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TALLAHASSEE TRIP DURING SESSION YIELDS SOME LOBBYING TIPS FOR KEYS RESIDENTS

On April 4, I joined 30 Floridians from around the Sunshine State in Tallahassee for Florida Healthy Beaches Day. The majority of us were...
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MOTE MARINE LAB CELEBRATES 30 YEARS & ITS CEO ENTERS THE HONORARY CONCH RANKS

In the Florida Keys, scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory work to advance critical coral reef restoration in hopes of bringing back an ailing reef...
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DRUGGED FISH: STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICALS IN REDFISH

A year-long study by Florida International University (FIU) and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) discovered pharmaceutical contaminants in the blood and other tissues of...
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NEW RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP RULE AIMED TO PROTECT TURTLES

Recreational crab traps in Florida will need to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches to prevent accidental trapping and drowning of diamondback...
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STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: FELIPE CORREA’S LENS WORK DEPICTS A WILD & MAGICAL WORLD

Do you remember a time when the world felt magical? When I was a kid, the Keys were an exploration of the wilderness and...
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UPPER KEYS HONORS PASCAL ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 17TH BIRTHDAY

On what would’ve been his 17th birthday on Feb. 2, local schools and the community at large celebrated the 4th annual Pascal’s Day of...
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KIDS CLEAN THE KEYS AT ANNUAL DEBRIS DERBY

Upper Keys kids will take to the coastlines for the third annual Marine Debris Derby, hosted by Ocean Studies Charter School, on Saturday, Jan....
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ANNUAL DAY OF SERVICE CARRIES LEGACY OF PASCAL WEISBERGER

On Thursday, Feb. 2, local schools, charitable organizations and the community at large will come together to celebrate the fourth annual Pascal’s Way Day...
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NATIVE PLANT DAY BRINGS LESSONS & NATURE WALKS AT STATE PARK IN KEY LARGO

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park are holding the...
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ISLAMORADA GARDEN IS ‘THE BEST KEPT SECRET’

The weather couldn’t be beat during the morning of Jan. 10 at the community garden behind the First Baptist Church of Islamorada. The temperature...