Students at Shorecrest Preparatory School were recently presented with a unique challenge — to produce a short video about the Tampa Bay watershed. Despite poor weather conditions and limited class time, they created excellent work. You can view the results and learn a few interesting facts about our local ecosystem below!

Last month kicked off the start of the manatee season. Beginning in November, manatees move into springs and estuaries like Tampa Bay where water temperatures are much more constant than in the Gulf of Mexico.

When someone says to name a pink bird what bird do you immediately think of? Flamingo? Me too. However, another wading bird deserves all the fame and glory.

Have you seen these weird looking creatures on the local beaches? Believe it or not, these organisms aren’t really crabs; they are more closely related to spiders and scorpions.

Bees and bats and birds, oh my! Pollinators are not only entertaining to observe, but they are vital to food production and ecosystem biodiversity. In Tampa Bay, visitors will find numerous species of bees, bats, and birds that drive the process of pollination.

November events at the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center.

The Discovery Center recently hosted a special group of visitors from Lighthouse of Pinellas, a local organization that works to support individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

Want to learn more about octopuses? This is the place!

Meet our touch tank and eco vessel volunteer, Aley Onderko!