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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]
The project was the first public-private habitat restoration in the Tampa Bay region and awarded Environmental Project of the Year by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council in 2002. A 50-kilowatt (67 hp) solar canopy was constructed at its northern parking lot in 2016 as a partnership between Florida Power & Light and the city of Palmetto.
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 .
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 ...
Charlotte Harbor (estuary) ... Tampa Bay This page was last edited on 20 December 2015, at 23:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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 .
Piney Point’s past. After opening in 1966, Piney Point operated for nearly 40 years. The site, which sits on the east side of Tampa Bay near Manatee County’s northern border, collected ...
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]