MIAMI SEAQUARIUM CLOSURE SENDS RESCUED ANIMALS TO THE KEYS
The Florida Keys’ marine mammal population recently saw three new additions and could increase by 11 in the coming months, courtesy of the shuttered...
VOLUNTEERS & BIOLOGISTS DIVE IN TO RESTORE HOPE TO THE CORAL REEF
Volunteers and coral scientists from the Florida Aquarium and I.CARE (Islamorada Conservation and Restoration Education) came together in the Keys this past week for...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS CAN DISCARD SCRAPS AS PART OF PILOT PROJECT
Monroe County, in partnership with SoilMate Composting and sponsored by Baptist Health South Florida, launched a pilot food waste collection program to help Upper...
STATE WILDLIFE COMMISSION BACKS ADDED MEASURES TO REMOVE GREEN IGUANAS
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioners recently approved staff recommendations to advertise proposed rule changes for prohibited green iguanas, including concepts relating to outdoor...
NATURALIST TALKS WILLIAM BEEBE’S GALAPAGOS ISLANDS RESEARCH
The History of Diving Museum will host Jack Stein Grove as he presents on William Beebe in the Galápagos on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at...
VISIT THE FLORIDA KEYS, BUT DON’T TRASH THEM
Ah, the sweet sound of crashing waves, squawking gulls and the soft crunch of a Styrofoam cooler lid being ripped from its base by...
SPECIALTY PLATE DONATIONS HELP MARATHON WILD BIRD CENTER SPREAD ITS WINGS
Animal rescue and rehabilitation organizations around the Keys are seeing their helping hands repaid, thanks to grants supplied by Florida’s Protect Marine Wildlife license...
NATIVE PLANTS MEAN LESS COST AND WORK — ALL WHILE AIDING THE BOTANICAL COMMUNITY
By Liah Continentino
If you’ve ever strolled through a hammock trail, spotted an Atala butterfly munching on coontie or admired a gumbo limbo shining in...
MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION, OCEAN AID 360 TEAM UP TO REMOVE ‘GHOST TRAPS’ IN THE...
Lurking in the waters off the Florida Keys, a haunting presence is luring marine life to their untimely demise and trapping their spirits in...
KEYS MARINE LABORATORY LANDS $50,000 GIFT FOR NEW MARINE FIELD STATION
The Keys Marine Laboratory (KML) announced its first major gift — a $50,000 lead donation from the Lookout Foundation of Summerland Key — toward...
