FWC BANS EXPORT OF THREATENED MARINE LIFE
Social media outrage over a viral manta ray collection video from 2025 made it all the way to Tallahassee, as the Florida Fish and...
CLEAN WATER BEGINS ON LAND
By Liah Continentino
In a place like the Florida Keys, characterized by coastlines, coral reefs and marine life, clean water is essential to our way...
MORE ARTIFICIAL REEF PROJECTS GEARING UP FOR DEPLOYMENT OFF FLORIDA KEYS
Monroe County’s Artificial Reefs Program is making significant progress as new reef projects move forward, permits are secured and recently deployed sites flourish with...
FIGHTERS FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION GET GOVERNOR’S MEDAL OF FREEDOM
One of Florida’s highest honors was bestowed to a couple known in the Florida Keys for their work to advance Everglades restoration.
During an April...
ORCA MOMS, MAMA’S BOYS AND THE FAMILY DYNAMICS OF KILLER WHALES
Nobody likes a mama’s boy. That’s true whether you’re trying to date on Duval Street or praying with your girlfriends over a boozy brunch...
DERBY REMOVES RECORD NUMBER OF INVASIVE LIONFISH FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) closed its 17th annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival with a record-breaking 2,480 invasive lionfish removed...
KEY WEST CITY WORKERS SAVE A STRUGGLING HERON
Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to do the job right.
That’s what happened at Key West’s wastewater treatment plant on April 24,...
TURTLE HOSPITAL SENDS NUTELLA HOME ON EARTH DAY
Four months ago, this sea turtle arrived at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys barely alive. The doctors weren't sure she'd make it.
On...
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...
