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Contingent on federal funding, the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program plans projects to improve oyster habitat, reduce erosion and bolster storm protection.

The Designbuild studio at the University has offered architecture students to put their studies into practice. Guided by professor of architecture, Keith Van de Riet, the students have been developing

A small-scale study showed a potential loss of habitat for oysters, while a new shoreline project at Longboat Key's Bayfront Park will attempt to mitigate the possible downsides of plastic sea walls.

The Marketplace of Ideas at The Times of Israel

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A look back at the summers highs and lows, and everything in between

Kansas Childrens Discovery Centers reptilian pavilion is reminiscent of Capitol Federals original downtown building Brianna Childers, Topeka Capital-Journal © Brianna Childers KCDCs new reptilian pavillion will give visitors some much needed shade once the covering has been placed. Kansas Childrens Discovery Centers newest structural addition is reminiscent of Capitol Federals original building that stood in downtown Topeka from 1924 to 1960.  The reptilian pavilion was cre...

The reptilian pavilion is reminiscent of Capitol Federals original building that was located in downtown Topeka from 1924 to 1960.

Researchers have linked the disappearance of seagrass in Florida (thought to be behind this winter’s explosion of manatee deaths in the Indian River Lagoon) to a decades-long decline in water quality. But those working to restore the estuary in Volusia County hope living shorelines can help reverse the trend. "We want to be at the cutting edge of what’s going on in shoreline restoration," said Greg Wilson, chief scientific officer for the Edgewater-based Riverside Conservancy. Living shore...