Environment

Another round of genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys.  Oxitec and Florida Key Mosquito Control District announced a new phase of the project (“Pilot...

Every day, mosquito control field inspector Ryan Rodriguez literally invites mosquitoes to settle down on him so he can conduct what is called a landing rate count....

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a Senate bill that would have changed the equitable distribution of water from Lake Okeechobee south to the Everglades and Florida Bay. During a...

One hour a week makes a huge difference, and volunteers are always welcome every Friday morning, when teams clean up a designated area of the island. The volunteer...

Harvesting of goliath grouper will be allowed in state waters, albeit on a limited, regulated basis, beginning in spring 2023. While much of the Keys remains off...

Mangroves. Seagrass. Sponges. Coral. And don’t even get us started on the fish, turtles, dolphins, lobster and other underwater animals.  They’re all vital marine resources and they’re all...

A petition has more than 37,400 signatures against a Senate bill that, opponents say, poses a threat to more clean water flows south to the Everglades. The...

Full funding for the Florida Keys Stewardship Act appears to be on a better track than in prior years in Tallahassee.  On Wednesday, the Florida House and Senate’s...

Ellen Westbrook and I were riding our bikes around the edge of Old Town, along the water, counting every damn bird we saw – every mockingbird, every...

If I want to cut to the chase when telling someone about Ballast Key, I drop the fact that it was once on the market for $15.8...