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...
UPPER KEYS ROADS CREW UNDERGOES INVASIVE EXOTIC VEGETATION TRAINING
The Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources Department recently partnered with the Upper Keys Roads and Bridges Department to train staff on identifying invasive...
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS HARM FISHERMEN
For South Florida’s commercial fishermen, the effects of red tides on their operations have become a grim annual reality.
The tides, named for when overproduction...
COLLEGE LECTURER DISCUSSES CORAL CONSERVATION
The College of the Florida Keys will continue its 2025 VIP Series with “Coral Restoration: Improvise, Adapt and Overcome” on Thursday, Feb. 20 at...
FLAMINGOS SPOTTED OFF KEY LARGO
Recreational anglers Rob and JoNell Modys spotted three flamingos walking on a shallow flat in Florida Bay northwest of Key Largo on Feb. 9....
