Clam Bayou’s environmental future is unsure, but everyone has a different opinion.
July 10, 2008
A great blue heron wades through the shallows of Clam Bayou, tilts its head and looks down into the murky water.
But is there any food down there? And if there is, is it safe?
The heron is just one of the creatures — wild and human — that draw on the resources found in this 90-acre estuary system, which juts into the St. Petersburg metro area on Florida’s Gulf Coast.