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,...
BRUSH FIRES FORCE FIRST-EVER OVERNIGHT STAY FOR INJURED MANATEE AT DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER
As wildfires torched more than 26,000 acres in South Florida and caused closures of the 18-Mile Stretch entering the Florida Keys last week, angry...
EXPERT TEAM HELPS DISTRESSED 12-FOOT SAWFISH IN MARATHON
I’m not a morning person, but there are some days when an early wake-up call doesn’t bother me one bit. March 20 was one...
SEAHORSES ARE UNDER THREAT
Believe it or not, when I was little you could go into almost any souvenir shop in Florida and find huge baskets filled with...
FUNDING CUTS & UNCERTAINTY CANCEL REEF RELIEF’S TORTUGAS SUMMER CAMP
Reef Relief’s overnight summer camp in Dry Tortugas National Park has been an adolescent adventure for hundreds of Key West kids, who typically spend...
INVASIVE TEGU FOUND HIT AND KILLED IN NORTH KEY LARGO DRAWS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
Add tegus to the list of invasive species posing an environmental threat to the Florida Keys.
On March 4, the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges...
CAN PLASTIC BAGS GO IN THE RECYCLING BIN? MONROE COUNTY’S RECYCLING COORDINATOR WEIGHS IN
Recycling plastic can be confusing, as not all recycling facilities accept the same materials.
In Monroe County, our recyclables are processed at Reuter’s Recycling Facility,...
IN PICTURES: TURTLE HOSPITAL CELEBRATES RELEASE OF REHABBED AMPUTEE TURTLE
A lost flipper couldn’t deter a 220-pound green sea turtle’s return to her ocean home, as Marathon’s Turtle Hospital celebrated a successful offshore release...
KEYS MARINE LAB’S SCIENTIFIC WORK ON FULL DISPLAY DURING OPEN HOUSE
Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) welcomed more than 200 visitors to its annual open house on March 1, showcasing the work KML facilitates for coral...
REEF’S NEW OCEAN EXPLORATION CENTER IN KEY LARGO TO OPEN DURING WORLD OCEANS DAY
Reef Environmental Education Foundation’s (REEF) new Ocean Exploration Center for Marine Conservation will open later this year. Located at the REEF campus in Key...
