March 17 - Bradenton Herald - Seagrass is dying by Tampa and Sarasota as red tide worsens. Is Florida doing enough? Download pdf
March 15 - International Business Times - What Is Sargassum? Massive Blob Of Smelly Seaweed Headed To Florida, download pdf
March 15 - Sarasota Magazine - A Massive Sargassum Bloom Is Headed For Florida’s Beaches, download pdf
March 14 - ABC News - Massive seaweed bloom headed to Florida is a mystery to scientists, download pdf
March 13 - Fox 13 News - How will red tide impact spring break? Download pdf
March 9 - WTSP - Leaders weigh options for Midnight Pass reopening watch video
March 8 - WFLA - Red tide mitigation: 7K pounds of dead fish cleared from Manatee County beaches in just a few days, download pdf
March 8 - Telemundo 49 - Duplican esfuerzos contra marea roja (Red Tide Efforts Doubled) watch video
March 8 - Longboat Key Observer - Regulating mangrove responsibility causes confusion, download pdf
March 7 - Fox 13 News - What is causing red tide along Florida's Gulf coast? download pdf
March 6 - CBS News - Red tide is back in Florida, killing fish and impacting human health. Here's what to know about the toxic bloom, download pdf
March 6 - AMI Sun - Reel Time: Sarasota Bay Partners Grants offer environmental win/win, download pdf
March 3 - Sarasota Herld Tribune - Sarasota Bay has been losing seagrass. What are local governments and citizens doing about it? download pdf
March 1 - Bay Soundings - Seagrass Losses Challenge Decades-Old Paradigm, download pdf
February 28 - Sarasota Magazine - Red Tide Is Back, and It’s Not Going Away Anytime Soon, download pdf
February 25 - ABC7 News - Suncoast celebrates Planting Day at Tom Bennett Park, download pdf
February 23 - CBS News - Local environmentalists fight for manatees to be added to endangered list, download pdf
February 17 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Multicultural Health Institute to screen 'Dark Waters' and host environmental workshops, download pdf
February 14 - Lonboat Key Observer - Vertical oyster gardens grow habitats and communities, download pdf
February 14 - Tampa Bay Times - Tampa Bay lost 12% of its seagrass in 2 years; some areas at historic low, study shows, download pdf
February 14 - WFLA - Seagrass in Old Tampa Bay at historic lows, says new study, download pdf
February 13 - Fox 13 News - Reports show that seagrass is on the decline in Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay video, download pdf
January 18 - Fox 13 News - Oyster shells from restaurants recycled into vertical gardens to improve ecosystem, download pdf
January 9 - Bradenton Herald - Florida reverses course, fines Aqua development's mangrove trimming on Sarasota Bay, download pdf
January 2 - Anna Maria Islander - Flashback: 2022, the year in review, download pdf
January 30 - Florida Specifier - SBEP hopes to create a more resilient Sarasota Bay, download pdf
SBEP in the News: 2022
December 28 - AMI Sun - Reel Time: Stand up for mangroves, download pdf
December 14 - Phys.org - Are you heading to Florida's Gulf Coast? Beware of red tide affecting several spots
December 12 - Bradenton Herald - Red tide spreads north around Anna Maria Island and Tampa Bay, continues near Sarasota, download pdf
December 6 - Florida Climate Institute - Multi-Institutional Collaboration Contributes to Hurricane Ian Recovery, download pdf
December 2 - Sarasota Magazine - High Levels of Red Tide Are Present at Many Sarasota Beaches. So Where Is It Safe to Go? Download pdf
November 29 - Telemundo 49 - Peces muertos evidencian regreso de la marea roja (Dead fish show the return of red tide) watch video
November 28 - WTSP - Red tide continues to impact Suncoast beaches, neighborhoods with fish kills, download pdf
November 28 - Fox News 13 - Dead fish line Siesta Beach as red tide impacts parts of Sarasota Bay, download pdf
November 10 - WEDU - Public Square: Climate Change (video)
