While START has enjoyed a record year in fundraising from foundations for our various water quality projects, like many non-profit organizations, our donations from every day citizens like you have declined significantly during the pandemic. As we look to the holidays and this period of Thanksgiving, we hope you will remember START in your holiday [...]
As you have read in the past few months, the Healthy Pond Collaborative (HPC) created by a major grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has been very busy responding to inquires from local communities interested in getting some help enhancing their ailing stormwater ponds. With this planting season for aquatic plants virtually over, [...]
The Florida manatee, designated the state marine mammal in 1975, is among the state’s most popular native animal. Manatees are often called gentle giants. They’re slow-moving, peaceful creatures that tend to flock toward human activity in search of warmth. However, they are not having a good year. More than 1,000 of the sea mammals have [...]
12 servings 30 minutes total Ingredients 12 peeled/deveined extra-large shrimp, tails removed 1 cup canola oil 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, divided 1 small jalapeño pepper (optional) ½ teaspoon seafood seasoning 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons diced mango 2 tablespoons diced bell pepper 2 tablespoons diced red onion 2 tablespoons lime juice ¼ teaspoon kosher [...]
Current Conditions Over the past week, K. brevis was detected in 37 samples along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with bloom concentrations (>100,000 cells/liter) observed in one sample from offshore of Wakulla County. Thanks to our partners at USF and NOAA, we continue to use satellite imagery to look for patches of elevated chlorophyll as a proxy [...]
