2012 Annual Report

2012 Annual Report
restoration noun
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1. the act of restoring; renewal, revival,
or reestablishment.
2. the act or process of returning something to its original condition, or a state
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2012 Annual Report
CONTENTS
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OUR MISSION
IS CLEAR:
Tampa Bay Watch, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit stewardship
program dedicated exclusively
to the protection and restoration
of the marine and wetland
environments of the Tampa Bay
estuary through scientific and
educational programs.
Tampa Bay Watch, Inc.
3000 Pinellas Bayway South
Tierra Verde, FL 33715
tel 727-867-8166 | fax 727-867-8188
TAMPABAYWATCH.ORG
Tampa Bay Watch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Letter from the President
Tampa Bay Watch
Volunteers: Making an
Impact
Staff, Board of Directors
& Advisory Council
Education on the Bay
Habitat Restoration
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Events That Support
Our Mission
Corporate Members
Tampa Bay Guardians
Contributors & Members
Financial Snapshot
A Restoration Story:
Schultz Nature Preserve
Dear TBW Members, Supporters, & Partners:
Restoring
Tampa Bay
every
day
2012 was a year of stability and growth for Tampa Bay
Watch. Our habitat restoration programs remained
strong and impactful. Our Estuary EDventures education
programs continued to grow and strengthen despite
a huge loss of funding in 2011. And Tampa Bay Watch
grew physically as well with the addition of the new
Service Learning Center.
In 2012, we continued working hard on our critical
habitat restoration programs throughout Tampa Bay.
Hundreds of volunteers contributed thousands of hours
to our efforts, resulting in significant improvements to
key areas in the Bay. From oyster shell bar construction
at Schultz Nature Preserve to salt marsh plantings at
Clam Bayou to sea grass transplanting off the shorelines
of MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa Bay Watch staff and
volunteers spanned the bay to restore and protect our
precious estuary.
We are especially proud of our Estuary EDventures
program and the supporters who helped it thrive in
2012. Despite taking a huge hit with a massive loss of
funding in 2011, with the help of members and sponsors
the program prevailed. Clearly the Board, staff and
supporters of Tampa Bay Watch are strongly committed
to our youth educational efforts. We were able to
bring over 1,700 students to participate in field trips at
Tampa Bay Watch in 2012. With our newly formalized
fee structure, we found a way to fund a portion of the
program and keep offering quality field trip experiences
for Bay-area schools. With your help, we have been able
to offer many scholarships to Title 1 schools (schools
with a high percentage of children who are economically
disadvantaged) so they attend field trips at Tampa Bay
Watch at no cost to them.
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This was also a year of physical growth with the
addition of the new Service Learning Center.
We broke ground on the Center in September
of 2012. The Service Learning Center will
eventually be home to a new salt and freshwater
aquaculture facility that utilizes salt and fresh
plant nurseries to purify the fish grow out pools.
The Center also provides Tampa Bay Watch with
important storage space safe from storm events,
and a workshop area for our youth programs.
The building is funded by a grant from the
Housing and Urban Development program and
has been part of the Marine Center master plan
from the beginning.
What a pleasure it is to report such a successful
year to the members, volunteers, sponsors and
supporters who made it possible. Next year we
will celebrate our 20th anniversary, a milestone
that would not have been possible without the
help and support of many people. Thank you
for your commitment to the Tampa Bay Watch
mission to restore and protect Tampa Bay!
Sincerely,
Peter Clark
President
People: The Lifeblood of Our Organization
VOLUNTEERS WHO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Tampa Bay Watch is, at its
very core, a communitydriven organization. We
are able to accomplish
our mission to restore and
protect Tampa Bay only
because of the dedicated
volunteers who support
our work. Tampa Bay Watch
leverages the manpower of
close to 10,000 volunteers
to help our staff of
Environmental Scientists
make a big impact on the
health of the Bay each year.
From salt marsh plantings
to oyster projects to coastal
clean-ups to administrative
support – volunteers are
the driving force behind the
success of this organization.
We thank you for your
passion, commitment and
hard work on behalf of the
Tampa Bay Estuary!
Volunteers working hard and getting their
hands dirty restoring and protecting Tampa
Bay!