November 10 - Town of Longboat Key - Talk Of The Town - Hosted by Tom Harmer (video)
November 9 - Longboat Key Observer - Estuary Program takes on comprehensive review of Sarasota Bay health, download pdf
November 4 - Sarasota Magazine - Where Is It Safe to Swim in Sarasota Right Now? Download pdf
November 2 - Fox News 13 - Elevated red tide levels detected at Sarasota County beaches after Hurricane Ian, download pdf
November 1 - WUSF - A former congressman shares his thoughts on Florida’s divided political environment, download pdf
October 30 - Citrus County Chronicle - Water District recognizes anniversary of SWIM program, download pdf
October 25 - AMI Sun - Red tide numbers high south of Manatee County, download pdf
October 21 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - After Hurricane Ian, could a red tide bloom in Sarasota spoil the holidays? download pdf
October 20 - Florida Politics - Bacteria outbreak after Ian tells a scary story about Florida’s broken sewage systems, download pdf
October 19 - Fox 13 News - Red tide detected at multiple Sarasota County beaches following Hurricane Ian, download pdf
October 17 - ABC News - Floridians still rebuilding 2 weeks after Hurricane Ian - watch video
October 17 - SNN News - Hurricane Ian Might Bring Red Tide Conditions, download pdf
October 16 - Tampa Bay Times - Hurricane Ian left millions of gallons of spilled wastewater, dirty runoff in its wake, download pdf
October 15 - WGCU - SWFL environment closed: parks, trails off-limits for foreseeable future after Hurricane Ian, download pdf
October 14 - CBS News - Florida water "looks like root beer, smells like dead fish rolled into compost" as environment reels from Hurricane Ian, download pdf
October 14 - The Byte - Hurricane Ian turned Florida's water so vile that it "looks like root beer", download pdf
October 13 - Sarasota Magazine - Has Hurricane Ian Created Another Red Tide Event? download pdf
October 12 - Your Sun - Barrier island blues, download pdf
October 11 - WTSP - Could red tide become a problem after Hurricane Ian?, download pdf
October 10 - AMI Sun - Reel Time: Brunch for the Bay 2022, download pdf
October 5 - Washington Post - Florida’s waterways contaminated post-Ian, posing health risks, download pdf
October 5 - Digital Journal - Florida’s waterways are grossly contaminated in the wake of Ian, download pdf
September 30 - Sarasota Magazine - How Has Hurricane Ian Affected Sarasota’s Water Quality?, download pdf
September 17 - Fox 13 News - Environmental group releases plan to protect Sarasota Bay, download pdf
September 16 - WUSF - Study: Freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee feed algae blooms in the Gulf, download pdf
September 12 - AMI Sun - Reel Time: Celebrate the bay, download pdf
September 9 - WTSP - New report reveals humans contribute to red tide, download pdf
September 3 - Tampa Bay Times - Human link to Red Tide highlights need for better water monitoring, download pdf
August 18 - Phys.org - Biochar may help fight against harmful algal blooms, download pdf
August 12 - ABC7 - Sarasota Military Academy partners with Sarasota Bay to build recycling tubes
August 8 - AMI Sun - Trails, bridges, planned for FISH Preserve, download pdf
August 5 - Anna Maria Islander - Piney Point to discharge stormwater to bay, download pdf
August 2 - WFLA - Manatee County aims to improve water quality through oyster restoration projects, download pdf
August 1 - WUFT News and the Pulitzer Center - Red-Handed: The connection between human pollution and Florida's worsening red tide outbreaks, download pdf. "This story is part of the UF College of Journalism and Communications’ series WATERSHED, an investigation into statewide water quality marking the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, supported by Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative."
