Environmental Tidbits April 2019


Looking For an Eco-friendly Summer For Kids?

Wondering what to do with the kids this summer? Tampa Bay Watch camp programs! Tampa Bay Watch provides high-quality, inclusive summer camp

programs. Their scholarship program offers free camp tuition to a limited number of students, awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. Candidates must meet qualifying criteria and complete an application process to be considered.

Applications and supporting materials must be submitted by April 26. Applications can be downloaded from http://www.tampabaywatch.org/assets/2019-scholarship-app-form.pdf\


Nothing feels better than volunteering for the environment – Oyster shell bar installation at McKay Bay, April 12, May 2, 3, 16, 17

Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting volunteers to create an oyster shell bar on the shoreline of McKay Bay with the goal of restoring lost habitat systems to the bay, preventing further erosion of the shoreline, and improving water quality through natural biological filtration. More information see http://www.tampabaywatch.org/ogyster-shell-bars.html


Build oyster domes for Tampa Bay

April 17 & 24, 9 to noon

Tampa Bay Watch is recruiting 10-20 volunteers to help build oyster domes at their Marine Center in Tierra Verde. This physically demanding project is a dirty job, but it’ll make a difference for Tampa Bay! Learn more about oyster domes here http://www.tampabaywatch.org/ oyster-domes.html and register here https://bit.ly/2THz9bZ


Earth Day with the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Watch

Two Tampa Bay stalwarts – the Rays and Tampa Bay Watch – are partnering for the April 20 Rays vs. Red Sox game. The lower-corner tickets are $30 and include a special Rays/Tampa Bay Watch baseball cap.  A portion of sales benefits Tampa Bay Watch’s mission to restore the bay. The game honors Earth Day (April 22) and commemorates Tampa Bay Watch’s partnership with the Rays and Jabil, who will present them with a $15,000 check pre-game to support their habitat restoration and environmental education programs. Buy tickets http://www.tampabaywatch.org/rays-up.html


The Crested Caracara

A tropical falcon version of a vulture, the Crested Caracara is seen in the United States only in Arizona,Texas and Florida. The bird is classified as “threatened” in Florida. A common subject of folklore and legends throughout Central and South America, the Crested Caracara is sometimes referred to as the “Mexican eagle.” Although it looks like a long-legged hawk and associates with vultures, the Crested Caracara is actually in the same family as falcons. Source: allaboutbirds.org.

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