![A water-bottle filling station at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2022/02/2022_Waste_blogSaCoWaterFillStationTLP01CROP1338x357TINY.png)
Sarasota County recently took a big step in reducing the volume of single-use plastics generated locally each day, installing 16 water bottle filling stations at various county sites. The installations were part of the County's commitment ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Water
The past month has been all about finding ways to adapt to this new COVID-19 situation! I have been working with several of my Florida Sea Grant Extension colleagues to develop some fabulous new resources. Some of these are specifically designed ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
For the third year, the Florida Microplastic Awareness Project promoted the month of September as Microplastic Awareness Month. Around the state, there were various educational activities designed to help teach people about the problems with ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesThis March, I spent a week in San Diego, CA with about 700 people talking about trash. Primarily the talk was about trash in the ocean. Most of the conversations centered around plastic. I was attending the 6th International Marine Debris Conference, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Water