June 19, 2010 - Condo Goes Green with Landscaping

May 24, 2010 - HandsOn Manatee Participates in Environmental Efforts

May 5, 2010 - State of Emergency issued for City of Sarasota

May 5, 2010 - Unified Oil Spill Command Activated for West Coast of Florida

May 2, 2010 - Proposed water quality criteria could be costly

April 27, 2010 - Science Winners lauded

April 15, 2010 - Manatee County Commissioners Often Speak Most Freely When Chambers are Nearly Empty

April 13, 2010 - Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s Bay Guardians Honor Earth Day at Robinson Preserve

March 28, 2010 - Manatee County to benefit from seven Community Education Grants

Feb. 19, 2010 -  28th Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival this weekend

Feb. 10, 2010 - Waterway blacklist updated-Roberts/Blackburn bays are out; Hudson/Whitaker bayous are in

Dec. 5, 2009 - Sarasota Bay Estuary Program offers free excursions around the Bay

Dec. 3, 2009 - Sarasota Waters: Let the sunshine in!

July 30, 2009 - “To protect the bay, pick up after your pet”

Guest column about Pooches for the Planet pet waste education campaign. 
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July 28, 2009 - “County helps promote Pooches for the Planet”

Bradenton Times article promoting Pooches for the Planet pet waste education campaign.
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July 22, 2009 - “Grasses Grow Deep in the Bay"

For the first time in years, life-sustaining sea grass is growing in Sarasota Bay waters as deep as 10 feet, an indicator that the water is getting cleaner. 
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July 16, 2009 - “Protect public health, bay: Pick up after your pet!”

Guest column about Pooches for the Planet pet waste education campaign. 
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May 17, 2009 - "A Meadow Beneath the Waves"

Seagrasses in Sarasota Bay make big comeback and are greater than 25 percent above 1948 levels.

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May 14, 2009 - “Seagrass Bed Coverage Increases in Sarasota Bay”

There is one form of vegetation that is flourishing in this drought-torn region: seagrass. 
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April 7, 2009 - "Revenge of the lawn?"

Guest column on new program Landscaping for Climate Change by SBEP Outreach Coordinator Julia Burch and Outreach Coordinator Nina Powers from Sustainable Sarasota. Include its role in climate change"
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March 3, 2009 - "Leverone appointed to estuary program"

January 29, 2009 - "County and City see 'Jewel' in Newtown"
An ambitious multimillion-dollar project to restore Whitaker Bayou's shoreline and create a publicly accessible park along a stretch of the bayou through Newtown is quietly being planned by several local governments. Read more

November 30, 2008 - "In This Clearer Bay, Clearer Signs of Life"
Sarasota Bay's waters are the cleanest they have been in some 60 years, and seagrass beds have grown by more than 1,200 acres. 
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April 15, 2008 - "Film Focuses on Economics of Bay"
The movie is aimed at influencing policy on the Sarasota body of water. 
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