SARASOTA, March 8, 2010 – USF Sarasota-Manatee presents the first Roundtable discussion of the Environmental Economics Policy Forum series on Thursday, March 25th from 3:30-5:30pm in the Selby Auditorium. This two-part roundtable will focus first on policies and secondly on best practices regarding regional water usage. Despite our state, and specifically the [...]

Staff members from Busch Gardens and campers from their summer camp program will assist Tampa Bay Watch with the planting of 10,600 plugs of salt marsh at Terra Ceia Ecosystem Restoration Project on the morning of Saturday, March 6th. The Busch Gardens summer campers planted and grew 600 of the salt marsh plugs on [...]

SARASOTA FL — EcoTechnologies of Sarasota provided the advanced solar
technology including the Flexlight Photo Voltaic modules – for the solar power plant at Waste
Pro’s regional headquarters building in Bradenton, FL.
Unlike traditional solar panel boxes, the Flexlight modules are flexible and fully adhere to
the roof surface. They are the only photovoltaic product that [...]

EcoTechnologies of Sarasota provided the advanced solar technology — including the Flexlight Photo Voltaic modules – for the solar power plant for Waste Pro’s regional headquarters building in Bradenton, FL.
Unlike traditional solar panel boxes, the Flexlight modules are flexible and fully adhere to the roof surface. They are the only photovoltaic product that passed Miami-Dade [...]

BRADENTON FL – The biggest independent trash and recycling company in Florida, Waste Pro Inc., is becoming the first to power its headquarters building through solar energy.
The firm will hold a dedication celebration of its solar-powered building on Thursday, Feb. 25, with guests including key legislators and community leaders. The event will run from 2 [...]

SARASOTA, February 15, 2010 – USF Sarasota-Manatee’s second presentation of the Environmental Economics Policy Forum Series will take place on Thursday, March 4th from 3:30-5:30pm at the Holiday Inn – Sarasota Airport. Dr. Tyler Volk, Associate Professor of Biology at New York University, will speak on CO2 Rising: The World’s Greatest Environmental Challenge. [...]

The Southwest Florida Water Management District is celebrating February as Florida Hiking Trails Month by inviting the public to “Get Outside!” and explore the more than 850 miles of hiking trails on District lands.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has joined with the Florida Trail Association to encourage Floridians to take advantage of Florida’s extensive [...]

Giving Manatee A Helping Hand
The Habitat Florida Manatee program will splash into the Tampa Bay area with a
series of manatee habitat cleanups this March.
Kayak Nature Adventures will provide kayaks and eco-tours free of charge during
the cleanups! Come on out and enjoy the tour, learn about your water resources
and fill a bag of trash during the [...]

NAPLES, Fla ( February 5, 2010) – WilsonMiller provided ecological and lead permitting services through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Panther Passage Conservation Bank, a 4,009-acre habitat conservation bank located in Hendry County, Florida. Establishment of this Conservation Bank represents an excellent opportunity to conserve highly valuable biological resources. The Conservation [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2010) – The University of South Florida is creating the nation’s first School of Global Sustainability, an innovative effort aimed at preparing students for a new generation of “green collar” careers and to find solutions for a world challenged with the protection of its fragile environment and limited resources.
The school will [...]

On Saturday, February 6th, MyGreenBuildings is volunteering its entire staff for a day to help construct the Florida House Learning Center’s new deck. “We have arranged all of our schedules for a MyGreenBuildings Team-”Building” day for Saturday February 6th with our employees, their families and a several valued vendors”, said Grant Castilow, President. [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2010) – On February 1, 2010, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union (Suncoast Schools FCU) will launch an on-going partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) to donate money towards tree plantings in the Seminole State Forest in Central Florida. The partnership is part of Suncoast Schools FCU’s initiative to decrease [...]