July 28 - WUSF - Millions of gallons of Piney Point stormwater will be released into Tampa Bay, download pdf
July 23 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Piney Point stormwater release into Tampa Bay a concern, download pdf
July 22 - Longboat Key News - New Piney Point discharges – should we be concerned?, download pdf
July 22 - Longboat Key Observer - Vertical oyster gardens improve local ecosystems and water quality, expert says, download pdf
July 21 - Bradenton Herald - Florida’s fertilizer use is affecting beach water quality download pdf
July 20 - AMI Sun - Piney Point stormwater to be discharged into Tampa Bay, download pdf
July 12 - Tampa Bay Times - Is more algae mucking up Tampa Bay? Scientists need to track it first, download pdf
June 13 - SRQ Magazine - Robinson Preserve Planting, June 18, 9am to Noon, download pdf
June 7 - Florida Sportsman - Bringing Back Seagrass: How anglers can help restore one of Floridas most valuable assets
May 18 - Naples Daily News - Guest opinion: State must reduce human impacts on red tide in Florida, download pdf
May 13 - Sarasota Magazine - How to Reduce Your Use of Single-Use Plastics, download pdf
May 10 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - What's that smell? New stench of dead fish fouls up Sarasota Bay, download pdf
May 9 - WTSP - Environmentalists concerned over 'Gumbo algae' growing in Sarasota Bay, download pdf
May 6 - WUSF - Water quality at Sarasota Bay is improving, an environmental group says, download pdf
April 26 - Sarasota Magazine - Help the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Check on Our Seagrass This Weekend, download pdf
April 25 - Deeper Blue - Red Tide Events Powered And Fueled By Human Action, download pdf
April 21 - ABC 7 News - SunCoast Blood Centers launches environmental incentive, download pdf, watch the ABC Action News (WFTS/Tampa) video
April 18 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Red tide debate may soon be settled, download pdf
April 18 - WFLA - Humans impact red tide intensity, new study finds, download pdf
April 15 - Fort Myers News Press - Humans make red tide worse, nitrogen flows "systematically intensify blooms study says, download pdf
April 13 - Longboat Key Observer - In a variety of ways, Longboat keeps an eye on the environment, download pdf
April 13 - Anna Maria Islander - FISH ponders preserve access, shift in village demographics, download pdf
April 8 - Tampa Bay Times - What we know about Piney Point’s impact on Tampa Bay, download pdf
April 7 - University of Florida News - Human activity ‘helped fuel’ red tide events, new study reveals, download pdf
March 23 - WTSP - Sarasota County breaks ground on Bee Ridge water reclamation plant video
March 21 - AMI Sun - Reel Time: All hands on deck, download pdf
March 6 - Animal Outtakes Episode 18, Season 9 - Vertical Oyster Gardens
March 5 - Suzanne Atwell Show - Florida Estuaries: A Tipping Point S5E3
February 22 - SRQ Magazine - Whitaker Bayou Healthy Communities, download pdf
February 18 - Bradenton Herald - ‘Piece of Old Florida.’ How Cortez fishing fest helps protect rare undeveloped coastline, download pdf
February 3 - WFLA - Environmental groups fear seagrass mitigation bill will do more harm than good, download pdf
January 31 - AMI Sun - Dangerous seagrass bill advances, download pdf
January 15 - Longboat Key Observer - Initiative announced to improve health of Sarasota Bay, other estuaries, download pdf
January 13 - Longboat Key Observer - Environmental concerns continue for Sarasota Bay, expert says, download pdf
January 12 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota Bay Estuary Program offering project grants, download pdf
January 10 - AMI Sun - Water quality key to tourism, download pdf
January 10 - WTSP - 'By far the worst year on record': Concern grows after 2021 records 1,101 manatees deaths in Florida, download pdf
SBEP in the News: 2021
November 30 - ABC 7 News - Manatee Awareness Month ends with grim statistics website link, download pdf
November 29 - Bradenton Herald - Bradenton isn’t the first Florida city sued over sewage spills. Here’s how those ended website link, download pdf
November 15 - Sarasota Magazine - Sarasota Tiger Bay Club Announces December Lineup website link, download pdf
November 2 - 88 Degrees - Red tide persists along Florida's Gulf coast, how you can help stop it website link, download pdf
