Environmental

Pinellas County Beaches Offer Recycling Opportunities to Beachgoers

September 8, 2011

Next time you visit the beach in Pinellas County, Florida, you might notice the trash cans out on the beach now have a recycling option for plastic and aluminum. (Glass containers are not allowed on the beach). This recycling effort started in July 2011. According to the St. Pete Times: Pinellas County announced…that beachgoers should [...]

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Bradenton Herald Sounds Alarm on Cuts to Beach Water Monitoring

August 14, 2011

The Bradenton Herald has just published an editorial chastising the state for cuts in beach water quality monitoring. Public health stands to be compromised by the state’s shortsighted decision to slash spending on the testing of water quality at dozens of beaches around Florida…Three of Manatee County’s 10 sampling stations will close–at popular beaches too. [...]

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Midway: The Trailer

April 2, 2011

On Midway Atoll, a remote island in the middle of the Pacific, photographer Chris Jordan is uncovering an environmental tragedy that is taking place in the bellies of Albatross. This is an important film that is currently in production. Lots more great stuff on Chris Jordan’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/journeytomidway Or, for more context, visit Chris [...]

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Love Your Florida State Parks? Tell Your Florida Leaders Why.

February 15, 2011

We all know that Florida has to tighten its budget, and we’ve been threatened with having some of our state park access taken away. Let’s encourage our leaders here in Florida to to look for solutions to keeping state parks open that don’t involve closures. How can we do that? Start here: Go to www.lovemystateparks.org [...]

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Good News from the Gulf of Mexico

November 30, 2010

Baby fish show up in big numbers despite spill This video shows scientists from the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Science working in Grand Bay, which is on the Alabama Coast near Horn Island, not far from Florida. It’s pretty much ground zero for the BP oil spill landfall. The scientists are finding [...]

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3 Florida Beach Websites You Need to Know About

September 21, 2010

Here are three important web sites you need to know about if you visit any Florida beaches: Florida Beaches Water Quality – this web site shows the results of weekly tests done by 34 coastal counties to measure bacteria levels in the water. The counties test for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria, which can cause [...]

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Helping the Birds at Fort Desoto Park

September 10, 2010

Saving the Birds from Bill Mills on Vimeo. Excellent videography and audio in this beautiful 5 minute documentary shot in St. Petersburg, FL.

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Pensacola Beaches are Open: Get the Latest Info

June 4, 2010

Get the latest information on Pensacola beaches. If you don’t find enough info at the link above, check the travel advisory page on the VisitFlorida.com web site. They are doing a good job of keeping their information current. As of today, June 4, 2010 the Pensacola beaches are still open and safe. A few tarballs [...]

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Update: Florida Effects of BP Oil Spill as of Noon Monday May 17, 2010

May 17, 2010

May 17, 2010 Deepwater Horizon Response Situation Report as of noon. (opens as a pdf file). Summary: There is no oil expected on any Florida beaches within the next 72 hours. The oil plume is currently located 75 miles southwest of Pensacola, 175 miles from Port St. Joe, and 260 miles from Saint Petersburg, FL. [...]

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Update: Florida Effects of BP Oil Spill as of Noon Thursday May 13, 2010

May 14, 2010

May 13 Deepwater Horizon Response Situation Report as of noon. (opens as a pdf file) Summary: There is no oil expected on any Florida beaches within the next 72 hours. The oil plume is currently located 80 miles southwest of Pensacola, 172 miles from Port St. Joe, and 317 miles from Saint Petersburg, FL. Go [...]

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