Residents are battling a proposal for a borrow pit between U.S. 92 and Interstate 4, worried the heavy truck traffic could jeopardize students at five local schools. ...more

February 4, 2009

Gus Muench contributed to the tens of thousands of propeller scars that pock the seagrass beds in Cockroach Bay. ...more

January 28, 2009

For a creature that might weigh more than a ton, manatees can be surprisingly hard to see. They often travel just below the surface, and the only thing that shows above is the tip of their nose as they raise their head to breathe, a mouse-sized patch of skin and whiskers that's very difficult to spot from a fast-moving powerboat. ...more

December 7, 2008

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets today in Key Largo to review a contentious change in status for the Florida manatee, ruling on an issue that was delayed by an unprecedented intercession by Gov. Charlie Crist. The commission planned to handle downlisting manatees from endangered to threatened in September, but bowed to Crist's call for further review after much arm-twisting by the Save the Manatee Club. ...more

December 5, 2007

Once again manatees face a critical vote that will decide whether they receive the highest protective status available under Florida law. ...more

December 4, 2007

Sitting as Hillsborough's Environmental Protection Commission, county commissioners last week approved a seagrass management plan for parts of Tampa Bay that fall under Hillsborough's jurisdiction. ...more

September 29, 2007