Sarasota News Leader
May 24, 2013
Page 94
KING TIDE PHOTO EXHIBIT TO OPEN JUNE 6`
The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP)
and the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP)
have partnered to present Chasing the Waves:
King Tide Photo Exhibit, a free display that
will open on Thursday, June 6 in the Federal
Building in downtown Sarasota.
The goal of the exhibit is to raise awareness
about conditions that will lead to future rises
in sea level, the release notes. Among the images will be winning submissions to the King
Tide Photo Contest held last year by SBEP
Members of the public are welcome at a re- and TBEP. The exhibit will also include phoception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Federal Build- tos from the U.S., Australia and small Pacific
ing is located at 111 S. Orange Ave.
Island nations that show the global impact of
The photos will be on display during June rising sea levels, the release adds.
and July before traveling to other venues in
Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough, and Pinellas For a complete list of exhibit dates and locations, visit the SBEP website.
counties, a news release says.
Work by Larry Stults was among the winning entries in the 2012 King Tide Photo Contest. Contributed photo
