If you’re searching for a way to give back, the Catalyst’s Impact Connector is here to help. Each week, we feature five organizations in the Tampa Bay area that need your input, whether that’s time, talent, items, funding or simply awareness.

St. Pete residents are invited to pitch in and show some love for the local environment during a special beach cleanup at Fort De Soto Park (3500 Pinellas Bayway South) on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

St. Petersburg’s leadership has formally discussed a city-sponsored community food forest program since September 2022. Liability concerns and administrative delays have stunted its growth. 

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Efforts to plant trees using federal dollars in Tampa Bay could be at a standstill. The Trump Administration is looking to eliminate environmental justice programs under the premise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Several thousand trees in St. Petersburg succumbed to Hurricane Milton’s winds, and city officials hope community-driven replanting efforts can mitigate the devastation. Tara Lynn Hubbard, president of Take MAR, believes her St. Petersburg-based nonprofit can help lead those efforts.

To discuss Egmont Key’s fascinating past, present, future and relationship with the humans who live around it, The Skinny assembled a collection of journalists, songwriters, anthropologists, archaeologists and activists to join us for a full hour dedicated to the key.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the grassroots organization Take MAR is on a mission to replenish trees and bring greenery back to Bay Area communities.

Check out the latest WMNF WaveMakers episode with Janet & Tom, featuring Matthew Bane and Michelle Ellena from Take MAR. They discuss efforts to protect Egmont Key, which has shrunk from 550 acres in the 1970s, losing about four acres each year.

Join Ryan Bogden on Talkin' St. Pete as he sits down with Dr. Michelle Ellena to explore how Take MAR is reconnecting people with nature to regenerate both the environment and personal well-being.

Meet Take MAR, a local nonprofit on a mission to connect people to nature.

We recently did a Ribbon Cutting for the Egmont Key Ferry at Fort Desoto.

Take MAR Executive Driector Dr. Michelle Ellena stands along Pinellas Trail Loop in St Petersburg with Chase Mills..

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Egmont Key, the barrier island between Pinellas and Manatee County

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Michelle Ellena and Tara Hubbard the co-founders…

The City of St. Petersburg has earned national recognition for its park system, and this weekend, the lineup of incredible public parks grows by one.

I ride the Pinellas Trail every day in the Sunshine City.

Earth Day is a day to give back to our planet.

Episode 97 - Tara Hubbard Take MAR

Take MAR, which stands for More Action for Regeneration, is planting over 140 native trees on Saturday, February 25th.