Larry Weiner would not describe himself as a poet. But as the current chair of the Executive Committee of Tampa Bay Watch, he felt compelled to pen verse that addressed climate change and inspired others to fight for the environment.

Weiner grew up in Miami and, after getting a bachelor’s in zoology from USF, he went to George Washington University for a master’s in environmental science with a marine biology focus. 

“I was fortunate to work on a university research project that paid me to go diving in [Tampa Bay] every month to collect sediment samples,” he said. “I fell in love with the bay.… Read More