Rival Schools Team Up for Island Restoration Traditional rivals Sarasota and Riverview High Schools worked together on Saturday March 3, 2018 when they joined forces with Sarasota Bay Watch to make Skier’s Island just a little bit better. Skiers Island is located in Roberts Bay in between Siesta Key and the mainland. Over the years [...]
Sarasota Bay Watch’s 2018 is shaping up to be a full and fulfilling year! For the first time ever we will combine various student on-the-water cleanup events into one large high school waterway island restoration day. Volunteers from Riverview, Sarasota and Cardinal Mooney high schools will work together to remove trash and invasive species and [...]
Kudos and thanks to our community for pitching in to help make the bay better! Sarasota Bay Watch’s 7th annual fundraiser – “Scallopalooza It’s Clamtastic!” was a huge success. Individuals, businesses and organizations from around town helped raise over $28,000! START took a lead role in this effort by providing the initial $3000 to create [...]
It’s just around the corner! “Scallopalooza . . . It’s Clamtastic!” Sarasota Bay Watch’s 7th annual fundraiser for our community-driven bay scallop and southern hardshell clam restoration programs is September 23, 2017 at the gorgeous waterfront Sarasota Yacht Club. Former Sarasota County Commissioner and current Senior Vice President for Community Investment of the Gulf Coast [...]
Awesome Water Experience! In 2014 Pine View School student member Zack Jordan partnered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BBBW) of Sarasota and created A.W.E. (Awesome Water Experience) to provide kayak paddle trips for “Littles” and their “Bigs” through the mangrove tunnels at South Lido Park. Zack went on to become a Sarasota Bay Watch student board [...]
“There’s a muddle in my puddle, and I’m going to do something about it!” This message, about the power of individual action and importance of water stewardship, is delivered to young readers in Sarasota Bay Watch’s new children’s story “My Puddle’s A Muddle.” Our newly developed book is a Dr. Seuss style rhyming story, with [...]
On Friday the 24th of February, Sarasota Bay Watch assisted the Gulf Shellfish Institute in “planting” 400,000 juvenile clams at Port Manatee. When they reach an adult stage they will help to restore depleted clam populations and promote sea grass growth. SBW is gaining experience for their upcoming restoration project. Separately SBW partner Bay Shellfish [...]
