Planet Friendly Party Planning

Tampa Bay Watch is dedicated to fostering a healthy Tampa Bay watershed through community-driven restoration projects, education programs, and outreach initiatives. We practice what we teach, doing our best every day to make decisions with the ecosystem in mind. This includes sourcing environmentally friendly program and party supplies.

As you plan your party at the Discovery Center, we hope you will join our effort to reduce our impact on the planet. Here are a few tips to plan a planet friendly party, and a few items we kindly ask you not to bring to our facility.

Encouraged items:

• Biodegradable and/ or reusable decorations

• Natural decorations (plants, leaves, flowers, etc.)

• Bamboo, compostable, or reusable dishes/ drinkware/ utensils

Discouraged items:

• To protect wildlife, we do not allow balloons in our facility.

• We do not allow bottled water in our facility. We have a filtered water station in our classroom that you are welcome to use.

• We discourage single-use, disposable plastic items such as drink bottles, bags, and food containers.

Please be mindful of how your party planning might impact the bay, and have fun finding creative ways to throw an eco-friendly celebration to remember!