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Help Us Chart The Future of Tampa Bay
We are underway with the first revision in a decade of our management plan for Tampa Bay, called " Charting The Course."   

 

The first draft actions, addressing Fish & Wildlife and Invasive Species, are now available for review and comment at https://www.tbeptech.org/ 

 

Throughout the next 18 months, we will be updating, adding or consolidating priority actions Charting the Course cover addressing a wide range of issues. The final document, slated for adoption in early 2017, will guide bay restoration, research and education efforts for the coming decade.

  

Your input is important to ensure we make meaningful and measurable progress in improving Tampa Bay. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Read our existing Management Plan, adopted in 2006.   

 

REMINDER: It's not too late to take our short Bay Opinion Poll! 







BASIS 6 Conference Registration Open with Early B ird Rates  
Student Scholarships Still Available
 
Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium
USF St. Petersburg University Student Center

200 6th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

September 28-30, 2015

 

  Registration is now open for the 6th Bay Area Scientific Information Symposium, with 

early bird fees of $100 for the full conference, as well as single-day registration options. Conference details and online registration are at http://tbrpc.org/events/basis6/index.shtml

   

A limited number of student scholarships will be offered; contact maya@tbrpc.org or esherwood@tbep.org for more information.

 

The theme for BASIS 6 is Navigating Changing Tides: Addressing New Challenges with Effective Science and Management. The symposium will explore the 21st century dimensions of environmental challenges and the innovative and practical strategies to address them.  

  

Sessions will focus on the themes involving Tampa Bay or nearby estuaries:

  • RESTORE Act research & restoration priorities (including oil spill science and coastal restoration techniques)
  • Climate Change (including invasive species, sea level rise, extreme weather and habitat adaptation)
  • Coastal Connections (including community-based projects engaging homeowners, students, and other groups; and the Bay's connection with the Gulf of Mexico)
  • Emerging Technologies, Methods & Issues (including water reuse, chemical contaminants and micro-plastics)
  • Practical Application of Environmental Management & Policy (including fertilizer ordinances, low impact development, and evolving regulatory policy)
BASIS 6 is jointly sponsored by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program and the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.

 

The mission of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program is to build partnerships to restore and protect Tampa Bay through implementation of a scientifically sound, community-based management plan. TBEP is a partnership of Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas counties; the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater; the Southwest Florida Water Management District; the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 
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