Hillsborough Bay and Boca Ciega Bay boating guides, published by Audubon of Florida and in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, are now available and free to the region's boaters. The guides are intended to help preserve boater safety not only for the boaters themselves, but also for the birds and wildlife of the area's environment. They have been immensely popular and everyone hopes that the boating guides are successful in helping to preserve the nesting communities of these beautiful bays.

Read Yvette Hammett's piece on this issue.