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Fertilizers: Feeding the Planet, Endangering our Watersheds
First, Defining Sources of Pollution Point source pollution is the introduction of toxic pollutants from a single event or location. This event can be as small as an accidental release of chemicals by a water […]
In the Field: Watershed Monitoring Equipment
Management starts with data. Multiparameter sondes are powerful pieces of equipment that can provide valuable insight into the health and trends of waterbodies in a watershed. Multi-parameter Sonde: Pros and Cons A multiparameter sonde is […]
Suncoast WaterKeeper: A local watchdog
Working with local governments and community organizations, Suncoast Waterkeeper is working each day with one goal in mind: clean water. Clean waterbodies and drinkable aquifers are the products of functional watersheds. Here, we will dive […]
Invasive Species in TCBW: Brazilian peppertree
Schinus terebinthifolia // Family: Anacardiaceae Identification The Brazilian pepper is an evergreen shrub, whose small round fruit clusters of bright red contrast with the dark green leaves. The lower surface of the leaf is a […]
Flood Plains and Soil
Mapping Flood Risk Of the land within the Terra Ceia Bay Watershed (TCBW; outlined in red above), about half is not within a flood zone. The area immediately adjacent to Terra Ceia Bay and McMullen […]
Getting to Know TCBW: Characteristics
Nearby Land Use Terra Ceia Bay Watershed (TCBW) is a small section of the larger Tampa Bay Watershed. and is touted as the least developed of any watershed in the area. This title is likely […]
Impacts of Hurricane Ian on TCBW
The coast of South Central Florida was recently battered by Hurricane Ian, resulting in unprecedented inland flooding that threatened the region for days after the storm’s landfall. Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast […]
Trees of Terra Ceia Bay Watershed
The word ‘tree’ simplifies the diverse and encompassing characteristics of the organism, much the same way ‘human’ could never define you or me. A combination of trees, however, can define a watershed, giving us information […]
Digital Fieldwork 