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start solutions to avoid red tide skip to content donate or become a member donate or become a member home about us what does start do healthy ponds clam seeding gcorr program red tide red tide effects red tide research resources for kids you can help donate or become a member contact us home about us what does start do healthy ponds clam seeding gcorr program red tide red tide effects red tide research resources for kids you can help donate or become a member contact us preserving our coastal waters preserving our coastal waters with education with public education and programs and programs nutrients in the waterway that reduce nutrients that feed red tide that feed red tide healthy ponds improved flood control and cleaner water empowering suncoast communities to reduce erosion in their stormwater detention ponds to maximize flood control and improve water quality that curbs harmful algal blooms like red tide through best management practices why it matters bank erosion in stormwater ponds reduces holding capacity for flood control and stormwater runoff accounts for 65 of the excess nutrients in our waterways that feed red tide and other harmful algal blooms start solutions to avoid red tide is a 501 c 3 grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing damaging nutrient loads to protect florida s coastal ecosystems founded in 1996 after a devastating red tide event start s promotes community driven solutions rooted in public education and measurable impacts our healthy ponds initiative the healthy pond collaborative was launched to help neighborhoods enhance the performance of their stormwater detention ponds a critical filtering tool for stormwater runoff before it reaches our bays and the gulf most local stormwater ponds operate at only 40 to 60 efficiency in removing excess nutrients the healthy pond collaborative provides hands on guidance and financial support for communities to enhance pond performance through landscaping irrigation and fertilizing best maintenance practices thanks to generous funding from the charles margery barancik foundation and the gulf coast community foundation start offers attractive healthy pond grants that help community associations and local stakeholders to implement pond enhancements make healthy ponds what does start do to help reduce excess nutrients already in our waterways start continues to help fund the sarasota bay watch s clam seeding program that has seeded over 2 million water filtering clams in sarasota bay and our shuck n save restaurants continue to provide shell from their diners to the oyster restoration project in the manatee river get the details join start and concerned citizens in our ongoing advocacy program to encourage federal state and local policy makers to take action to keep unwanted nutrients that feed red tide out of our waterways how you can help headline news more pond funding available june 8th 2026 thanks to the great generosity of the charles and margery barancik foundation the healthy pond collaborative hpc has just received a major funding extension that will allow us to serve more communities along the sun read more rivendell s pond steward program june 8th 2026 the following guest article was written by bob frank many communities rely on stormwater ponds these engineering landscape features serve a primary function of managing stormwater and preventing floods and thankfully they are very effective in read more hurricane season predictions june 8th 2026 dr philip klotzbach a prominent hurricane specialist along with his meteorologist team at colorado state university are known for their annual tropical weather outlooks that are issued during the spring and summer they are anticipating read more seafood savvy june 8th 2026 new england style cod chowder 45 minutes serves 4 ingredients 4 oz meaty salt pork or slab bacon diced 2 tbsp unsalted butter 1 large onion diced 4 stalks of celery with leaves finely chopped freshly ground pepper to taste 2 large yukon read more red tide status report may 29 2026 june 8th 2026 current conditionsover the past week the red tide organism karenia brevis was observed at background concentrations in three samples from southwest florida and one sample from northwest florida we continue to use satellite imagery usf and noaa read more click to read more headline news news categories aquatic plants clam restoration clams climate change coral reefs excess nutrients fertilizers harmful algae blooms healthy pond collaborative karenia brevis manatees marine mammals microforest nitrogen no mow zone nutrients oceans oysters red tide rising sea levels sarasota bay watch scallops seafood savvy seagrass sea turtles start stormwater stormwater ponds sustainable seafood water quality contact us name first last email newsletter signup please send me newsletters from start start solutions to avoid red tide po box 642 tallevast fl 34270 phone 941 951 3400 links make a donation or become a member ways to help 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