ARE YOUR PALM FRONDS DRY AND BROWN? BLAME THE PALM LEAF SKELETONIZER
By Liah Continentino
Have you ever noticed the fronds on your palms looking dry and brown, with accumulations of crumbly brown pellets stuck to them?...
WILDLIFE AGENCIES SEEK PUBLIC INPUT FOR KEY DEER SURVEY
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are seeking input from those who live, work,...
UPPER KEYS FOOD WASTE DROP-OFF PILOT PROGRAM EXTENDED TO FEB. 27
Monroe County, in partnership with SoilMate Composting and sponsored by Baptist Health South Florida, is extending its Upper Keys Food Waste Collection Pilot through...
REEF RELIEF WELCOMES SPRING INTERNS
Reef Relief has announced its 2026 spring interns: Rebekah Galvin, Malerie Scammey and Sage Hanley. They will be assisting with community volunteer events, fundraising,...
KEYS STUDENTS HAVE NEW CAREER & TECHNICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Monroe County schools are seeing improved graduation rates, more opportunities for career education and the possibility that marching bands and dance teams will get...
MOM & BABY MANATEE GO HOME FOLLOWING RELEASE AT PENNEKAMP STATE PARK
On Jan. 28, Dolphin Research Center’s manatee rescue team, in partnership with SeaWorld Orlando and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, successfully released...
SANCTUARY SEEKS ADVISORY COUNCIL APPLICANTS: 18 SEATS OPEN TO ADVISE KEYS WATERS
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is recruiting for 18 openings on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. The council ensures public...
S.O.A.R. BRINGS AN URCHIN CLEANING CREW TO KEY LARGO’S HORSESHOE REEF
As coral restoration practitioners work to repair the Keys’ most treasured reef sites, a first-of-its-kind sea urchin release hopes to keep those reefs in...
DERELICT VESSELS GET REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS IN RECORD NUMBERS
Monroe County has wrapped up a major cleanup effort that tackled a long backlog of derelict vessels across the Keys. Thanks to a $3...
CLEANER AND CLEARER CANALS: ISLAMORADA UNDERTAKES $8.9 MILLION RESTORATION PROJECT ON LOWER MATECUMBE
Plagued by poor water quality, a pair of dead-end canals on Islamorada’s Lower Matecumbe Key will soon be cleaner — and clearer — thanks...
