by Jeremy Morrison Hugging the shoreline of East Bay, a group of kayakers spent their Sunday learning about the local environment as part of a guided tour hosted by the Pensacola and…
Category: Environment
Protecting Florida’s Coast
Protecting Florida’s Coast is an evening of documentary films and discussion about the latest plans for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and the threat to Florida’s coast and beaches. The…
Milton receives $9.7 million FEMA grant [podcast]
On Wednesday, August 24, the City of Milton was advised by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), Mitigation Bureau that the City has been awarded a competitive Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP)…
IMPACT 100 names finalists
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, is pleased to announce the fifteen grant finalists selected for 2022. Eleven of the fifteen nonprofit finalists will each receive a grant of $103,820…
ECUA recycling facility set to open week of Sept. 26
Press Release: ECUA received an update from the supplier providing the two conveyor belts needed to operate the processing lines. They have again delayed the shipping date to today, Sept 2. Based…
Sea Turtle hatchlings outpace recent seasons
Local Leatherback Nest a Success -by Jeremy Morrison Since May, sea turtles have been nesting on beaches throughout Florida, burying their eggs in the sand and hoping the hatchlings find their way…
Songs for the Planet
Live music to protect Florida’s environment The Face the Music Tour is coming to Pensacola and supporting environmental efforts in Pensacola. Music has the capacity to move, inspire and connect us. Imagine…
Poo Alley investigation efforts stall
By Jeremy Morrison Efforts to determine the source of human waste fouling a downtown Pensacola beach slated for a multi-million public improvement project may be stalling out until later this fall. According…
Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Remediation public meeting set for Aug. 8
Escambia County will host the first public meeting for the Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Remediation Project at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 8,. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the regularly…
Zoom: How to get environmental projects done [podcast]
Environmental projects implemented by Florida’s cities and counties require funding to get done. Learn the basics of how municipal budgets work in Florida, and how you can work to get environmental projects…
Living on Poo Alley [podcast]
The final report has been released. Pensacola has poo problem one block east of city hall at the corner of Reus and Zaragoza streets. Human waste is in the stormwater and contaminating…
Presser Notes: Estuary Aspirations, Chasing Wastewater & Homeless Recyclables
By Jeremy Morrison Fresh from his trip to Washington D.C. last week pitching the Pensacola & Perdido Bay Estuary Program, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson sounded optimistic. “I think that is an incredible…