Ecosphere Restoration Institute

10/01/2026

Postponed to November 14, 2026! Sign up below still in use. Join Ecosphere and partners Seaworthy Collective and Florida for Good Tampa Bay for a Living Shoreline Cleanup and Planting at Stewart Middle School on November 14, from 9AM to 12PM. Optional social gathering afterwards at Rick's on the River. We hope to see you there! More details and sign-up below.

Join Seaworthy Collective, Florida for Good Tampa Bay, and Ecosphere Restoration Institute for a morning of hands-on environmental action during Florida Climate Week! 🌱🌊

09/23/2026

It’s not too late to support local non-profits just by dining in September at any one of the 1905 Family of Restaurants (Columbia Restaurant, Columbia Cafe, Ulele, Casa Santo Stefano, and Cha Cha Coconuts).

Now in the 29th year, the company's month-long Community Harvest donates 5 percent of all diners' checks to charities selected by the guests, which ends Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Restaurant guests choose a charity from ballots provided with checks so there’s no additional cost to the guest. A real win-win situation, so please take advantage of this opportunity to dine at a great restaurant and support a worthy local non-profit organization!

Ecosphere is listed on the ballot in Clearwater and can be written in on any of the other ballots! Thank you for your support!

06/22/2026

Ecosphere Board Member BriAnna Harris is taking part in a 15k in Colorado, involving a mix of running and hiking at elevations ranging from 8,300 to almost 10,000 feet (!). In the process, she is fundraising for Ecosphere. Please use the link below to read her incredible story of being flooded *twice* by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and to support her (and Ecosphere) in this challenge. We wish her well on her 15k and thank her immensely for supporting Ecosphere in the process!

05/22/2026

Great morning cleaning up Ignacio Haya Linear Park in Tampa. Many thanks to our volunteers and event partners, the Rotary Club of Ybor City, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program. We appreciate the funding provided by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program through their Tarpon Tag.

04/07/2026

Join us at Ecosphere's Third Annual Garden Party, April 16, 2026, from 6:30-9pm at Ulele. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website:
https://www.ecosphererestoration.org/events
Use promo code FriendsFamily for 20% off 2 or more tickets.
We would love to see you there!

03/26/2026

Manatee Appreciation Day was yesterday. We are still celebrating! Graphic by Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.

02/09/2026

Ecosphere's President and Founder recently was featured on the TBD (Tampa Bay Developer) podcast, focusing on springs restoration and other issues that affect Tampa Bay.

TBD Podcast is a weekly show featuring ambitious and interesting people influencing Tampa, Florida. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday! Stay tuned for more real estate and business content.

01/15/2026

Saturday! Please consider joining us and ZooTampa staff this Saturday, January 17, from 9am to 11am, at Lowry Park Spring to install native plants, remove invasive plants, and remove trash from the Spring and along the Hillsborough River. More information and sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eVqQKcUw. We hope to see you there! This work is supported by a grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, funded by income from TBEP’s Tarpon license plate. Here is the link to get your Tarpon tag and support projects that benefit the health of Tampa Bay: https://lnkd.in/e5Yey9Bb.

12/15/2025

Volunteers needed tomorrow! Ecosphere learned of a worthy cause in need of additional volunteers for a cleanup at the St. Pete Pier tomorrow from 11AM to 3PM. For more information and to sign up, please visit

By The Blue Urban Project