WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR ARTIFICIAL REEFS? SANCTUARY ADVISORY COUNCIL BLENDS OPTIMISM AND CAUTION
An outline of the future for Monroe County’s artificial reef program was met with a mixture of anticipation, caution and debate at the April 16 meeting of...
FIRST RESCUED SAWFISH RECEIVING CRITICAL CARE AT MOTE MARINE LAB
On April 5, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to a distressed smalltooth sawfish after a member of the public called...
RECYCLING EVENTS AIM TO PUT THE BRAKES ON TIRE POLLUTION IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
We don’t think about our tires very often, unless one goes flat or you have skins on your car and need to replace them. And have you...
KEYS DEPUTY RECOVERING FROM INJURIES IN DRUNK DRIVER CRASH
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured April 9 while he was handling a traffic stop on U.S. 1, after a drunk driver struck his...
NOAA CONFIRMS FOURTH GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT
The world is experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR EARTH DAY? GIVE MOTHER NATURE A HAND WITH THESE...
Earth Day Mural Fest at the Lagoon on Grassy Key, April 20-21
After a two-year hiatus, the Lagoon on Grassy Key is excited to announce the return of...
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION BRAIN BUS VISITS THE FLORIDA KEYS BEGINNING APRIL 22
The Alzheimer’s Association Brain Bus will make several stops along the Florida Keys to provide free support services to families facing this disease between Monday, April 22...
SEARCHING FOR SOIL: OVERCOME SALINITY & SCARCITY WITH THESE GARDENING TIPS
Soil, the bedrock of terrestrial life, is a dynamic blend of minerals, organic matter and living organisms shaped by millennia of geological and ecological processes. Nowhere is...
DIRTY FRIENDS IN TRASHY PLACES: A DAY WITH THE CONCH REPUBLIC MARINE ARMY
Sun-drenched perfection graced the Florida Keys on the Saturday morning that I decided to help clean up the ocean. As a follow-up to a previous article I...
KEYS DEPUTY CHARGED WITH BURGLARY FOR SPYING ON HIS EX
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home on April 15 to spy on her and her new boyfriend, shouting through her bedroom window...
