Tom Bayles
WGCU's Senior Environmental ReporterTom Bayles is WGCU's Senior Environmental Reporter, covering the Everglades, water issues, coastal invasive and endangered species, and He has and a 30-year veteran journalist in Florida. Before his tenure at WGCU Public Media, he worked for The New York Times Co., the Associated Press, and the Tampa Bay Times. He earned a master's in journalism and a bachelor's in education, both from the University of South Florida. The proud father of three sons, Bayles spends his free time fishing along the Southwest Florida coast in his 20-foot Aquasport with his Whippet pup, Spencer.
Bayles’ top awards include the Gold Medal for Public Service for Investigative Reporting from the Florida Society of News Editors, the Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism in Florida, and being named the Sunshine State’s top environmental journalist by the Florida Press Club and FSNE. Bayles has been nominated four times for a Pulitzer Prize.
Email: tbayles@wgcu.org
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A prestigious group of members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine have completed their biannual review of the Everglades Restoration -
Wetlands planned at end of Kissimmee River to lower phosphorus in water heading into Lake OkeechobeeThe South Florida Water Management District is planning to build 4,800-acres of wetlands near the mouth of the Kissimmee River -
An 11-acre stretch of land next to a birding site in Sarasota County is now open, marking the completetion of a project that turned a bare field into wildlife habitat. -
Commercial and recreational divers compete in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission event to win fishing and boating gear. -
More than 50 of Stone’s large-format photos of cypress trees will be mounted along the 2.25-mile boardwalk that winds through Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary -
Changes in the Sanibel River's water level combined with drought conditions may have dried out a preserve's wetlands -
Buying mined sand is now commonplace throughout Florida, especially on the Gulf Coast where shoals of the easy-to-reach white powder with the pitch-perfect squeak have been all but used up -
The FDEP found 41 areas in state waters exceeded polluttion limits in Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties alone -
The changes would allow the use of nearly all types of off-road vehicles except those with propellers in the water, including trucks, swamp buggies, airboats, hovercraft -
Last summer, wading bird nesting was at its lowest point since consistent record-keeping began 30 years ago
