I.CARE TRASH DERBY PULLS OUT 36K LBS OF DEBRIS, SMASHES PREVIOUS RECORD
“It takes a village,” said I.CARE Co-Founder Mike Goldberg of the effort necessary to keep the Keys clean.
A village spanning the length of the...
IN PICTURES: LOCALS PITCH IN TO KEEP THE KEYS CLEAN
Locals across the Keys joined in and got dirty last month to keep their islands clean. Whether that meant picking up marine debris on...
MISSION: ICONIC REEFS REFLECTS ON 5 YEARS AND SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP MODEL
Coral restoration practitioners and environmental enthusiasts recently marked the fifth anniversary of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s landmark Mission: Iconic Reefs (M:IR) program,...
KEYS’ CORAL NERDS BROUGHT LEARNINGS TO, LESSONS FROM MEXICO CORAL CONFERENCE
In summer 2023, the Florida Keys was hit by a devastating heat wave. It bleached and killed much of our coral reef and threatened...
LEGENDARY WOMEN DIVERS CELEBRATE CHANGE, OFFER 25 SCUBA SCHOLARSHIPS
When Patti Kirk Gross started scuba diving in 1981, the industry was very different. Women weren’t really present, connected, supported nor celebrated. Now, as...
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KEY WEST RESTAURANTS SERVE THEIR ‘LOBSTER BEST’ THROUGH AUG. 10
Longing for the taste of savory, succulent, melt-in-your-mouth lobster...
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BON VOYAGE & A BLESSING: KEYS FISHERIES HERALDS THE ARRIVAL OF LOBSTER SEASON
Fireworks lit the way for midnight departure of the...
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HUMOR: THE TOP 10 REASONS YOU HAVEN’T NOMINATED FOR THE BEST OF MARATHON (YET)
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CUTE SHOT: RACCOON ‘POSTS’ UP NEAR TAVERNIER CREEK BRIDGE
Birds are commonly seen perched on channel markers around...
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BABIES ON BOARD: TURTLE HOSPITAL & COAST GUARD DELIVER 61 HATCHLINGS TO THE DEEP BLUE
In the closing weeks of July, calls about baby...
