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...
LETTER: SAVE THE KEYS FROM OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
On Jan 6, the Village of Islamorada became the latest governmental body in the Monroe County to unanimously pass a resolution objecting to the...
PUBLIX AND FORCE BLUE INSTALL CORAL NURSERY TREES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Publix’s “Good Together” environmental campaign donations are supporting coral restoration efforts in the Florida Keys through a coral field nursery consisting of 25 coral...
THIS SMALL INSECT CAUSES LARGE PROBLEM FOR GARDENS
By Liah Continentino
Florida is no stranger to introduced species. From green iguanas to Brazilian pepper, many non-native plants and animals have settled into our...
A WORD FROM THE ENVIRONMENT: 2025 STRIDES AND SETBACKS FOR KEYS WATERS & WILDLIFE
The past 12 months brought some major wins for the precious Florida Keys ecosystem, from renewed ecotourism efforts to trash derbies and an all-out...
NOAA’S BILL GOODWIN RETIRES FOLLOWING 30-PLUS YEARS
Bill Goodwin is retiring on Wednesday, Dec. 31, closing out a 33-year NOAA science career that spanned six United States presidents.
When he came...
COMPOST 101: TIPS TO REDUCING WASTE
By Liah Continentino
As the holiday season arrives, so does a surge in food waste.
A 2020 study by Penn State found that U.S. households waste...
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY’S LAVERDURE NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
A colleague asked that she be cloned. In a way she has been, taking on the responsibilities of another full-time position in addition to...
PENGUINS, SEA OTTERS, OCTOPUSES, OH MY! KEYS OFFICIALS TOUR MOTE MARINE LAB’S NEW AQUARIAUM
The agenda included close encounters with sharks, rays, manatees, penguins, sea otters, octopuses, coral reef and more as a group of public officials, community...
