Steve Beeman, Beeman's Nursery & Beemats

Steve has spent 48 years working with native Florida plant communities, first as a state field biologist and then as the founder of Ecoshores, Inc., which planted over 2,500 acres of natural habitat. Steve founded Beeman's Nursery with his son, Forest, in 2000. In 2009, they invented and trademarked Beemats Floating Wetlands™ to solve the nutrient overload problem of today's waterways. Steve has authored multiple publications on coastal ecosystems, native plants, and floating wetlands water treatment.