STAFF MEMBERS
Peter A. Clark, President
Jamie Anderson, Education
Specialist
John Anderson, Maintenance
Rachel Arndt, Communications
Coordinator
Serra Herndon, Habitat
Restoration Director
Jean Hynes, Membership &
Special Events Coordinator
Martha Gruber, Environmental
Scientist
Jill Kunesh, Office Administrator
Andy Lykens, Senior
Environmental Educator
Laura McMurdock, Community
Room Coordinator
Kevin Misiewicz, Environmental
Scientist
Eric Plage, Environmental
Specialist
Barchan Rodgers,
Environmental Specialist
Jennifer Silva, Director of
Development
Melinda Spall, Environmental
Specialist
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BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Debbie Kraujalis,
Chairman
Matt Bisset, Vice Chair
Larry Weiner, Secretary/
Treasurer
Kevin Kelso
Steve McCreary
Bill Protz
Mary Ann Renfrow
Amory Sanders
Steve Stanley
Doug Williamson
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Ivan Baker
Jennifer Baldwin
Aaron Dobiesz
Bill Griffiths
Richard Happle
Richard Hatcher
Dr. Bill Heller
Derek Houston
Kathryn Boeckman Howd
Capt. Eric Hull
Richard Jacobs
Michael Kinter
Jennifer Maxwell
Andrew McIntosh
Michael Mikuliza
Christopher Moench
Glory Moore
G. Lowe Morrison
Jeff Parker
Travis Parker
Sallie Parks
Robert Paver
Dr. Honey Rand
Stephen Reynolds
Joe Saunders
Barbara Shames
Nadine Smith
Ray Smith
Doug Sokolowski
Capt. John C. Timmel
John Ullrich
Bob Vaughan
Laura Vaughan
Whit Webster
Richard Wilkes
Education on the Bay
SUMMER CAMPS
classroom and field education
Tampa Bay Watch’s summer camps offer young
people ages 6-14 the opportunity to learn about the
bay through week-long sessions jam-packed with
outdoor activities. From snorkeling to trips on our
Classroom Boat to building floating vessels from
recycled materials for a “recycling regatta,” our camps
are a quality learning experience with a maximum
fun quotient!
2012 Accomplishments:
171 students participated in 44 days of summer
camps at our Marine Education Center.
SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
outbound learning opportunities for school educators
Our Marine & Education Center’s ideal location on the
bay provides young people with exciting, hands-on
opportunities to learn about marine ecology and restoration
projects. Our backyard is rich with mangrove forests, grass
flats, and shallow waters teeming with marine life.
2012 Accomplishments:
1,784 students participated in 90 field
trips along with 347 educators.
BAY GRASSES IN CLASSES
TEACHER TRAINING
from the classroom
nursery to tampa bay
tools for educators
In this classroom-based nursery program,
salt marsh wetland nurseries have been
established at several bay area schools,
monitored and maintained by students of all ages.
Coordinated with school science teachers and their
ecology and science clubs, the nurseries provide a
source of native wetland plants for use in habitat
restoration projects.
2012 Accomplishments:
1,526 students in 16 schools helped nurture
and harvest 8,810 plugs of salt marsh to be
transplanted into 11 acres of Tampa Bay shorelines!
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Tampa Bay Watch offers a series
of free teacher training sessions
each summer for Pinellas,
Hillsborough, and Manatee educators. During
the trainings, Tampa Bay Watch Education staff
implements a Sunshine State Standards-based
marine ecology curriculum and wraps up with
a field trip for teachers.
2012 Accomplishments:
37 teachers participated in 3 days of teacher
training to learn about Tampa Bay and bring
that education back into their classrooms.
Habitat Restoration
C.O.R.E. (COMMUNITY OYSTER REEF ENHANCEMENT)
Rebuilding oyster habitat on coastlines and developed waterways
More oysters mean a cleaner bay. Natural water filters, oysters are also a food source for other bay inhabitants. Increasing
oyster populations means a reduction in erosion, better overall water quality, and restored hard bottom habitat.
