STATE PARK’S $52 MILLION ATTRACTION REIMAGINES EXPLORATION IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A new $52.5 million attraction is coming to Key Largo’s John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park with the reimaging of the existing visitor center,...
COUNTY COMMISSION SHIFTS NONPROFIT FUNDING & TALKS CONSERVATION LAND USE
In a jam-packed session on April 15, the Monroe County Commission explored funding alternatives for the Keys’ health and social service nonprofits and put...
UPCOMING LIONFISH DERBY TARGETS INVASIVE SPECIES WHILE BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR A FESTIVAL
Competitive divers and the broader community are invited to combat the invasive lionfish threatening South Florida’s coral reef ecosystems. The event starts Thursday, April...
NEW BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA OPENS AT KEY WEST AIRPORT
If you’re checking bags for a flight into Key West International Airport, expect a less frustrating experience retrieving them. One of two new baggage carousels...
KEEPING THEM FLYING: REHABILITATED KEY LARGO OSPREY RETURNED TO ITS FAMILY
To see the positive impact the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center has on the Upper Keys community, you need only witness the rescue and...
ANNUAL UPPER KEYS EARTH DAY CELEBRATION BRINGS TOGETHER FAITH AND SCIENCE
We have one planet, one shared home – and we’re all on it together. In the Keys, life, survival and the challenges of living on...
TURTLE HOSPITAL CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF A LASTING MARINE LEGACY
What started as a modest mom-and-pop motel in the early 1980s has grown into one of the world’s leading centers for sea turtle rescue...
OCEAN TALES: CONSERVATIONIST TALKS ADVENTURES, OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS
Islamorada is in for a treat: an evening of ocean storytelling and an invitation to create some of your own. On Friday, April 10, local...
KML HOSTS VISITS WITH FWC RESEARCH INSTITUTE DIRECTOR, EPA TEAM
Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) recently held high-profile visits to discuss research, education, reef restoration and land-based seawater systems that support restoration partners in the...
VILLAGE OF ISLAMORADA SEEKING TO RESTORE SEA OATS BEACH THROUGH STABILIZATION PROJECT
Sea Oats Beach eroded away with each passing storm. Now, village officials are seeking a restoration project to stabilize the shoreline, between MM 74.5...
