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  1. Coronavirus in Florida: Will Tampa Bay leaders close parks next?
    Mar. 21• Health
    A picture of Lake Conservation Park, which was closed by Hillsborough County in response to the Coronavirus outbreak in March 2020. [JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK | Times]
  2. Tampa studies how to make its stormwater system handle rising seas
    Mar. 16• Tampa
    Traffic moves through some street flooding near Edison Ave and Bayshore Blvd. as severe storms reach the area in April 2019. [MONICA HERNDON | Tampa Bay Times]
  3. Legislators okay seagrass protection zone for Pasco, Hernando, Citrus
    Mar. 16• Pasco
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection staff conduct regular seagrass monitoring to assess the health and diversity of seagrass meadows within the St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves north of Tampa Bay. The state Legislature approved extending the aquatic preserve to all of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. Charlie Shoemaker for The Pew Charitable Trusts [Charlie Shoemaker for The Pew Charitable Trusts]
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  5. Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle, officials say
    Mar. 14• Environment
    A Florida panther [CARLTON WARD JR | by Carlton Ward Jr / CarltonWard]
  6. Watch: A rare right whale and her calf spotted in the Gulf of Mexico
    Mar. 12• Environment
    A rare right whale and her calf showed up in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola. Normally the remaining 400 right whales stay in the Atlantic Ocean. They migrate south from New England every spring to give birth to their calves off St. Augustine. This pair were previously spotted in February off Key Largo, then showed up in the northern Gulf. [Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research]
  7. People and erosion threaten Florida lighthouse
    Mar. 9• Environment
    The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and surrounding area before sunset. [[Madeline Fox | WLRN]]
  8. 2 local officials join state climate panel
    Mar. 5• Environment
    Pinellas County Commissioner Janet Long
  9. Coming to Tampa International Airport: a giant pink flamingo
    Mar. 5• Business
    Tampa International Airport will pay $520,000 for “Home,” by artist Matthew Mazzotta, to be placed in the main terminal. (Tampa International Airport) [Tampa International Airport]
  10. Florida’s air has never been cleaner, state environmental agency says
    Mar. 4• Environment
    Smog envelops the Tampa skyline in June 2001 as commuters make their way home during the evening rush hour. An environmental report at the time gave the community a grade of F for air quality. On Wednesday, the state announced that the region and state's air had never been cleaner. [Times (2001)]
  11. Under drone radar, Fort De Soto Park becomes living lab for sea level rise
    Mar. 2• Environment
    Gary Raulerson, an ecologist with the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, shows an upland area in Fort De Soto Park. The Tampa Bay Estuary Program and scientists from the University of Florida are monitoring several sites around the region to observe the effects of sea level rise over time. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  12. Florida scientist Peter Pritchard, known as ‘the Turtle God,’ dies at 76
    Feb. 28• Environment
    Dr. Peter Pritchard of Oviedo was the world's leading expert on turtles and tortoises. He displayed the world's largest collection of specimens at his Chelonian Research Institute where he gave tours to anyone for free. He died Tuesday at age 76. [Courtesy of the Chelonian Research Institute] [Chelonian Research Institute, Oviedo]
  1. Video shows Tampa boat captain scraping manatee with fishing pole, and the internet isn’t pleased
    Feb. 26• Tampa
    Drone video posted by See Through Canoe shows David Beede of Shallow Point Fishing Charters scraping a manatee's back with a fishing pole. [See Through Canoes]
  2. Policy, not rancor, drives race for Clearwater mayor
    Feb. 26• Clearwater
    The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 1/mayor are (left to right): Elizabeth "Sea Turtle" Drayer, Frank Hibbard, Bill Jonson and Morton Myers. [TARA MCCARTY | Times]
  3. Moffitt Cancer Center buys 775 acres in Pasco
    Feb. 24• Pasco
    The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute purchased 775 acres in central Pasco County for a planned expansion. TIMES [VYCELLIX, A SWEDISH CANCER THERAPY RESEARCH COMPANY, IS SETTING UP ITS U.S. HEADQUARTERS NEAR THE H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER & RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN TAMPA. (TIMES FILES]
  4. Catch-and-release extension for snook, redfish and sea trout angers some Tampa Bay anglers
    Feb. 20• Environment
    Debbie and her husband Michael, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, fish from the Dunedin Causeway Thursday. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission extended the period of catch and release for several species of fish along the west coast of Florida. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
  5. Red Tide toll prompts state to limit some fishing to catch-and-release
    Feb. 19• Environment
    A slurry of dead fish, the result of Red Tide, moved out of Clearwater Harbor on the north side of Sand Key Park during a 16-month-long algae bloom. So many fish were killed that the state is limiting anglers to catch-and-release when it comes to snook, redfish and sea trout. [Times photo (2018) by Douglas R. Clifford]
  6. Florida moving ahead to take over federal wetlands permitting
    Feb. 19• Environment
    A pair of wood storks, left, and a large group of white ibis rest and feed in a wetland area off Loop Road in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Florida is home to more wetlands than any other state except Alaska. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times (2008)]
  7. Didn’t that used to be a golf course? Pasco plan says you better keep it mowed
    Feb. 18• Pasco
    Pasco County commissioners introduced an ordinance Tuesday governing upkeep of empty property after residents complained about the condition of the Links Golf Club in Hudson, which closed in June 2019. [MICHELE MILLER | Times]
  8. Should Florida lakes and forests have rights in court? Lawmakers weigh in.
    Feb. 18• Environment
    Rep. Blaise Ingoglia on the floor of the Florida House in 2017. [SCOTT KEELER | Times] [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  9. Massive bird migration over Key West captured by weather radar
    Feb. 17• Environment
    In this radar image from the National Weather Service's Key West facility, a massive flock of migratory birds is seen moving north early Monday. The green/yellow objects are biological objects flying north over the Keys. The darker blue objects indicate rain. [National Weather Service]
  10. Right whales even more at risk as deaths rise with climate change
    Feb. 17• Environment
    These marine mammals were named "right whales" because they were considered by whalers to be "the right ones to hunt." [NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION]
  11. Climate change is also on the ballot in Clearwater’s election
    Feb. 15• Environment
    Island Estates, a neighborhood in Clearwater Bay. There are three City Council races on this year's ballot as the city prepares for the realities of climate change. [LUIS SANTANA | TIMES | Tampa Bay Times]
  12. Who wouldn’t want a coastal, aquatic preserve? Lots of people, apparently
    Feb. 12• Pasco
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection staff conduct regular seagrass monitoring to assess the health and diversity of seagrass meadows within the St. Martins Marsh and Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserves north of Tampa Bay. A state legislator wants to extend the aquatic preserve to all of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. Charlie Shoemaker for The Pew Charitable Trusts [Charlie Shoemaker for The Pew Charitable Trusts]
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