September 19 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Red Tide is Gone pdf
August 19 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Massive red tide bloom lingering in Sarasota County could be 'every bit as bad as 2018' website link, download pdf
August 5 - WFLA - Sarasota County now cleaning up marine debris from red tide, locals wish it started sooner website link, download pdf
August 4 - SNN News - Sarasota County to begin red tide cleanup efforts website link, download pdf
August 3 - WFLA - As red tide conditions persist, local elected officials discuss solutions website link, download pdf
August 2 - ABC 7 - Water quality roundtable attracts experts from around the Suncoast website link, download pdf
July 28 - FOX 13 - Impacts of red tide move south to Sarasota website link
July 28 - WTSP - Here's how you can improve local water quality during red tide website link, download pdf
July 28 - Longboat Key Observer - On Sarasota Bay, seagrass scars from boats cut deep website link, download pdf
July 27 - Anna Maria Islander - Experts: keeping water nutrient-free key to red tide battle website link, download pdf
July 26 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota and Manatee Counties take different approaches to red tide fish kills website link, download pdf
July 23 - Tampa Bay Times - Red tide's return raises fears about the health of Tampa Bay website link, download pdf
July 23 - Bradenton Herald - How do you prep for red tide? Manatee has a plan for possible impact on Anna Maria website link, download pdf
July 15 - WFLA - Some worry high red tide levels could take toll on seagrass, causing more issues for marine life website link, download pdf
July 11 - Bradenton Times - Paradise or Paradise Lost? website link, download pdf
July 9 - Florida Sportsman - Dead sportfish washing ashore on Tampa Bay website link, download pdf
June 29 - Longboat Key Observer - Longboat businesses bank on a healthy bay website link, download pdf
June 21 - Longboat Key Observer - Siesta Key Grand Canal project receives grants, hopes for others website link, download pdf
June 18 - Bradenton Herald - Water advocates push for pollution reform in the wake of Piney Point website link, download pdf
June 17 - ABC 7 - Manatee County leaders looking for ways to minimize macroalgae, lyngbya website link, download pdf
June 17 - Bradenton Herald - Red tide, Lyngbya algae blooms persist in Manatee County waters website link, download pdf
June 15 - Yahoo! News via Axios - Red tide threat has Tampa Bay on edge, download pdf
June 14 - AMI Sun - Piney Point-algae link explored website link, download pdf
June 11 - SRQ Magazine - The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program: Citizen Scientists Needed website link, download pdf
June 10 - Bradenton Herald - Harmful algae problems persist In Manatee And Tampa Bay waters website link, download pdf
June 10 - ABC Action News - Scientists Believe Blue Green Algae Bloom In Tampa Bay Likely Caused By Piney Point Leak website link, download pdf
June 10 - Sarasota News Leader - Upper Sarasota Bay showing worst signs of degradation in all of Sarasota Bay, city commissioners learn website link, download pdf
June 10 - Bradenton Herald - Blue-green algae bloom in Manatee waters likely linked to Piney Point, scientists say website link, download pdf
June 9 - Bradenton Times - Podcast: Mayor Judy Titsworth website link
June 8 - ABC 7 - Snead Island neighbors complaining about foul smell, experts say this could have potential Piney Point connection website link, download pdf
May 26 - WUSF - Citizen Scientists To Document King Tides In Sarasota, Manatee Counties website link, download pdf
May 23 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota Bay losing vital seagrass research shows website link, download pdf
May 20 - Sarasota Observer - Seagrass decline in Sarasota Bay is cause for concern website link, download pdf
May 18 - AMI Sun - Piney Point Spill Leads To Lawsuit website link, download pdf
May 14 - SRQ Magazine - King Tides Photo Contest website link, download pdf
May 7 - Suzanne Atwell Show - Phosphate Mining, Fertilizer, and the Environment website link
May 6 - Sarasota Observer - Seagrass in Sarasota Bay drops to 12-year low website link, download pdf
April 30 - Tampa Bay Times - Tampa Bay lost 13 percent of its seagrass in two years, study shows website link, download pdf
