Tampa Bay Watch UpdateFebruary 12 
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Visit our Online Store Help build reef balls with us!We’re recruiting 20 hard-working volunteers to build oyster reef balls at our Marine Center in Tierra Verde on specified weekday mornings. The project involves pouring marine-friendly concrete into a fiberglass mold to create oyster reef balls and taking apart the molds that were previously poured. It’s a dirty job, but it’ll make a difference for Tampa Bay! Click here to learn more about oyster reef balls. Click a date below to register: February 19, February 21, February 27, March 3, March 11, March 17, March 23Corporate Spotlight: Drift LocalThank you to our newest corporate member, Drift Local, a new coastal themed apparel brand in the Tampa Bay region. Drift Local has committed to donate ten percent of their proceeds to Tampa Bay Watch! Their product line focuses on performance and quality, including lightweight sun protection gear designed to help shield your skin from the Florida heat. Click here to read more about Drift Local and see their products!  To become a corporate member, contact Nina Ardle, Membership/Major Gifts Coordinator at nardle@tampabaywatch.org.Creature Feature: Green HeronThe Green Heron is one of the world’s few tool-using bird species. It often creates fishing lures with bread crusts, insects, and feathers, dropping them on the surface of the water to entice small fish. This green heron was recently spotted off Tampa Bay Watch’s dock on our Vertical Oyster Gardens by our oyster reef ball volunteers, Cyndi and David Dawson! Source: Allaboutbirds.org		Volunteers needed for oyster shell bar projects at MacDill March 5, 6, 19, & 20 from 9 AM – Noon on each dateHelping hands are needed to assist in building a series of oyster shell bars at MacDill AFB on the mornings of March 5, 6, 19, & 20. The project involves shoveling fossilized shell into mesh bags and transporting the bags to the shoreline. It is pretty physical labor with oyster shell bags weighing around 30 pounds each. The goal is to restore lost habitat systems to the bay, prevent further erosion of the shoreline and improve water quality through natural biological filtration. The deadline for volunteer registration is one week prior to the project to allow time for security clearance, so you’ll be pre-approved for entry. Click a date below to register as a volunteer for this event: March 5, March 6, March 19, and March 20Join the Great American CleanupSaturday, March 21, 9 AM – NoonTampa Bay Watch is recruiting volunteers to participate in the Great American Cleanup in partnership with Keep Pinellas Beautiful at Grandview Park on Saturday, March 21 from 9 AM – 12 PM. The Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup is the nation’s largest community improvement program which takes place annually during spring in an estimated 15,000 communities nationwide. The address of Grandview Park is 3734 E 6th St, St. Petersburg 33701. This is a land-based cleanup with the majority of volunteers needed to walk the site to pick up trash to prevent marine debris, but we could use a total of eight kayakers. Click on links below to register as a volunteer! Land volunteerVolunteer kayaker​Tampa Bay Watch Seeks College Interns for Summer CampJoin us for some fun in the sun!Estuary EDventures is seeking interns to assist with our summer camp program, serving students ages 6-15. Estuary EDventures Summer Camp offers weekly, fun-filled, hands-on learning adventures focused on marine ecology. Activities include boating and snorkeling, kayaking, species collection, science labs, and marine-themed games and activities. Interns assist in the operation, facilitation, and participation of the day-to-day summer camp activities and aquarium maintenance.

Positions are unpaid and hiring concludes in April. Come join us for the fun! 
Click here to learn more about our internship program.You’re cordially invited to our Afternoon Wedding Stroll Click here to read more about the event and RSVP.
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