WATER WARS: PROPOSED BILL THREATENS EVERGLADES RESTORATION, OPPONENTS SAY
A petition has more than 37,400 signatures against a Senate bill that, opponents say, poses a threat to more clean water flows south to the Everglades. The...
$20M PROPOSED FOR KEYS STEWARDSHIP ACT BY STATE HOUSE & SENATE
Full funding for the Florida Keys Stewardship Act appears to be on a better track than in prior years in Tallahassee.
On Wednesday, the Florida House and Senate’s...
WILD THINGS: ELLEN & THE PELICAN
Ellen Westbrook and I were riding our bikes around the edge of Old Town, along the water, counting every damn bird we saw – every mockingbird, every...
DESERT ISLAND: BALLAST KEY IS A SANCTUARY WORTH SAVING
If I want to cut to the chase when telling someone about Ballast Key, I drop the fact that it was once on the market for $15.8...
GMM MOSQUITOS OPINION: ‘THE TIME HAS COME FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO THESE DECEPTIONS &...
An open letter from the Monroe County Environmental Coalition to Keys elected officials:
To all elected officials who have campaigned on improving public health and environmental issues and...
FAMED EXPLORERS SYLVIA EARLE & MIREYA MAYOR SIT DOWN WITH KEYS WEEKLY
Explorers Sylvia Earle and Mireya Mayor talk exploration, conservation and what the future holds with Keys Weekly Newspapers.
Vegetation removal from West Fanny Key sparks residents’ outcry
When Marathon resident Bob Williams set out on Sunday, Sept. 19 for his daily swim around East and West Fanny Key, two small islands on the gulf...
FROM ‘HABITUAL HOOKER’ TO KEYS KRITTER — A KEYS (SEA TURTLE) SUCCESS STORY
“This is a repeat offender or ‘habitual hooker,’ as we call it,” said Whitney Crowder, a sea turtle rehabilitation coordinator from the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in...
INAUGURAL MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUP COMPETITION SET
Collect debris on land or sea and vie for more than $5,000 in cash prizes. An inaugural marine debris tournament in Islamorada is seeking teams eager to...
CANAL RESTORATION COSTS LIKELY TO EXCEED $300 MILLION
A long-term plan to improve water quality and reduce sediment buildup in 63 village canals could cost well over $300 million.
That’s according to a recent report that...
