Tampa Bay's seagrass destruction by boaters is inexcusable and irresponsible. There are two thoughts about stopping this destruction. The majority side says do nothing and leave the responsibility for changing boater behavior to law enforcement. The other side says take action with a management plan that's positive and meaningful. Cost associated with enforcement in today's financial climate is a "pie in the sky attitude," not reality. To those guides and sport fishermen who support enforcement over management, policies stopping outboard destruction of seagrasses amounts to saying, "We care little about the bay's underwater habitat, the nurseries for juvenile fish." ...more

February 4, 2009

Colorful carnivorous hooded pitcher plants hide among the tall native grasses at Brooker Creek Headwaters Preserve, waiting to ensnare unsuspecting insects in their red and green pit traps. ...more

October 18, 2008

TAMPA - The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to open up thousands of acres around Tampa Bay Water's regional drinking-water reservoir for hiking, biking, horseback riding and other recreational activities. ...more

June 25, 2008

EAST LAKE -- Pinellas County officials' plan to designate 900 acres of the Brooker Creek Preserve for a future water treatment facility has drawn fire from environmentalists and others. At a Tuesday night town hall meeting at the Brooker Creek Preserve Education Center, county land management and utilities officials presented a revised management plan for the 8,000-plus-acre county-owned preserve. ...more

June 11, 2008

With limited funds and growing demands for ball fields, Pasco County officials are looking at new ways to operate parks. ...more

June 7, 2008

More than 3 million acres in Alaska's Tongass National Forest would be open to logging under a federal plan that supporters think will revive the state's timber industry. ...more

January 26, 2008

The state has given its blessing to Pinellas County's new management plan for Shell Key, which bans dogs and alcohol and restricts overnight camping at the popular Bay area boating destination. ...more

December 27, 2007

CLEARWATER - The state has given its blessing to Pinellas County's new management plan for Shell Key, which bans dogs and alcohol and restricts overnight camping at the popular Bay area boating destination. ...more

December 27, 2007

Much has been written about the waterway management plan to dredge the residential canals in Tampa. As the Co-Chairman of Tampa Canal Preservation & Restoration, I have personally worked with waterfront neighbors and the city to create this plan and would like to answer the most common objections. ...more

November 15, 2007

A group of waterfront residents supporting canal dredging near West Shore Boulevard and on Davis Islands will host two meetings next week to discuss the issue. ...more

September 29, 2007