Tampa Bay AP and Terra Ceia Preserve State Park Cohost Public Meetings

Tampa Bay Aquatic Preserves and Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection leadership worked with the Division of Recreation and Parks to solicit public input on the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve Management Plan revision simultaneously with the revision of the adjacent Terra Ceia Preserve State Park Management Plan. A joint advisory committee meeting for the plans was held on Monday, August 24, and a joint public meeting was held on Wednesday, Aug. 26. While the two programs have different missions and resource management models, there turned out to be many opportunities for collaboration in the future after the two groups networked at these associated meetings.