Night Lighting: Become Wildlife Friendly
Many of you have heard this before – artificial lighting on the beach is bad for sea turtles – so this article is nothing new. However, this article will expand to discuss the problem with… Read More
Tag: Coastal Habitats
Biodiversity in Our Bay
The term biodiversity has multiple meanings. Some look at it terms of genetics, others ecosystems, but most look at it in terms of species. Simply put, it is the variety of life within a system. … Read More
Trying to Solve the Marine Debris Problem
Since the early 1970’s, when Chief Iron Eyes Cody shed a tear on a television commercial, we have been trying to reduce the amount of solid waste found along our beaches and within our waters. … Read More
Seawater… It’s a Blue Ocean
However, here is what is amazing… you take a glass and dip into the Gulf – raise it to observe – and it is clear… like a glass of water. There is no color… Read More
Environmental Quality of the Pensacola Bay System – Introduction
In 2016, Dr. Mike Lewis (U.S. EPA), Taylor Kirschenfeld (Escambia County Division of Water Quality and Land Management), and Traci Goodhart (West Florida Regional Planning Council) published an EPA document (EPA/600/R-16/169) entitled Environmental Quality of… Read More
Environmental Quality of the Pensacola Bay System – Introduction
In 2016, Dr. Mike Lewis (U.S. EPA), Taylor Kirschenfeld (Escambia County Division of Water Quality and Land Management), and Traci Goodhart (West Florida Regional Planning Council) published an EPA document (EPA/600/R-16/169) entitled Environmental Quality of… Read More
The Gulf of Mexico
In this post we will begin a series of articles on the natural history of our marine environment. Many reading this are visiting the Gulf for the first time, others have been swimming in it… Read More