Florida pollinator census seeks volunteers
Do you want to help protect our environment and support local scientific initiatives? The Great Florida Pollinator Census offers a fantastic opportunity to do...
I.CARE’s big sponge experiment hits five years
Most people don’t travel to the Florida Keys hoping to see a sponge.
They explore and enjoy Florida’s coral reef – the third largest barrier...
State park lecture highlights gardening and the Great Pollinator Census
The Friends of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park will welcome Liah Continentino for a...
Scientists test hybrid ‘Flonduran’ corals in the Dry Tortugas
Florida’s coral reef is getting an injection of hope from some unlikely hybrid corals.
This spring, scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of...
College working with agencies to remove Key deer from Big Pine Key property
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are actively collaborating to safely remove...
You Go Girl: Rescued turtle ‘Girl Power’ returns to the sea
Some heroes wear capes. This one has flippers – and a really cool name.
A juvenile green sea turtle named Girl Power returned to the...
In Pictures: Divers and mermaids jam sub-sea tunes at Underwater Music Fest
The Florida Keys cranked up the volume this weekend. And the audience had fins.
Divers and snorkelers descended beneath the waves for the Lower Keys...
Ocean temps around the Florida Keys surpass record-breaking coral bleaching year
Florida Keys reefs are heating up.
NOAA Coral Reef Watch is reporting that ocean temperatures around south Florida and the Bahamas are already warmer than...
County deploys third artificial reef in the Gulf, plans for fourth
This week, Monroe County’s artificial reefs program announced its second reef material deployment off Key West in the Florida Keys. These deployments help create...
Free Skywarn Spotter class offered Aug. 15 in Marathon; Here’s how to sign up
Monroe County Emergency Management invites residents to participate in a free SKYWARN storm spotter program on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon...
