Both Kassidy Troxell & Dr. Ike Onwuka are U.S. National Science Foundation CREST CAChE students dedicated to making a difference for our planet 🌎 #GenerationRestoration At FIU Institute of Environment, we're committed to protecting our earth & the creatures that live here. Discover our impact: nexthorizon.fiu.edu/water/

Our #manatee population is at risk & it's up to us to do something about it 🌊 #Seagrass is the # 1 food source for manatees but its disappearing quickly, including in #BiscayneBay. So manatees are now eating algae, says Aarin-Conrad Allen from our @ecology_lab #SaveTheManatees

“We were really good at reacting to these events, but now we should be able to predict when they might occur,” says @gregorymurad We want to ensure #BiscayneBay never sees anything like 2020's fish kill ever again: youtu.be/j82pP18wFe8 Mongabay Marlowe Starling Knight School of Computing

Biscayne Bay has a #pollution problem! We're thrilled to be leading a new U.S. EPA-funded study source-tracking pollution in #BiscayneBay with our grant partners FIU, @umiamirsmas, Beta Analytic, and CIMAS. New EPA-Funded Research: Miami Waterkeeper & FIU to Lead Biscayne Bay Study

.U.S. National Science Foundation REU student Ayi started working w/ #fish & was immediately hooked 🐠🎣 The Georgia State University undergrad studies prey of popular sport fish w/ our Rehage Lab. His research also contributes to #seagrass restoration! His story via @mgonzstarchek: casenews.fiu.edu/2021/07/16/stu…

Tune into WPLG Local 10 News w/ Louis Aguirre next week to catch our annual #BiscayneBay update 🌊 Our director, T A Crowl, talks about what we’re seeing in the Bay compared to last year & what we’ve done to help our waterway recover 🐟 cc: FIU College of Arts, Sciences & Education FIU Miami Waterkeeper

Congratulations to Alex Crow on being awarded the FIU-RookeryBayReserve’s Research & Education Graduate Assistantship! 🎉🥳 Alex will be working w/ @DanielleOgurcak on her NOAA project studying #hurricane impacts on #mangrove ecosystems 🌀 Read more: casenews.fiu.edu/2021/08/02/gra…

You can check out the live #BiscayneBay data coming in from our buoys here: crestcache.fiu.edu/research/resea…

Where are some of the pollutants finding their way into #BiscayneBay coming from? Matt Smith & @JohnKominoski have an answer - they're flowing into the bay w/ help from #sealevelrise & high tides 🌊 Read more about this study: news.fiu.edu/2021/fiu-resea…

🚨 We need YOUR help! 🚨 We're a finalist in @LandRoverUSA’s Defender Above & Beyond Service Awards for the #environmental category 🌱🎉👏 Help us by clicking on the link, scrolling down & casting your vote for FIU. You can vote once per day! 🗳️ landroverusa.com/experiences/ev…

You can catch our director, T A Crowl, on WPLG Local 10 News with Louis Aguirre tonight at 11PM EST or watch part two of our #BiscayneBay segment here: local10.com/news/local/202…

.U.S. EPA awards $1.26M to FIU Natalia Soares Quinete to research children’s #chemical exposures from soil & dust 🤩 Toxic chemicals that may be present in soil & dust can impact younger children's #health, says Quinete. Her research aims to learn more: news.fiu.edu/2021/fiu-recei…

BIG thank you to @SFLHCC for recognizing our CREST CAChE's work on #BiscayneBay at today's event! 🥰 Congrats also to Louis Aguirre WPLG Local 10 News & Henry Pino! 🥳🎉 Our director, T A Crowl, will be on the event's panel which is moderated by our Chief Bay Officer Irela Bague 🌊

Thank you to everyone for your support! 🌊

Many thanks to all of our students, scientists & supporters! Special thanks to Irela Bague, Miami-Dade County Chief Bay Officer, for the continued support! 💙 And congrats to fellow awardees - Henry Pino & Louis Aguirre WPLG Local 10 News 🥳🎉

.FIU FIU Institute of Environment researchers headed out bright and early this morning to collect samples and perform measurements to better understand the current issues surrounding #BiscayneBay. news.fiu.edu/2021/too-much-… via @FIUNews CC: Louis Aguirre Irela Bague CREST CAChE

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