OYSTER BARS
OYSTER DOMES
Shoreline and island habitat
Ideal for developed waterways
The Oyster Bar program creates
oyster shell reefs similar to natural
oyster communities found along the
shorelines of Tampa Bay. Fossilized
oyster shells are shoveled into
marine-friendly mesh bags and
placed strategically along a shoreline.
Urbanized, densely populated
areas lack natural buffers to
help reduce pollutants from
flowing off our streets and
into Tampa Bay. The natural
habitat and water quality get a
boost through the placement
of Tampa Bay Watch oyster
domes!
2012 Accomplishments:
596 volunteers shoveled 180 tons of fossilized oyster
shell into marine-friendly mesh bags to create 1,850 feet
of oyster shell bars.
2012 Accomplishments:
351 volunteers helped build 732 domes that will
be used to rebuild habitat in bay waters!
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Oysters are
key to water
quality in
Tampa
Bay.
COMMUNITY SALT MARSH
RESTORATION
Critically-important habitats
Salt marsh communities grow
on the intertidal fringe of
the bay, preventing erosion,
buffering uplands from
storms, absorbing pollutants,
and providing shelter and
nursery areas for fish and
other wildlife. Marshes also
serve as a vital link in the
marine food web.
2012 Accomplishments:
356 volunteers planted 22,300 plugs of salt
marsh in bay area coastlines to restore almost 13
acres of shoreline!
SEAGRASS TRANSPLANTING
Rebuilding bottom habitat and foraging
grounds for marine life
Seagrasses are flowering plants that live underwater and are mostly found in protected bays and lagoons. We
transplant and monitor underwater seagrasses in target areas around the bay, enhancing habitat and helping
to keep the bay clean.
2012 Accomplishments:
1200 plugs were transplanted by 88 volunteers over 12 days.
DERELICT CRAB TRAP
REMOVAL PROGRAM
removing “ghost traps”
It is estimated that there are
thousands of abandoned crab
traps that have been accumulating
in Tampa Bay for decades. These
traps still capture various species of
marine life, entangling or killing them
unnecessarily. Tampa Bay Watch performs aerial surveys
to identify these derelict traps and conducts removal
cleanups to clear them from the bay. Through an extended
partnership with RAE and NOAA, the program’s success and
impact expanded significantly in 2012.
2012 Accomplishments:
200 acres were searched to remove 85 derelict crab traps
from Tampa Bay with the help of 28 volunteers via 11
airboats chartered by the Florida Airboat Association.
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THE GREAT BAY
SCALLOP SEARCH
counting bay scallops
Scallop populations are important to
the bay’s health and are considered bay
water quality indicators. Once a year,
hundreds of volunteers participate
in the Great Bay Scallop Search, a
resource-monitoring program where
volunteers snorkel along transect lines
to count scallops and document the
population trend.
2012 Results:
12 scallops were counted in the 2012
event by 150 participants.
COASTAL & FISHING LINE
CLEANUPS
STORM DRAIN MARKING
Clearing debris from the bay
Community education in our
communities
With the help of volunteers, Tampa Bay Watch removes
pounds of marine debris and monofilament line
from bay area beaches and bird nesting islands each
year. These cleanups reduce pollution and help save
countless numbers of wildlife species from fishing line
entanglement and death.
Storm drains carry fertilizer and other pollutants directly
into Tampa Bay. Our volunteer storm drain marking
program helps educate citizens about storm drains,
helping communities understand that what they put
down on their lawns and discard in the streets ends up in
Tampa Bay.
2012 Accomplishments:
2012 Accomplishments:
503 volunteers helped remove 4,825 pounds of
debris from Tampa Bay; 104 monotubes placed in 52
locations helped prevent 325 pounds of dangerous
175 storm drains were marked in bay area
neighborhoods with the help of 54 volunteers during
events orchestrated by Tampa Bay Watch.
fishing line from entering bay waters and injuring
wildlife.
We work
hard yearround
to keep
Tampa
Bay
clean!
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Fundraisers & Community Events that Make a Difference
Presented By
Tarpon Rodeo
A view of the Marine & Education Center at night.
We could
not succeed
without our
sponsors and
guests!