April 23 - SRQ Magazine - SBEP/Mote Youth Kayak Program Brings Visible Men Academy Out to Sarasota Bay website link, download pdf
April 19 - AMI Sun - Piney Point wastewater spreading website link, download pdf
April 9 - Sarasota Magazine - Environmentalists Warn That Piney Point Pollution Could Affect Sarasota Bay website link, download pdf
April 5 - AMI Sun - Reel Time - The price of inaction website link, download pdf
February 20 - HuffPost - Seagrass Is A Vital Weapon Against Climate Change But Were Killing It website link, download pdf
January 21 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - OUTDOORS: Grants available from Sarasota Bay Estuary Program website link, download pdf
January 18 - SRQ Magazine - 2021 Sarasota Bay Partners Grants Program Now Open website link, download pdf
January 14 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 'Playbook’ from Gulf Coast Community Foundation offers a guideline for healthy waterways website link, download pdf
SBEP in the News: 2020
December 14 - Anna Maria Island Sun - Reel Time: Threatened seagrass has trickle-down effect
November 16 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Rotary Club of Sarasota Bay hosts virtual meeting on restoring mangroves
November 1 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Annual Seagrass Survey is one way to keep Sarasota Bay's estuary clean
October 28 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Dr. Tomasko is Sarasota Bay Estuary Program's new executive director
October 28 - SRQ Daily - The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program welcomes new Executive Director, Dr. David Tomasko
May 4 - SRQ Daily - Things to do: Sarasota Bay Deep Dives
February 6 - Florida Politics - Vern Buchanan applauds House passage of Estuary Program extension
January 21 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Audubon Society walks raise environmental awareness
SBEP in the News: 2019
December 11 - ABC7 - Siesta Key residents pushing for solutions regarding Grand Canal water issues
December 10 - WLSS Radio - Suncoast Speaks interview
June 23 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Oyster reef revival at Perico Preserve
June 22 - SRQ Magazine - A push for science education
June 17 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Sarasota County's annual Seagrass Survey also a celebration of citizen science
June 15 - Observer - Volunteers dive into seagrass survey in Sarasota Bay
June 14 - SRQ Magazine - Habitat for Humanity: Oyster edition
June 8 - Bradenton Herald - Getting 'nose to nose' with nature: here's how Manatee celebrated World Oceans Day
June 6 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - 700 people attend Sarasota Water Quality Summit
April 23 - The Anna Maria Islander - Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage reports success in 2018-2019
April 15 - ABC 7 WWSB - Over 1,200 pounds of trash removed from Sarasota Bay
April 11 - Observer - Siesta Key residents' help sought on preserve plan
April 11 - Observer - Community takes action against red tide
April 11 - Observer - Sarasota's fight against red tide takes many forms
March 22 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota to ban polystyrene, but stops short of outlawing plastic straws
February 10 - AMI Sun - FISH Preserve a dream come true
January 22 - The Anna Maria Islander - Community responds to local shutdown impacts
January 16 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - SBEP will aid local environmental efforts
SBEP in the News: 2018
December 18 - POLITICO - Florida Playbook highlights SBEP Executive Director's opinion piece in the Bradenton Herald.
December 17 - Bradenton Herald - Opinion piece about red tide and nutrient management by Mark Alderson, SBEP Executive Director
November 20 - Anna Maria Island Sun - Young artists work to protect dunes
October 19 - Sarasota Herald Tribune - Author Paul Hawken says humankind can act to reverse global warming
September 3 - WTSP 10 News - Amid red tide, 8 ways to reduce your personal nutrient pollution
May 29 - Observer Media Group - Longboat group pushes for sea level rise solutions
April 26 - Observer Media Group - Community Composting Programs Grow
February 25 - The Bradenton Times - New SBEP Report Highlights Climate-Related Challenges for Sarasota Bay
February 6 - Anna Maria Islander - Will the Gulf of Mexico engulf our island paradise?
