It didn’t take long after last month’s announcement of the Healthy Pond Collaborative moving to Manatee County for a number of communities to contact us about help with their ponds. One of the first to reach out to the HPC Manatee was Fresh Meadows, a community in Palmetto built back in 1990-1993 consisting of 156 [...]
The strong popular response to the growing number of microforest projects in communities from Parrish to Venice continues to present more opportunities for the replacement of inefficient turf grass with high-performance microforests to help improve the quality of our local waterways. Microforests absorb much more stormwater and filter more excess nutrients than turf grass. In [...]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced in a press release a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that allocates nearly $3 billion of funding over 5 years to NOAA. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced funding opportunities to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure. Targeted investments will be in the [...]
4 Servings 10 Minutes Ingredients 1 (8 oz) box frozen lime marinated shrimp 1 tablespoon chipotle-garlic seasoning 1 Haas avocado 1 cup salsa verde 1 small red onion 1 lime, for wedges ¼ cup queso fresco (or feta) cheese ¼ bunch fresh cilantro 4 small flour tortillas (or taco shells) Steps Prepare shrimp following package [...]
Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in one sample offshore of Florida’s East Coast over the past week. Additional details are provided below. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed. In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed. Along [...]