Saturday, November 3, 2012 Over 300 guests came out to the
Maine & Education Center for our 6th Annual Evening for
the Bay fundraiser. The evening, themed “Marsh Madness”
to spotlight our Salt Marsh programs, featured live
music, a delicious dinner courtesy of Bonefish Grill and a
spectacular silent auction that raised over $29,000! Guests
dined and danced on the waterfront while enjoying one
of the most stunning views in the Bay area. Thanks to our
Presenting Sponsor, American Strategic Insurance, and
all of our event sponsors, guests and auction bidders, the
event netted over $47,000! The funds raised at Evening
for the Bay support Tampa Bay Watch’s restoration and
education programs.
Presenting Sponsor:
June 15 & 16, 2012 Named in memory of one of Tampa Bay
Watch’s founding Board members, the Ed Alber Tarpon
Rodeo is an annual competitive catch-and-release tarpon
and shark fishing tournament. In 2012, the tournament
celebrated its 7th year, netting over $50,000 for Tampa
Bay Watch’s restoration and education programs. Over
200 guests attended the pre-tournament banquet which
featured a delicious dinner courtesy of Carrabba’s as well
as exciting live and silent auctions. The next day, 24 boats
with 96 anglers participated in the tournament.
Gold Sponsors:
Major Sponsor:
Silver Sponsors:
2012 Table Sponsors:
Supporting Sponsors:
Cocktails by:
Catalina Charitable Foundation
Joan & Dick Jacobs
Biltmore Construction
Kathryn Howd
Eric Hull & Bryan Baldwin
Hancock Bank
Esther & Richard Happle
Mosaic
WTSP 10News
Friends of the Bay
Get Your Spin On!
Gregory, Sharer & Stuart, CPA’s
United Capital of Tampa Bay
TECO Energy
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Calhoun International
Catalina Charitable
Foundation
Directed Capital
General Dynamics
Konica Minolta
Microsoft
Power Pole
Scooter Foundation
Tradewinds
Bronze Tournament Entries:
Eckerd College- Matt & Joanne Bisset
Fowler White Boggs, P.A.
Flynn Fishing Team
Hancock Bank
Klemtek
Saunders & Walker, P.A.
Vector Commercial Real Estate Services
Supporting
Sponsor:
Tampa Bay Guardians 2012:
Investing in a Bright Future
The Tampa Bay Guardians are a group of supporters who are
passionately committed to protecting Tampa Bay. These generous
contributors support the Tampa Bay Watch mission to restore and
protect the Bay with a three-year pledge of at least $1,000 Annually.
stewards
($5,000-9,999 annually)
Captain Eric Hull & Ms. Bryan
Baldwin
leaders
($1,000-2,499 annually)
Biltmore Construction
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners
Pat & Paul Brown
Bobby & Elena Bussey
Dan & Elaine DiLoreto
Bill & Patricia Griffiths
Corporate Members:
leaders (cont’d)
Andy Harris
Kathryn Boeckman Howd
Janet & Harold Hurwitz
Joan & Dick Jacobs
Deborah Krajualils & Doug
Williamson
Chuck & Glory Moore
Mary Ann & Gary Renfrow
Amory & Dessi Sanders
Doug & Joellen Sokolowski
TJM Properties, Inc.
Larry Weiner & Yvonne Grimm
Because a Healthy Bay is Everyone’s Business!
At Tampa Bay Watch, our Corporate Members are active partners working to protect and restore the Tampa Bay Estuary.
2012 Corporate Members:
360 Vodka
400 Beach Seafood & Tap House/
Parkshore Grill
Adams and Reese, LLP
Alden Suites
American Strategic Insurance
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman
Partners
Biltmore Construction
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.
Calhoun International
Catalina Charitable Foundation
Clearwater Gas System
Coastal Angler Magazine
DeBartolo Development
Directed Capital
Electric Supply, Inc.
The Florida InfoGuide
Gator Dredging
General Dynamics
Going Green Tampa
Great Bay Distributors
The Island Reporter
McNichols Company
Konica Minolta
Mariner Car Wash
Mosaic
Orion Marine Group
Patagonia
Power-Pole
Paul J. Skipper, Inc.
Tampa Bay Mariners Club, Inc.
