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Great Bay Scallop Search set for Aug. 24 Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting volunteer boats to participate in the 20th annual Great Bay Scallop Search, set for Saturday, Aug. 24. The environmental education event is a resource monitoring program where community volunteers snorkel to search for scallops in select areas within Boca Ciega and Lower […]
Read MoreSleepharmony Pink Youth Beds Recalled by Glideaway Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard This recall, due to a lead paint hazard, involves pink-colored twin-size, metal beds with three pink heart-shaped designs on both the footboard and headboard. The beds come with an assortment of stickers that can be applied to the heart shape design. […]
Read MoreSaving oranges by altering their DNA Written by Amy Harmon The grove manager of Ricke Kress called and said “It’s here”. Citrus Greening disease had reached Florida. The disease that sours oranges and leaves them half green, already ravaging citrus crops across the world, had reached the state’s storied groves. In the years that followed, Kress […]
Read MoreLong Bar: Developers say Sarasota Bay will not be destroyed by seagrass, mangrove removal Written by Charles Chelle The developers of Long Bar Pointe are trying to make the case that their vision for 463-acres along the Sarasota Bay will be better for the environment. Developers Carlos Beruff and Larry Leiberman say their team of […]
Read MoreSome Like It Hot: Nutritious, Delicious Homegrown Tomatoes Some tomato varieties can ride the heat wave with you, setting fruit even as the temperature rises. Below are some basic terms, tips, and types and a list of heat-set tomato varieties that like it hot. Tomatoes are the most popular fruit in home gardens across America. […]
Read More10 things beach resorts won’t tell you Enjoy the sun, sand, sea breezes and the sewage runoff Written by Charles Passy It has been a brutally hot summer in much of the country, with even Alaska hitting record-breaking temperatures in the 90s. That has many Americans seeking the cool comfort of the 7,000-plus coastal and […]
Read MoreTake time to tackle home maintenance Keeping a healthy home for your family means more than daily chores and the occasional deep cleaning. It’s important to add routine inspections of often overlooked areas and regular maintenance to your list of tasks. “Every home can have unhealthy, harmful or even hazardous areas,” said Mike Holmes, renowned […]
Read MoreAn environmental study of how a proposed launch complex would affect part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge formally began Monday with the search for a contractor to perform the review. Space Florida sought credentials from environmental firms that will be ranked and overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, […]
Read MoreFlorida Organic Growers Need Your Help! We received this email from the Florida Organic Growers Organization, as part of the community we feel it is important for consumers and growers alike to be informed. When you think about the future of food, what do you want to see? If you’re like us, you want to […]
Read MorePAHs are often byproducts of petroleum processing or combustion. Many of these compounds are highly carcinogenic at relatively low levels. Although they are relatively insoluble in water, their highly hazardous nature merits their positioning in potable waters and waste waters. What happens to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons when they enter the environment? PAHs enter the […]
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