SEARCHING FOR SOIL: OVERCOME SALINITY & SCARCITY WITH THESE GARDENING TIPS
Soil, the bedrock of terrestrial life, is a dynamic blend of minerals, organic matter and living organisms shaped by millennia of geological and ecological processes. Nowhere is...
DIRTY FRIENDS IN TRASHY PLACES: A DAY WITH THE CONCH REPUBLIC MARINE ARMY
Sun-drenched perfection graced the Florida Keys on the Saturday morning that I decided to help clean up the ocean. As a follow-up to a previous article I...
LOOK, BUT DON’T TOUCH KEY DEER FAWNS THIS SEASON
While late April and early May have typically been the times when Key deer start giving birth to fawns, staff with the National Key Deer Refuge have...
IN PICTURES: THE LAGOON ON GRASSY KEY REVIVES EARTH DAY MURAL FEST
Grassy Key lived up to its tagline as “the place to be” to celebrate Earth Day in Marathon. Reviving its Mural Fest for the first time in...
COASTLOVE, PLANT A MILLION CORALS TEAM UP TO PROTECT KEYS REEFS & SHORELINES
Two foundations teamed up on April 20 in the Lower Keys to highlight the importance of mangrove restoration for the Florida Keys’ marine environment.
The groups, CoastLove and...
I.CARE TO HOST LARGEST CLEAN-UP IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
I.CARE wants to put hope in people’s hands. From May 2-5, Islamorada’s hometown coral restoration and ocean conservation superpower will host its second annual Trash Derby, a...
BEAUTY & DEGRADATION: ARTIST’S ENVIRONMENTAL EXHIBIT SET FOR SHOWCASE AT LOCAL LIBRARY
Marcia Brito, a visual artist and full-time Upper Keys resident, will showcase an exhibit “The Florida Keys Attractions and Environmental Preservation.” The exhibit, sponsored by the Florida...
SAWFISH STRUGGLES BRING FLASHBACK TO A FIRST SIGHTING
By Brynn Morey
I will never forget the first time I observed a sawfish. I was camping in the Keys, long before I called this place home.
We took...
SPINNING GOLIATH GROUPER RECOVERED IN ISLAMORADA CANAL
Brad Norris has been running personal watercraft tours out of Old Conch Harbor canal since 2014. He knows this Islamorada waterway behind Old Tavernier Restaurant very well.
But...
