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Tom Ries is an ecologist and ecosystem restoration specialist, President and Founder of the Ecosphere Restoration Institute, and a national leader in wetland, seagrass, and living shoreline restoration who has conserved over 4,500 acres of habitat and led award-winning restoration projects across Florida.
He explains:
◼️ Why Florida’s historic springs were buried under concrete and parking lots
◼️ How restoring one urban spring immediately brought manatees back
◼️ What living shorelines do better than seawalls during storms and flooding
◼️ Where cities are losing massive stormwater capacity without realizing it
◼️ How public-private partnerships unlock millions in restoration funding
0:00:00 - Ulele Springs
0:07:41 - Living Shoreline
0:12:30 - Ulele Springs Continued
0:28:56 - West River Walk
0:33:20 - Ulele Springs Continued
0:40:14 - Palma Ceia Springs
1:06:17 - Purity and Sulphur Springs
1:27:13 - MacDill 48 Park
1:48:13 - Ballast Point Park
1:05:09 - New Cruise Port
By Garrett Greco4.6
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Tom Ries is an ecologist and ecosystem restoration specialist, President and Founder of the Ecosphere Restoration Institute, and a national leader in wetland, seagrass, and living shoreline restoration who has conserved over 4,500 acres of habitat and led award-winning restoration projects across Florida.
He explains:
◼️ Why Florida’s historic springs were buried under concrete and parking lots
◼️ How restoring one urban spring immediately brought manatees back
◼️ What living shorelines do better than seawalls during storms and flooding
◼️ Where cities are losing massive stormwater capacity without realizing it
◼️ How public-private partnerships unlock millions in restoration funding
0:00:00 - Ulele Springs
0:07:41 - Living Shoreline
0:12:30 - Ulele Springs Continued
0:28:56 - West River Walk
0:33:20 - Ulele Springs Continued
0:40:14 - Palma Ceia Springs
1:06:17 - Purity and Sulphur Springs
1:27:13 - MacDill 48 Park
1:48:13 - Ballast Point Park
1:05:09 - New Cruise Port

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