Tampa Bay Pilots
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TECO Energy
Tennant Special Risk, Inc.
Three Palms Property
Management
TJM Properties
United Capital Funding
United Capital of Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Parrot Heads
in Paradise
2012 Contributors & Members
Tampa Bay Watch would not exist without the support of its members and contributors. We thank you
for sharing our commitment to protecting and restoring our spectacular Bay waters and to engaging
our youth in hands-on environmental education to ensure our bay is protected for many generations
to come. Limited space prevents us from listing all of our generous donors and members. Our thanks
to all who have contributed their time and dollars in support of our mission. Those listed below
contributed $100 or more in 2012.
$100,000 +
NOAA Fisheries–Restore
America’s Estuaries
$50,000 -$99,999
Mosaic
$25,000 - $49,999
Randy & Sharon Cochrane
Elizabeth Ordway Dunn
Foundation
Southwest Florida Water Mgmt.
District
$10,000 - $24,999
Bocc of Hillsborough County
K2 Fishbuilders Foundation,
Inc.
Beth Ann Morean
$5,000 - $9,999
Frank E. Duckwall Foundation
Gannett Foundation
General Dynamics
Eric Hull & Bryan Baldwin
Jollay Family Foundation
Northeast Exchange Club of St.
Petersburg, FL
Patagonia
Rays Baseball Foundation
The Sharpie TI LLC
Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber
of Commerce
$2,500 - $4,999
George & Isabel Adams Jr
Anonymous
Catalina Marketing Charitable
Foundation
Community Foundation of
Greater St. Petersburg
DeBartolo Development LLC
ERM Group Foundation, Inc.
Earthshare
Electric Supply Inc.
Christine & Daniel Fisher
RBC Foundation
Garner Koons
Tampa Bay Rays
St. Petersburg Women’s
Chamber of Commerce
Alden Suites
Suncoast Combined Federal
Campaign
TECO
Western Hills Charitable
Foundation
$1,000 - $2,499
Adams & Reese LLP
Baldwin Krystyn Sherman
Partners
Biltmore Construction Co., Inc.
Bobby & Elena Bussey
Calhoun International
The Harman & Mary C.
Wheeler Fund within the
Community Foundation of
Greater St. Petersburg
Tim Brundage & Patty
Cramer
Directed Capital Resources
Kate Dyer
Fishing Lawyers Association,
Inc.
GE Foundation
Gator Dredging
John Gaul
Patricia Ann Gilroy
Marcus W. Greene
Pat & Bill Griffiths
Andrew Harris
Dr. Bill Heller
Steven Hovsepian
Janet & Harold Hurwitz
Craig Johnson
Deborah Kraujalis & Doug
Williamson
Kyle & Ann Krueger
Joseph & Family MacDougald
Three Palms Property
Management
Deborah & Jacob Mast
Philip & Jennifer McGarry
McNichols Company
Northern Trust
Orion Marine Construction,
Inc.
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Reef Innovations, Inc.
Mary Ann & Gary Renfrow
Sabal Trust
Amory & Dessi Sanders
Paul J. Skipper Inc.
Douglas & Joellen Sokolowski
Clearwater Gas System
TJM Property Management,
Inc.
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
Tampa Bay Parrot Heads In
Paradise Club
Tampa Bay Pilots Association
Tennant Special Risk, Inc
Rick Van Enige
Walter S. Pierce Foundation Inc.
Lawrence Weiner & Yvonne
Grimm
Wells Fargo Foundation
Nancy & Steve Westphal
Mary Wheeler
$500 - $999
Anonymous
A.J. Arango, Inc
Association of Corporate
Counsel West Central Florida
Chapter
Mac & Lisa Barrow
David Bayard
Louise Beck-Correa
Joyce & Larry Beltz
Pat & Paul Brown
Jeff Carbiener
Angelo & Paige Catani
Mrs. Genevieve L. Dimmitt
Jane & Jamie Egasti
Florida Info Guide
Jeff & Merilee Gerew
John Glasscock
Edward & Mary Hacker
Henson Construction, LLC
Kathryn Boeckman Howd
Jabil
Mark & Marianne Mahaffey
Ed & Jeanne Mansfield
Alan, Jayne & Oskar Mossberg
Robert Paver
Harold & Gretchen Petraske
Carol & George Ramsayer
Brenda Reed
Steve & Mary Stanley
Robert & Terry Stote
Sunshine City Kiwanis Club
Naomi & Jon Vichich
Matthew & Mary Weber
Richard Wilkes, D.V.M.
