After more than three years of planning and construction, a new greenhouse at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab is now helping filter water and teach visitors about protecting Florida’s coast.
- The new greenhouse uses algae to naturally filter and clean water at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.
- The project was funded in part by a DEP grant aimed at protecting Florida’s waterways.
- Watch the video to learn how this project is teaching local students the value of clean water.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
In Panacea, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab is known for inspiring generations through hands-on marine science. Now, its latest addition, a greenhouse full of algae, is filtering water and helping students visualize why clean water matters.
“We’ve been working on it for over three years. From designing the system to building the greenhouse, to the actual skeletal frame of it, to actually putting the tanks in that will filter and clean the water,” said Cypress Rudloe, who helps run the lab with his father, Jack…