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  1. Times’ legendary outdoorsman Terry Tomalin to be honored with campground
    May 27• St. Petersburg
    Longtime Tampa Bay Times outdoors editor Terry Tomalin, who died in 2016, will be honored by a new campground in Boyd Hill Nature Preserve carrying his name.
  2. New St. Pete Pier Run will blast off on July 4
    May 20• Outdoors
    The inaugural St. Pete Pier Run will cap July 4 celebrations with a scenic 4-mile run across the city’s Pier, which opened in July of 2020.
  3. Bayshore Trippin’: Tampa promotes open streets with hippie theme
    May 20• Tampa
    Walkers, runners, and joggers make their way along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa. Mayor Jane Castor's administration has agreed to long-standing requests by bike and pedestrian advocates to close Bayshore Boulevard for four hours this Saturday for an Open Streets demonstration.
  5. Fishing in Tampa Bay? You’ll soon be able to keep seatrout, snook and redfish again
    May 13• Environment
    A man fishes off the rocky shore along Tampa Bay on Davis Islands last month.
  6. From her first Gasparilla half-marathon, she was hooked
    May 9• Outdoors
    Despite not having the usual throngs of people running the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic, Georgia Malpartida, 50, chose to run the Ultra Challenge this year on the official course on Bayshore Boulevard.
  7. He’s never missed a Gasparilla race. And the pandemic can’t stop him.
    May 9• Outdoors
    Stuart Carrier, 72, made the trip from North Carolina this year to run in the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday morning. Carrier has never missed running the event since it started in 1978.
  8. Even when virtual, there’s a vitality to the Gasparilla race scene
    May 9• Outdoors
    Fitz Koehler, a veteran race announcer who typically averages about 40 races a year across the country, worked her first Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic on Saturday morning.
  9. Florida weighs limited harvest of once-endangered goliath grouper
    May 9• Florida
    Florida may lift its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers, like this one swimming at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota.
  10. On Gasparilla morning, this couple began a journey at the finish line
    May 8• Outdoors
    Rebecca White embraces Erik Esinhart after he proposed before they crossed the finish line together at the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa on Saturday.
  11. Coronavirus couldn’t kick these Gasparilla runners to the curb
    May 6• Outdoors
    Runners cross the starting line for the half-marathon race during the Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic in Tampa, Florida on Feb. 23, 2020. This year's running weekend will feature virtual races, with the normal Bayshore Boulevard courses open only to registered runners Saturday and Sunday morning.
  12. Tampa Bay fans celebrate ‘Champa Bay’ day at Valspar Championship
    May 3• Outdoors
    Fans celebrate Champa Bay Day at the Valspar Championship. They could pose for photos with the Vince Lombardi trophy, the William Harridge Trophy, the USL Eastern Conference Championship trophy and a replica of the Stanley Cup.
  13. Keegan Bradley falls short after sharing Valspar Championship lead
    May 3• Outdoors
    Keegan Bradley, at right, stares down the first hole while playing the Copperhead Course on Sunday, May 2, 2021, during the final round of the Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook Golf and Spa Resort in Palm Harbor.
  14. Ex-USF golfer Chase Koepka enjoying Valspar ‘home’ crowd
    May 2• Outdoors
    USF grad Chase Koepka watches his shot on the 18th hole on Day 3 of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor on Saturday.
  15. Sam Burns, Keegan Bradley head into final day as Valspar leaders
    May 1• Outdoors
    Keegan Bradley watches his shot at the 18th hole during Day 3 of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor on Saturday.
  16. Keegan Bradley maintains share of Valspar Championship lead
    May 1• Outdoors
    Second-day co-leader Keegan Bradley watches the green at the No. 18 hole Friday at Innisbrook Golf Resort.
  17. Paul Casey’s shot at history slipping away at Valspar Championship
    May 1• Outdoors
    Paul Casey makes a putt on the No. 11 hole during the Valspar Championship Friday at Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor.
  18. Keegan Bradley leads Valspar Championship after first round
    Apr. 30• Outdoors
    PGA golfers warm up on the putting green on Day 1 of the PGA's Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor.
  19. What you need to know about the Valspar Championship
    Apr. 28• Outdoors
    Paul Casey acknowledges the crowd at the 18th green at Innisbrook's Copperhead Course during the third round of the 2019 Valspar Championship.
  20. Kriseman pushes St. Petersburg marina redevelopment amid Council and boater questions
    Apr. 27• St. Petersburg
    A plan to contract with a developer to renovate the marina could appear before City Council soon.
  21. 10 golfers to know ahead of the Valspar Championship
    Apr. 26• Outdoors
    Paul Casey tees off on the second hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship in 2019 in Palm Harbor.
  22. Exploring Rainbow Springs is easy, even for beginner kayakers
    Apr. 21• Outdoors
    A line of kayaks and paddleboards sit on the dock connecting to Rainbow Springs in Dunnellon.
  23. 15 more Tampa Bay-area trails to hike, bike, explore
    Apr. 13• Outdoors
    The Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve in Gibsonton features a 2.6-mile unpaved trail.
  24. I mountain biked Alafia and didn’t Ala-die-a
    Apr. 9• Opinion
    A rider more experienced than our columnist hits the trails at Alafia River State Park.
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