
Tampa community honors 3Rs winners for environmental art, poetry
For Earth Day, families gathered to celebrate the 21st annual 3Rs winners, recognizing students who created artwork and poetry promoting environmental stewardship.
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For Earth Day, families gathered to celebrate the 21st annual 3Rs winners, recognizing students who created artwork and poetry promoting environmental stewardship.

The City of Tampa is putting down roots for a new tradition with its first-ever Earth Fair, taking place April 19 at Al Lopez Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is designed to grow community awareness around sustainability while giving residents the tools and knowledge to take action.

Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit agains the U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, aiming to protect endangered Florida Panthers from a proposed 10,264-acre residential and mix-use development in Collier County.

The Coastal Wildlife Advocacy Group is organizing a protest on April 4 from 10 a.m. to noon, urging the TradeWinds to reconsider hosting Country Thunder during peak nesting season and asking the city of St. Pete Beach to not approve the Special Event Permit.