Annually, since 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued the Arctic Report Card. It contains peer reviewed information on recent observations of environmental conditions in the Arctic relative to historical records. There are three sections to the Arctic report card: Vital signs, Other Indicators and Frostbite. The seven areas under Vital signs [...]
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 [...]
The response to the announcement last month of the launch of the Healthy Pond Collaborative created by the major grant from the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation has been very gratifying. Over twenty different communities have contacted START or one of the other partners in the collaborative to request an assessment of the health of [...]
Thanks to the popular success of the first Microforest in our area at the Celery Fields, the Sarasota Urban Reforesters have reached an agreement with the Stoneybrook community in Sarasota to plant another one there. As you have read in previous editions of our monthly E-Newsletter, a Microforest is a tightly-packed, condensed planting of small [...]
START is very pleased to introduce the newest member of our Board, Dr. Charles C. Reith. Charles Reith is a retired restoration ecologist with experience in Africa, Europe and the Americas. His wetlands reconstruction has focused on the reestablishment of valuable ecosystem services such as water purification, flood control, carbon sequestration and wildlife habitat. Clients [...]
