NURSERY EXPANSION BOOSTS CORAL RESTORATION EFFORTS
The race to save the Florida Keys reef tract got a boost on May 24, when ocean advocates, community leaders and concerned residents gathered...
RARE BEAKED WHALE WASHES ASHORE IN GRASSY KEY
A rare juvenile deep-water whale met a sad end in the shallow waters off the Middle Keys on May 30.
A kayaking guest at Grassy...
WORM WONDERS: A TINY REEF CREATURE LURES THE KEYS’ TARPON
“The palolo worm.”
My new yoga classmate-turned-dinner companion said it louder, as if my hearing was the problem and not my complete ignorance about what...
NONPROFIT OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP FOR A HUMPBACK WHALE EXPEDITION
If you’ve ever dreamed of looking a humpback whale in the eye and having it look right back at you, this might be your...
MARINE SANCTUARY NAMES EDDIE KERTIS NEW SUPERINTENDENT
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries this week announced the selection of Edward “Eddie” J. Kertis Jr., a retired colonel as the new superintendent...
FOUNDATION’S ADVOCACY MOVES MAJOR EVERGLADES PROJECT FORWARD
The Everglades Foundation has come a long way since it was started around a kitchen table in the early 1990s by two fishing buddies,...
Sanctuary Advisory Council preps for coral bleaching backups, welcomes superintendent
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary formally welcomed its new leader for the first time at a Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) session on June...
Hundreds help restore Florida’s Reef Tract during Coralpalooza
From June 4-7, hundreds of divers, snorkelers and coral advocates traded their normal weekend plans for a chance to get their hands wet and...
It’s showtime for these native trees in the Florida Keys
By Liah Continentino
If you have been out and about in the Keys recently, you may have noticed one of our native trees putting on...
Where do they go? State park talk highlights the journey of songbirds
A Miami expert will discuss the role southeast Florida plays in songbird migration in a talk on Monday, June 22 at John Pennekamp Coral...