February 2 - ABC7 My Suncoast - Grants offered for Sarasota Bay protection
January 31 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Grants available for local environmental projects
January 31 - Bradenton Herald - New survey aims to understand the local climate change message
SBEP in the News: 2017
December 14 - ABC7 WWSB - Stormwater system supports native fish
November 22 - ABC7 WWSB - Kayak tours of Sarasota Bay offered
November 18 - Observer - Sarasota Bay Guardians Clean Up Quick Point Preserve
August 6 - Bradenton Times - SBEP Project Creates New Oyster Reef in Sarasota Bay
May 6 – Bradenton Herald – Volunteers come out to Perico Preserve to help oyster project
April 29 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – Scores of volunteers dive into Sarasota Bay Seagrass Survey
April 29 – The Observer – Sarasota County surveys seagrass
April 24 – Bradenton Herald – Third Seagrass Survey event to host nature-themed activities
April 14 – Bradenton Herald – Long awaited improvements complete, preserve on Anna Maria Island set to open
April 11 – The Anna Maria Islander – Grassy Point Preserve’s path to bayfront opens April 19
April 8 – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Political Insider: A push for ranked choice voting Piece mentions Rep. Buchanan’s support for the National Estuary Program.
April 8 – Bradenton Times – Rep. Buchanan Sends Letter to Congressional Panel Asking for Help in Preserving Estuaries
April 5 – Bradenton Herald – Buchanan throws in support for estuary funding, but Sarasota Bay director ‘waiting’ for official budget
April 5 – ABC7 Sarasota WWSB – Buchanan asks for full funding to preserve Sarasota Bay, other estuaries
April 3 – ABC7 Sarasota WWSB – Sarasota couple in trouble for over-harvesting sea urchins
April 3 – ABC7 Sarasota WWSB – Potential Plastic Ban for the City of Sarasota
April 1 – SCENE Magazine – “Real Talk” column highlights a Bay Wise Kayak Tour of Phillippi Creek.
March 14 – WSLR Radio – Public Outreach Manager Darcy Young appeared on local show Micro Macro Enviro Radio to talk about shoreline management in Sarasota Bay.
February 27 – Bradenton Herald – Seagrass growth continues in Sarasota Bay
February 8 – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – National Estuary Program: Environmental efforts are paying off
February 2 – Bradenton Herald – Need a funding boost for a Sarasota Bay-related project?
January 25 – Florida Chamber of Commerce – Securing Florida’s Water Future: Southwest Florida (video)
SBEP in the News: 2016
November 2 – ABC 7 News – Public Outreach Manager Darcy Young participated in a roundtable discussion about the impacts of sea level rise on the local area.
August 2 – ABC 7 News – Executive Director Mark Alderson participated in a roundtable discussion about the causes and consequences of algae blooms in Florida.
July 28 – Your Observer – “Mote scientists awarded Sarasota Bay Estuary Program grants”
July 13 – Bradenton Herald – “Sarasota listed in study predicting a hotter, more flooded Florida”
July 12 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Sarasota Bay’s algae bloom concerns” – Editorial by Mark Alderson, SBEP Executive Director, on algae bloom causes and preventative measures
May 24 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Estuary protection is given new life” – Editorial by Mark Alderson, SBEP Executive Director, on National Estuary Program reauthorization
May 23 – SaintPetersBlog – “Vern Buchanan praises reauthorization of National Estuary Program”
April 30 – ABC 7 News – “Seagrass survey celebrates improved health in Sarasota Bay”
April 11 – ABC 7 News – “Sarasota Bay preservation effort becomes model for others”
April 7 – SRQ Magazine – “SBEP marks gains with SeagrassFest”
January 21 – ABC 7 News – “High seagrass levels contributing to Sarasota Bay’s clean waters”
SBEP in the News: 2015
December 11 – Your Observer – “Seagrass health improves in Sarasota Bay”
September 10 – ABC 7 – “Sarasota County working on coastal cleanup this Saturday”
May 31 – ABC 7 – “Suncoast fertilizer ban inconvenient, but effective”
May 25 – The Washington Times – “Stringing an emerald necklace of islands”
January 13 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “20:20 coalition looks toward Sarasota Bay”
