Yellow PagesSarasota Bay grants awarded
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Sarasota Bay Estuary Program announced a number of community grants Thursday to help restore the bay, install bay-friendly landscaping and help improve the bay's overall quality:
Mote Marine Laboratory, for its partnership with the YMCA's after-school care program to provide hands-on, discovery-based, marine science activities to second through fourth graders.
Village at Beekman Place, for installing native aquatic plants in an area pond to improve the quality and reduce the quantity of storm water runoff from the neighborhood.
Anna Maria Environmental Education and Enhancement Committee, for placing educational signs for habitat restoration areas around Anna Maria City Hall, which will serve as a guide to plants, habitats, natural resources and restoration activities on site.
Anna Maria Historical Society, for installing native plant identification andwatershed education signs in the native landscape around the Anna MariaIsland Historical Museum to portray the watershed benefits to the landscape.
Bradenton Beach WAVES Committee. for producing a pet waste pollution education and prevention campaign to educate the public about the harmful effects of pet waste on public health and area waterways.
Riggs Landing Condominium Association, for removing St. Augustine grass and replacing it with native and Florida-friendly landscaping to improve the quality and reduce the quantity of the stormwater entering Hudson Bayou.
Windward Bay Condominium Association on Longboat Key, for uprooting St. Augustine grass and replacing it with native landscaping to improve the quality and reduce the quantity of the stormwater entering Big Sarasota Bay.
Pelican Cove Condominium Association, for installing native wetland and upland plants around two ponds to improve quality of the storm water entering Clower Creek and Little Sarasota Bay.
Palma Sola Scenic Highway, for promoting awareness about area wildlife and habitats by painting a mural on public rest rooms at Palma Sola Causeway.
Hudson Bayou Neighborhood Association, for providing materials and supplies for storm drain cleaning kits for a volunteer program.
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