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Tampa Bay formed approximately 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type [4] estuary with a wide mouth connecting it to the Gulf of Mexico.Prior to that time, it was a large fresh water lake, possibly fed by the Floridan Aquifer through natural springs. [5]
Tampa Bay Estuary Program, part of the National Estuary Program, has also backed the effort to acquire Rattlesnake Key. In a 2021 letter to state legislators, TBEP’s policy board said it ...
The National Estuary Program is made up of 28 smaller organizations set up regionally by estuary. Each of the estuary organizations is managed by local community leaders and staff. Participating organizations may include universities, local non-profit organizations, and state and local government agencies.
Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization dedicated to preserving the nation's network of estuaries through coastal protection and restoration projects which promote the richness and diversity of coastal life. [2]
The state also agreed to fund $75,000 in independent water quality testing near Piney Point to be overseen by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. ... for Tampa Bay’s most problematic polluter is long ...
From 2002 to 2016, Cross worked for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program as a technical assistant, environmental scientist, and environmental science and policy manager. From 2016 to 2018, she was the executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor .
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [1] Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone .
The extra federal money comes at a time when the estuary’s crucial eelgrass population is recovering from dramatic die-offs. Morro Bay estuary program gets $4.5 million from EPA. How will the ...