SBEP in the News: 2014
September 2 – Bradenton Herald – “Natural, manmade resources make Sarasota Bay worth billions”
August 27 – The Ledger – “Sarasota Bay Estuary Program report accentuates value of a healthy bay”
August 26 – ABC7 – “Study places the economic value of Sarasota Bay at over $11 billion”
August 26 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Report accentuates value of a healthy Sarasota Bay”
March 22 – Longboat Key News – “Our fellow Longboat dwellers”
March 14 – Sarasota News Leader – “Celebrating the Gulf Coast” p 104
March 1 – ABC 7 News – “Volunteers clean debris off Sarasota island”
January 31 – Sarasota News Leader – “Russell and Fox presented Blue Dolphin Awards” p 72
January 31 – Sarasota News Leader – “Bay Guardians volunteers complete project at Arlington Park”
SBEP in the News: 2013
November 2 – ABC 7 News – “Sarasota Bay Water Festival raises awareness about importance of area waterways”
November 2 – The Observer – Photo gallery: 2013 Sarasota Bay Water Festival
October 30 – WTSP 10 News – “Sarasota Bay Water Festival going to the dogs”
October 28 – Ticket Sarasota – “Sarasota Bay Water Festival”
October 17 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Air potatoes make Sarasota park’s hit list”
August 29 – The Observer – “Living shoreline comes to bayfront”
August 9 – WTSP 10 News – “Bay Front Park site of living shoreline project”
July 30 – WWSB ABC 7 News – “Suncoast vulnerable to rising sea levels”
June 29 – WTSP News – “Reef balls help Sarasota Bay”
June 28 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “For teachers, nature lesson in a suitcase”
June 20 – WWSB ABC 7 – “Artificial reefs plunge into Sarasota Bay”
June 17 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Celebrate Clean Water Act”
June 11 – Bradenton Herald – “Summer fertilizer ban working well in Manatee, official says”
March 13 – Tampa Bay Times – “Officials collect ideas on how to use oil spill money”
SBEP in the News: 2012
December 17 – Herald Tribune – “Good Deeds”
December 13 – Arts Sarasota – “Foundations award arts and cultural grants”
November 25 – Tampa News Wire – “Chiles group partners with Sarasota Bay Watch for scallop release”
November 24 – WTSP 10 News – “Photographers honored at Sarasota Bay Water Festival”
November 18 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – Photo gallery from the Sarasota Bay Water Festival held November 17 at Ken Thompson Park in Sarasota.
November 18 – The Observer – “Photo gallery: Sarasota Bay Water Festival”
November 17 – WWSB News – Sarasota Bay Water Festival’s photography competition
October 8 – The Islander – “12 years waiting – HB to open nature preserve”
July 27 – Longboat Key News – “Hold the fertilizer this summer to help Sarasota Bay”
July 1 – SRQ Magazine – Local magazine featured Sara Kane with SBEP as one of the guest editors for a special section focused on the environment. The other participants included Michael Crosby with Mote Marine Laboratory and noted wildlife photographer Clyde Butcher. Another short article in the same edition referenced a quote about mullet fish in Sarasota Bay by Jay Leverone also with SBEP.
June 11 – Longboat Key News – “Two oyster habitats completed in Sarasota Bay”
March 25 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Estuary program honors supporters”
February 9 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Sarasota Bay’s 25-year checkup”
January 26 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Experts agree that Sarasota’s fertilizer law is good”
January 1 – A Year for Water – “Sarasota County’s watershed management”
SBEP in the News: 2011
December 29 – WTSP 10 News – “EPA Office of Water Acting Assistant Administrator to tour Sarasota”
December 29 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Sarasota County’s waters gaining positive attention from EPA”
December 29 – Sarasota Patch – “EPA Honcho Tours County Environmental Projects”
December 7 – Sarasota County Commission – One hour video report about the numeric water quality standards that were presented to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Mark Alderson, the SBEP Director, participated in the presentation along with managers with the Sarasota County Environmental Services Department.
