It takes some rather complicated math to determine how much pollution and environmental impact is created by a Super Bowl and all its trappings. ...more

December 15, 2008

The National Football League, as part of what it calls "the greening of Super Bowl XLIII," is providing mangroves for plantings in the Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Area near the Manatee County line and native trees at the McKay Creek Greenway in Pinellas County. ...more

December 9, 2008

Within a flooded forest of Cypress and sprawling live oak trees, a Florida panther lies in wait. Its tawny-colored fur blends well with the sandy and shadowed ground that its large body rests upon. Blue herons fly down and walk through the shallow edgewaters beyond the big cat while alligator's knobby heads rise above the water's surface out in the dark and deeper pools. The Florida panther faces the woods and watches every movement of leaf and branch therein while its perked ears listen for the soft and slow footsteps of its cautious prey. ...more

October 21, 2007