Tampa Fire Rescue will build the city's first "green" fire station on Cross Creek Boulevard in New Tampa. ...more

August 6, 2008

Tampa Fire Rescue will build the city's first "green" fire station on Cross Creek Boulevard in New Tampa. ...more

July 31, 2008

Environmentalists and longtime homeowners continued their call last week for a community plan south of the Little Manatee River that would keep their area rural and protect natural areas from dense development. ...more

July 30, 2008

Is your garden a sustainable landscape? Ideally, it should be. By "sustainable" I mean that it is in balance with the local climate and requires minimal resource inputs such as fertilizer, pesticides and water. ...more

July 27, 2008

Environmentalists and longtime homeowners continued their call Tuesday for a community plan for south of the Little Manatee River that would keep the area rural and protect natural areas from dense development. ...more

July 24, 2008

GARDEN NOTES Classes WORKSHOPS: The Garden Club of St. Petersburg will hold Coffee & Garden Crafts Workshops from 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays through Aug. 18. The Monday (July 28) session will be "Photo or Recipe Holder." Aug. 4 will be "Painting Clay Pots." Aug. 11 will be "Gardening Glove Treasure"; the workshop for Aug. 18 has yet to be decided. All workshops are open to the public. Please bring scissors, pencils and small paintbrushes. Coffee and tea will be furnished. Call Mary Frances Lawrie for information at (727) 397-8719. ...more

July 24, 2008

South Hillsborough residents of all ages recently came together for a new project that honors the past while literally laying the groundwork for generations to come. ...more

July 5, 2008

If you missed the Butterfly, Herb and Native Plants Fair last weekend at the USF Botanical Gardens, you'll want to be sure to pencil it in for October. It's a one-stop mini mall of great plants, whether your taste runs to showy and fragrant or ultra easy maintenance. ...more

June 25, 2008

For several local home-schooled children, Starkey Environmental Education Center in Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park is kind of a "school away from school." ...more

June 22, 2008

If the green revolution is going to succeed, neighbors have to band together to learn and garner motivation from each other. ...more

June 19, 2008