Steve & Lisa Zaritsky
$250 - $499
Steve M. Armstrong
Stuart W. Arnold
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Wayne & Terese Borden
2012 Contributors & Members (cont’d)
The Breakfast Optimist Club of
St. Pete
Jennifer M. Burns, M.D.
Canoe Country Outfitters
Larry & Janet Chappel
GFWC St Pete Junior Woman’s
Club, Inc.
Centre Club
Community Foundation of
Tampa Bay
Sarah & Marty Elnicki
Tom & Karen Friedrich
Frank Gallant
Mary Fahy & Royal Gardner
Phil Gehres
Betsy & Bo Godbold
Joel Godwin
Bob Harris
Amanda & Derek Houston
David & Fran Huey
Joan & Dick Jacobs
Kirk & Dawn Johnson
Sharon A Kalember
Michael G. Kinter Family Trust
John Gee & Kathy Kronenberg
Dr. Robert Kropp
Wesley & Vicki M. Linkovich
Betty Lipe
Len & Cindy LoVullo
Richard H Malchon
Esther Marin
Steve McCreary
Stacy & Mark McLeod
Michael Mikuliza
Stephanie Miller
National Christian Foundation
Sallie Parks
David & Lori Price
Honey Rand & Jim Randel
Dr. Stanley A. Rice
Mary Ann Reilly & Ross Roeder
Stephanie Miller
Solutions Insurance Group
Speedboat Adventures
Nancy & Craig Stevens
Kerstin & George Trowbridge
Bob & Laura Vaughan
Robert Vitito
$100 - $249
Richard & Barbara Abbott
Keld Agnar & Judy Ryerson
William Albee
Allstate Giving Campaign
Michael A. Anderson
Thomas Ando
Aquatic Obsessions Scuba
Chris Cargo & Ted Andresen
Susan Armstrong
Larry B. Austing
Phillip & Mary Authier
BB&T
Charles Bachteler
Jennifer Baldwin
William Bartley
Robert & Emily Bell
Vivian M. Benci
James Bennett
George Bernardich, III
Matt & Joanne Bisset
Jeff Blocker
Ed Bokor
David Bonney
Gary Braddock
Lorin & Patty Bridge
Mark Bridges
Michael Buffington
Paul Carder & Jacqueline
MacNeil
Bob, Cecily & Savannah Carr
Judy & Bud Cherry
Kelly & Deborah Cochran
Dean Cofield
Elsie Crimaldi
Crossection, Inc.
Charles R. & Karen Crume
Ryan & Smaya Cullerton
Frank & Dana Dalton
Mr. & Mrs. Miles C. Dearden III
Dennis Demirjian
Dan & Elaine Diloreto
Eric & Beth Diner
Barbara, Doug & Taylor Duch
Judy Ellington
Joe & Lynn Evans
George Farrington
Matthew Fesl
Ken & Joan Fink
Robert & Virginia Fischer
Sally Flynn
Charles & Nancy Frazier
Bonnie & Steve Freeman
Greg & Cathy Gaj
Michael & Angela Giordano
Orrin & Susan Gowen
Holly Greening
Charles & Ursula Hahn
Bob Haiman
Sharon & Jeff Handy
Richard & Esther Happle
Jeff Harkavy
Richard & Allison Hatcher
Fred Hemmer
Kathy & Roger Herrnsteen
Polly Higgins
R. Mark & Jenny Higgins
Mr. & Mrs Lewis H. Hill III
Richard and Brenda Hitt
Mel Hollins
Holy Family School
Barbara & Gary Hornbuckle
Rayne Hunt
Bob & Jean Hunter
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Christopher & Celeste Hunter
Oliver & Suzanne Janney
Shell Jaroy
Tyler & Julie Johnson
Andrew (Scott) Jordan
Jessica Jordan
Paula & Steve Karwoski
Robert & Beryl Kilbride
Robert B. Kirkconnell
Louis & Tifnie Klingel
Charles Koehler
Hal Landt
Charles Larsen
Bob Lenz
Nick Lord & Amanda Zion
Donald James Lyons
Manatee Sarasota Fish and
Game Assoc
Eli Rose & Janet Marley
Lisa Marone
Barbara Martin
Dennis and Jenny Martin
David & Charlann Mason
Dr. Andrew Massaro
Pete, Robin, Kaity & Alexandra
May
Doug & Pamela Mayer
Joseph & Bonnie McNally
Lauren & William Milstid
Bob & Sue Minthorn
David Mitchell
Carla & Billy Moore
Sheila Morgan
Dr. Dennis & Mrs. Joyce Nelson
Bert Smith Oldsmobile
George & Eileen Orsi
Keith Overton
Jason Paiva
