We are very pleased to announce the development of our fifth Microforest that will be planted on January 18th at Central Park in the Heritage Harbour community in Manatee County. As you know from past articles, START is a partner in the Suncoast Urban Reforesters (SURF), along with the Florida Veterans For Common Sense Fund, [...]
NOAA for years has been successfully building a Weather Ready Nation (WRN) which educates the public on weather events, risks, and ways to prepare. They now have a new agenda to build a Climate Ready Nation. This plan will aid in creating more jobs to create clean-energy, increase education on climate states, and ensure that [...]
The following is an article by Charles Reith, a new START Board member and the leader of our effort to promote the expanded use of microforests. START is very pleased with the continued progress of our microforest initiative via our funding partnership with the Florida Veterans For Common Sense, the Sarasota Bay Rotary Club and [...]
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 [...]
START is pleased to declare March as Microforest Month in our expanding efforts to improve water quality along the Suncoast. This is a direct result of the popular success of the Microforest at the Celery Fields in Sarasota. As originally announced in last November’s edition of our monthly E-Newsletter, the one third acre site continues [...]
The Paris Agreement is an accord that was adopted by nearly every nation including the U.S., in 2015 to address climate change and its negative impacts. The pact between 197 countries focuses widely on reducing greenhouse gases emissions, adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to providing financial assistance to developing countries affected by [...]
In early January 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a partnership with The Ocean Foundation to cooperate on international and national scientific efforts to advance research, conservation and our understanding of the global ocean. As the only community foundation for the ocean, The Ocean Foundation’s 501(c)(3) mission is to support, strengthen, and [...]
