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Homeschool Classes

Tampa Bay Watch is excited to launch a brand-new marine biology unit created especially for local homeschoolers.

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Real Stories, Real Impact

Your donation does more than restore Tampa Bay. It creates opportunities and impact for families, children and individuals across our community.

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Shells For Shorelines

Learn more about how recycled oyster shells are restoring the bay every day!

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Field Trips

School is in and so are field trips! With two locations to choose from there’s no shortage of hands-on fun when you visit Tampa Bay Watch for a field trip!

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Get WiLD!

Visit our Discovery Center on the St. Pete Pier and join us for a Wildlife Boat Tour. Learn all about the Tampa Bay estuary, spot sealife and more. Wildlife is guarenteed!

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Our Mission in Action

Discover how we achieve our mission through collective action.

Multiple concrete tetrapods arranged near a body of water, used for coastal erosion protection.

Restoration

Hands exchanging a small crab at an outdoor event.

Community Outreach

A woman and young girl stand in shallow water on a sunny day, holding a net, with a boat in the background.

Education

Let’s Get Social!

💙 This morning, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day, the Tampa Bay Watch team volunteered at the @stpeteyouthfarm .

Completing everything from weeding, to turning compost, to staining a new deck, we helped out with other volunteers who came

Have you experienced our Art and Nature Sunset Tour with the @mfastpete? What are you waiting for? 🌅

This unique program immerses you in art and nature and explores how nature sparks creativity in humanity. Start with a docent-led tour through the

Spring Break Camp registration is OPEN! 🌊

Get ready to splash into spring with an unforgettable adventure through Tampa Bay’s magical mangrove forests! This spring break, we’re marching into the mangroves to uncover the wild wonders of

Brrrrrr 🥶 Stay warm as the cooler weather rolls in this week with Tampa Bay Watch merch!

Visit the link in our bio or our Discovery Center on the St.Pete Pier to shop the bay and show off your support for Tampa Bay Watch!

Dimmed lights and less noise - a sensory friendly experience for explorers. 🫧

Join us for Sensory Sunday, a sensory friendly experience Jan. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Enjoy hands-on learning during a program designed for those with sensory proce

NEW! NEW! NEW! 🚨 🌊

A new exhibit is on display at the Tampa Bay Watch Disocvery Center! Be sure to stop in and check out our new Aquaculture exhibit, it is up and INTERACTIVE!

Learn all about how conservation aquaculture benefits Tampa Bay, what

🔨 Start the new year off right - build some ORBs with Tampa Bay Watch!

We still have some spots open this Friday Jan. 9 to build Oyster Reef Balls (ORBs) at our Tierra Verde headquarters. ORBs are a key component in our living shorelines and resto

Looking to volunteer in the New Year? 👀 Our volunteer calendar is up to date with some new activities that will contribute to restoring the bay every day!

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to view our volunteer calendar and sign up for an upcoming date