Florida spent about $17 million transforming degraded farmland near Tampa Bay into Robinson Preserve, a 700-acre coastal refuge that now draws about 240,000 visitors annually
- Robinson PreservePhoto credit: Lindsay Rosegger/NOAA FisheriesOn the edge of Tampa Bay, where mangrove forests meet open water and birds call from the treetops, lies a place that was never meant to exist.
- Robinson Preserve, a 700-acre coastal refuge in Manatee County, Florida, was once degraded farmland slated for development.
- Today, it is a thriving haven for fish, wildlife and people, a testament to what can happen when a community chooses to invest in the environment, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.
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- Robinson PreservePhoto credit: Lindsay Rosegger/NOAA FisheriesOn the edge of Tampa Bay, where mangrove forests meet open water and birds call from the treetops, lies a place that was never meant to exist.
- Robinson Preserve, a 700-acre coastal refuge in Manatee County, Florida, was once degraded farmland slated for development.
- Today, it is a thriving haven for fish, wildlife and people, a testament to what can happen when a community chooses to invest in the environment, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.
Sources: Times of India