Ann Paul
Dr. Wyatt Payne
Pfizer Foundation Matching
Gifts
Pier Aquarium
David & Amy Piper
Mary Pat Pitchford
Douglas & Darrell Pray
Thomas Rawls
Melissa Reddington
Stephen H. & Elizabeth Reynolds
Carolyn & Mike Richards
Erin & Perry Ross
Kent & Barbara Ross
Tampa Carrollwood Rotary
Leslie Rotureau
Audrey & Julien Savage
Anita Schiavoni-Gibbons
Robert Shuck
Michele Sinclair-Whitely
Matthew Sokolowski
Greg Soulliere
Streamline Environmental
Betsey & Gerry Stupiansky
Ed & Dorothy Sved
Arthur Swisher
Tampa Garden Club
Lawrence H. Tate
Forest Thibideau
Tom Yerks & Family
John Ullrich
Robin Warekois
Keith & Heather Watson
Kellee & David Watt
Mark Weidemaier
Simone Tieber Wemple
Dave & Gretchen Whalen
Douglas & Staci Williams
Charles & Judy Willis
Florrie & Patrick Willis
Terry Stetson Wilson
Janis, Jim & Nicole Wulff
2012 EXPENSES
2012 Financial Report:
Fundraising
$113,389
147,563
Program Expenses
866,238
Individual Support
$186,207
Corporate Support
75,110
2012 INCOME
Management & General
Together, it’s amazing
what we can accomplish!
Foundation Support
193,522
Government Grants
192,894
Other Contributions
Earned Revenues
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302,483
Special Events
28,692
236,836
Spotlight On: Schultz Nature Preserve Oyster Reef Creation
The Schultz Nature Preserve Oyster Reef Creation
project involves the creation of a total of 1,850
linear feet of oyster communities along the
northern shoreline of the Schultz Nature Preserve
in Hillsborough County which will enhance and
restore approximately 1.1 acres of estuarine habitat.
This project is being completed in partnership
between Tampa Bay Watch and the Southwest
Florida Water Management District, Restore
America’s Estuaries, the NOAA Restoration Center,
the Tampa chapter of the Coastal Conservation
Association, the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation’s Shell Marine Program, and the Mosaic
Company Foundation.
The oyster communities created along the northern
shoreline will focus on providing sediment
accretion where heavy wave action is eroding the
shoreline. The channel to the north of this shoreline
experiences heavy boat traffic and strong tidal
currents which are causing higher rates of erosion
that in other parts of the preserve. New oyster
communities will also enhance and protect local
biodiversity through the creation of foraging areas
for the many species of birds and fish that populate
the bay.
This project began in the fall of 2011 and is
expected to be completed in the spring of 2013.
This project benefits the Tampa Bay community by
promoting environmental stewardship through
hands-on opportunities to participate in Tampa
Bay habitat restoration activities. Typically, oyster
communities such as the ones being created at the
Schultz Nature Preserve will improve water quality
conditions and create quiescent environments that
allow seagrass recovery in the area. Additionally,
after a couple of years, once the new oyster reefs
have matured and the sediments have stabilized,
existing salt marsh grasses can continue to expand
landward of the new reefs.
This oyster shell project will complete a healthy
transitional mosaic of natural communities
along this man-made shoreline at Schultz Nature
Preserve.
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