Successful Grant: $20,000 for Sarasota Bay Watch

Shafer Consulting wrote successful grant proposal for Sarasota Bay Watch. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded Sarasota Bay Watch $20,000 toward funding an Executive Director position. Shafer Consulting contributes time and expertise providing grant...

Shoreline Analysis of the Withlacoochee River

      Shafer Consulting conducted a survey and GIS analysis of the Withlacoochee River in west-central Florida. Understanding historic flows of tidal rivers can help re-establish appropriate levels after years of alteration. One approach to...

Sister Keys Cleanup

Shafer Consulting joined Sarasota Bay Watch in their Second Annual Sister Keys Clean-Up on Saturday May, 8 2010. Over eighty participants gathered close to a ton of trash during the morning event. The volunteers were treated to a complimentary lunch by Ed Chiles and...

Sea Level Rise in Sarasota

New College Adjunct Professor Jennifer Shafer led a team of students in a spatial analysis of the potential impacts of sea level rise on Sarasota County. Using GIS to analyze new Lidar elevation data, the students evaluated the vulnerability of Sarasota’s...

Myakka River Cleanup

Shafer Consulting joined the 2009 Myakka River Cleanup Event. Their efforts, led by Myakka River enthusiast Bob Richardson, cleaned litter and debris from the river along a four-mile reach between Border Road Bridge and Rocky Ford. While paddling furiously to keep up...