Volunteers needed to clean and restore bay area parks and preserves for the Tampa Bay Estuary Programme, in St. Petersburg in Florida, USA.
Their mission is to build partnerships to restore and protect Tampa Bay through implementation of a scientifically sound, community-based management plan.
Their work is governed by a Policy Board of elected officials and a Management Board of regional administrators. Several committees, including a Technical Advisory Committee of scientists and managers; a Nitrogen Management Consortium of industries, regulators and expanded city-county members; and a Community Advisory Committee of engaged citizens are also critical contributors to the restoration and protection of Tampa Bay.
Give-A-Day For the Bay is a volunteer programme sponsored by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program to directly involve citizens in restoring Tampa Bay. At Give-A-Day events, the Tampa Bay Estuary Program staff, local partners, and community volunteers put in “sweat equity” to clean and restore bay area parks and preserves. From removing exotic vegetation to creating living shorelines, these interactive events encourage volunteers to get dirty, give back, and have fun!
– Interested in being part of Tampa Bay’s restoration story? One way you can is by adopting a Vertical Oyster Garden, or VOG, and installing it off your dock! VOGs are strings of recycled oyster shells collected from local restaurants. When suspended in brackish water, these strings of oyster shells provide the ideal habitat for young, larval oysters to settle and grow.
– The Great Bay Scallop Search is an annual monitoring event. Citizen scientists snorkel along a transect line to search for scallops in selected areas of Tampa Bay. This monitoring helps document bay scallop population in Tampa Bay.
– They are seeking volunteers to improve understanding of microplastics in the Tampa Bay watershed. Volunteers will be trained to collect, filter, and analyse microplastic contents in Tampa Bay water samples.
Climate change is affecting many coastal areas, including Tampa Bay. Tea Time For Science helps us understand how different coastal ecosystems mitigate the change through blue carbon sequestration, or the storage of carbon in biomass below the soil. Trained citizen scientists used tea bags to examine soil decomposition and respiration rates variability around the estuary.
– A nurdle is a plastic pellet which serves as raw material in the manufacturing of plastic products. Nurdles are washing up on United States beaches by the millions. In order to map the source of the contaminants, Nurdle Patrol needs help locating where the small plastic pellets are washing ashore.
Charitable Travel can help you plan your next trip to Florida and can tailor your stay to allow time for you to get involved in this project, which you will need to arrange directly via the link below.
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