Living Shoreline Success Stories

Some may have heard of a living shoreline. For those who have not, it is basically restoring the shoreline back to a more natural state – doing this with living plants and, in some cases,… Read More
Posted: September 14, 2020
Some may have heard of a living shoreline. For those who have not, it is basically restoring the shoreline back to a more natural state – doing this with living plants and, in some cases,… Read More
Posted: July 2, 2018
In this series of restoring the health of the Pensacola Bay System, we are not only focusing on the status of the bay but what citizens can do to help improve things. If you are… Read More
Category: Change Category, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Posted: October 6, 2017
Imagine this… You are a sailor on a 16th century Spanish galleon anchored in a Florida Bay south of Tampa. You, along with others, are ordered to go ashore for a scouting trip to set… Read More
Posted: September 29, 2017
Imagine this… You are a sailor on a 16th century Spanish galleon anchored in a Florida Bay south of Tampa. You, along with others, are ordered to go ashore for a scouting trip to set… Read More
Posted: August 25, 2017
Life on the coast has tremendous benefits; steady sea breezes, gorgeous beaches, plentiful fishing and paddling opportunities. Nevertheless, there are definite downsides to living along it, too. Besides storms like Hurricane Harvey making semi-regular appearances,… Read More
Posted: September 25, 2015
In the last edition in this series we discussed some of the issues and problems our estuaries are facing. For the final edition for National Estuaries Week we want to leave you with some ideas… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Horticulture, Lawn, Water
Tags: Estuaries, Florida friendly landscaping, Living shorelines
Posted: September 25, 2015
In the last edition in this series we discussed some of the issues and problems our estuaries are facing. For the final edition for National Estuaries Week we want to leave you with some ideas… Read More
Posted: September 30, 2013
Since the early days of statehood humans in Florida have been altering shorelines to suffice their economic or domestic concerns. Like so many who came after them, the idea that waste could be diluted by… Read More
Posted: March 12, 2013
Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skied, kids learn to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled… Read More
Posted: March 12, 2013
Those who have lived in the Pensacola area for many years will remember the days when our local bayous were places people water skiied, kids learned to swim, and fishermen brought home plenty of speckled… Read More
Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: clean marina, coliform bacteria, eutrophication, fish kills, florida friendly yards, hypoxia, Living shorelines, water quality
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