Coral Restoration Foundation and Nova Southeastern University join forces to save coral
Coral reefs are in serious trouble.
Around the world, reefs are under pressure from a host of stressors including global warming, pollution, and disease events. Some of the...
PASCAL’S STEM FAIR PROJECT COMPLETED BY FRIEND, WINNING FIRST
How do you honor a fallen friend?
For Aidan Austin, 15, an Upper Keys student and scout, the answer was to take over his friend Pascal Weisberger’s STEM...
A dead whale washed up in the Everglades. Turns out, it’s a new species...
In January 2019, a 38-foot, 30-ton whale washed up on Sandy Key in the Everglades. I happened to be camping at Flamingo, by chance, and ran over...
‘Unlikely Bedfellows’ — The NFL’S groundbreaking coral collaboration for Super Bowl LV
“Unlikely bedfellows.”
That’s how Jim Ritterhoff, executive director of Force Blue, described the coming together of military veterans, the National Football League (NFL), coral scientists, government and...
Legacy continues: Feb. 2 is 2nd annual Pascal Weisberger Day of Service
Pascal Weisberger is fondly remembered as a 14-year-old teen who fervently loved the environment, the animals and the people who surrounded him. Now, through an annual day...
BREAKING NEWS: FLA. SENATOR FILES BILL THAT WOULD VOID KEY WEST’S NEW CRUISE SHIP...
A senator from Bradenton, Florida filed a bill late Tuesday that, if passed, will void Key West’s newly approved cruise ship limitations.
Republican Senator Jim Boyd has proposed...
BREAKING NEWS: ATWELL RESIGNS FROM KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Key West Chamber of Commerce will be seeking a new director — just a little over a year since their last hire.
Scott Atwell was hired as...
KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR BABY SEA TURTLES WASHED UP BY ETA
The public is being asked to keep their eyes out for sea turtle post hatchlings along the waterline. Baby sea turtles are being “washed back” into shore...
FLORIDA BAY FOREVER LAUNCHES VIRTUAL PADDLE
A local nonprofit is launching a virtual paddle to send much-needed water south to Florida Bay.
‘Send it South’ is both a solution and call-to-action for Islamorada-based nonprofit...
Man charged after posts with nurse shark, fileting goliath grouper
A 32-year-old man from Callahan, Florida, turned himself in to authorities on Oct. 13 after photos and video allegedly showed him in possession of a nurse shark...
