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“Now is the time to have your voice heard.”

The Board of Directors of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Foundation encourages you to participate in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Restoration...
Florida Keys hosts climate summit - A group of people sitting at a table - Academic conference

Florida Keys hosts climate summit

It’s Tuesday afternoon and the Casa Marina Resort is buzzing with more than the usual tourist activity. A man wearing a tie-dyed shirt and...
Upper Keys community remembers captain who lived big and loved hard - A man holding a fish in the water - Naples

Upper Keys community remembers captain who lived big and loved hard

The Keys lost a model captain and friend when Jeff Leonia passed away on Nov. 18. Leonia was a local legend for his skills on...
Scenes from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary top national contest - Underwater view of a plant - Coral reef

Scenes from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary top national contest

      Tiffany Duong Instagram: @lilicedt, @oceanrebels Facebook: facebook.com/tiffanyduong Website: www.tiffanyduong.com “Moving to the Keys and diving in the FKNMS has been one of the best decisions of my life....
Book ‘Fred the Tree’ delights young and old - A close up of a map - Fred the Tree

Book ‘Fred the Tree’ delights young and old

Once upon a time a seed began to grow out of the highway of the historic, Old Seven Mile Bridge. This now unused bridge,...
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Weekend full of festivals, events

What a weekend it's going to be up and down the Keys. From a snow mountain to ice skating, crafts and Santa, be sure...
During her summer in Mongolia with the Experiment in International Living, Key West High School student Maryama Akhmetkaliyeva rode a camel in the Gobi Desert and did a home stay in a traditional yurt, or tent-like structure. Contributed photo

Keys kids conquer 16 countries

In the summer of 2019, three dozen students from the Florida Keys participated in the Experiment in International Living — international cross-cultural programs that spanned...
Portside Gallery

The Real Deal: Artist invited to NY art fair, celebrates studio anniversary

It was a celebration of various sorts for Valerie Perreault, the artist and owner of Portside Studio and Gallery in Islamorada. With her gallery...
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Where are we with the Restoration Blueprint? — How the review process works

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary released its Restoration Blueprint on August 20, 2019, opening five months of public comment. The document includes four alternatives. Alternative...

Council to Craft Response to Restoration Blueprint

Monroe’s Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution during its Nov. 20 meeting urging the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to hear stakeholder comments,...