December 7 – Herald Tribune – “Fruitville students dig into the past”
November 30 – Herald Tribune – “Bay Guardians help clean Cortez preserve”
November 17 – Bradenton Herald – “Mote Marine hosts 100 students at Youth Ocean Conservation Summit”
November 12 – St. Petersburg Times – “Agency working to protect Florida water”
November 4 – Anna Maria Island Sun – “How to land a seabird”
October 29 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Dog waste is more than a pet peeve”
October 28 – WTSP 10 News – “Sportsmen donate to help Sarasota Bay”
October 26 – Anna Maria Islander – “SBEP plans $20,000 reef expansion”
October 18 – Audubon of Florida – “Sarasota Bay monofilament clean-up a huge success”
October 13 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Efforts to restore preserve get boost”
October 12 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Bay Guardians work to restore a preserve”
October 8 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Buyers browse Florida native plants”
September 29 – Longboat Key News – “National Estuaries Day celebration attracts hundreds”
September 24 – YourObserver.com – “Photo gallery – National Estuaries Day celebration”
September 22 – WSLR Radio – Sara Kane and Marketing Contractor Randy Moore were guests on the Sustainable Sarasota show with host John Lambie. The topics included National Estuaries Day, the importance of water quality, the problem of stormwater pollution, the interconnectivity of ecosystems, and the longer term benefits of investing in habitat restoration.
September 16 – Longboat Key News – “Commission approves first reading of 2011-2012 budget”
September 11 – Longboat Key News – “First phase of FISH preserve complete”
September 1 – SNN6 News – Local television station featured a short report about the HABMON water quality monitoring system being recently installed on the Mote Marine Laboratory dock by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). Jay Leverone, PhD, the staff scientist for SBEP, was interviewed by Kalvin McClure with SNN6.
August 20 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Boards that represented local water needs disbanded”
August 4 – Fish Blog – “Cortez hosts Boys and Girls Club”
August 1 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “How much is Sarasota Bay worth?”
July 22 – Longboat Key News – “Lido Beach Park gets help from friends”
July 13 – Sarasota Observer – “Lido Beach restoration goes native with more than 2,000 plants”
July 12 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Plan for drought-proof future”
July 9 – American Littoral Society – “Native planting at North Lido SBEP restoration site”
July 9 – ABC7 News – Local television station featured a report about today’s Bay Guardian planting at North Lido Beach Park.
July 9 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Plants that thrive in sandy Florida soil”
June 27 – Sarasota Herald Tribune – “Are Longboat Key’s treasures worth your nickel?”
June 20 – Longboat Key Observer – “Two LBK condo associations receive Bay Partner grants”
June 7 – Longboat Key Observer – “Longboat Key Club to celebrate National Marina Day”
June 7 – WTSP 10 News – “World Oceans Day makes a splash at Mote”
June 6 – Herald Tribune – “Good Deeds”
April 19, 2011 – Sarasota Patch – “Public offer opinions about post-spill Gulf restoration”
April 19, 2011 – Bradenton Herald – “Estuary revival favored at local Gulf listening session”
March 27, 2011 – Herald Tribune – “Stormwater project ignores contamination question”
March 25, 2011- Longboat Key News – “New tributary completed on North Lido”
February 23 – Anna Maria Sun – “Grassy Point getting attention”
February 10, 2011 – Sarasota Observer – “Seagrass levels in bay grow to record high”
February 10, 2011 – Herald Tribune – “Waterway blacklist updated”
SBEP in the News: 2010
Sept. 25, 2010 – Bradenton Herald – “Sarasota Bay Bouncing Back”
Sept. 24, 2010 – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – “Water is Better and Habitat Richer in Sarasota Bay”
Aug. 26, 2010 – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – “Why Scallop Count is Down,” editorial by Dr. Jay Leverone, Staff Scientist at SBEP
June 19, 2010 – Bradenton Herald – “Condo Goes Green with Landscaping”
May 24, 2010 – Bradenton Herald – “HandsOn Manatee Participates in Environmental Efforts”
Feb. 10, 2010 – Sarasota Herald-Tribune – “Waterway blacklist updated -Roberts/Blackburn bays are out; Hudson/Whitaker bayous are in”