Lights, camera, underwater action! Wildlife explorer and host of ABC's Wildlife Nation, Jeff Corwin, came to town to dive deep into one of our river restoration projects and to visit our local manatees. Tune in this Saturday, April 6th, on ABC to watch the feature. Check your local ABC station listings for airtimes near you!
Read MoreCutler Bay, FL - March 26, 2024 - The Town of Cutler Bay is pleased to announce that four of its projects have been honored with awards from the American Public Works Association (APWA), South Florida Branch. These prestigious accolades were presented during the APWA Awards Luncheon on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the City of Doral's Cultural Arts Center.
Read MoreMELBOURNE BEACH — Sea & Shoreline recently opened a new nursery, in hopes of strengthening their seagrass planting program, which has already successfully implemented 13 grass beds.
The nursery is the second of its kind to be opened by the organization, thanks to help from IRL Council and Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP). It will allow for a more controlled environment for the seagrass to grow.
Read MoreTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is celebrating the state’s acquisition of 16,200 acres of conservation lands within the Avalon, Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway, Longleaf Pine Ecosystem, Apalachicola River and Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Florida Forever projects.
Read MoreWINTER GARDEN, FLA, March 1, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Today, on World Seagrass Day, Florida’s leading aquatic restoration firm Sea & Shoreline announced the unveiling of a new seagrass nursery in Melbourne Beach, Fla., with the sole intent of growing over one million seagrass plants annually to plant in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), as well as a seagrass planting initiative that includes 16 projects in the IRL and its tributaries aimed at restoring seagrass beds to improve water quality and provide critical habitat for fish, manatees, and other Lagoon life.
Read MoreSmalltooth sawfish, the shark-looking ray with a serrated rostrum, once ranged from Texas to North Carolina. But, these days, the only place you’ll likely find one is Florida, and even here, count yourself lucky if see one in the wild.
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