Salt Creek runs quietly through the Old Southeast neighborhood of St. Petersburg, past Bartlett Park and beneath a canopy of oaks, connected at its southern end to Lake Maggiore. To people driving through the neighborhood, it might seem like a drainage ditch, but it is far more. “Salt Creek and Booker Creek are natural creeks. […]
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Creeks are vital to Florida’s ecosystem, but Tampa Bay area experts say we’ve largely stalled on measuring their health
They serve as natural nurseries for species like tarpon and snook, conduits of freshwater that balance the salinity of Tampa Bay.
