Everglades roundtable brings urgency, collaboration to forefront
Federal, state and local representatives voiced urgency and stressed collaboration on Everglades restoration during a recent roundtable gathering at Islamorada’s Founders Park Community Center.
Talks kicked off the...
“We must change with the times and the shifting baselines that we are all...
As a lifelong resident of the Keys and a recreational and marine life fisherman, I’ve spent the last 45 years on these waters. Some of my earliest...
A Not-So-Happy 40th Anniversary: Pythons in the Everglades
By Antonia Florio, Science Communications Liaison, Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park just had a 40th anniversary on October 24. It’s one anniversary we’d rather not celebrate. That’s...
6.2% Coral Cover? Say no More
NOAA’s Restoration Blueprint was introduced at the Sanctuary Advisory Council’s meeting in August, and the community has been buzzing about it since. The proposal seeks to balance...
Public Invited to Celebrate Clearing of Last Irma Canal in NRCS Marine Debris Removal...
All are invited to attend a mini-celebration at the clearing of the last Hurricane Irma marine debris removal project canal funded through a United States Department of...
Prescribed Burns planned on Big Pine Key Next Week (October 28 – November 1)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct prescribed burns on one or more locations within the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key next...
Key West forum draws outspoken crowd
Maritime professionals in the Lower Keys were nearly unanimous Tuesday in their opposition to new rules being proposed for the Florida Keys Marine Sanctuary. Fifty-nine of 60...
Stream2Sea ‘mad chemist’ Autumn Blum to speak at BPW celebration
Sitting at Sharkey’s in Key Largo, Autumn Blum and John Nussbaum are constantly waved at, tapped, and hugged by passers-by on boat and by foot. People can’t...
Sanctuary Advisory Committee taking applications
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is recruiting for 12 seats on its advisory council. The council ensures public participation in the management of the sanctuary.
The sanctuary is...
“Our Backyard is Changing.”
We third largest barrier reef in the world, right here in our backyard. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is our lifeline. It supports us all....
