MARATHON, Florida Keys — The 14th annual Florida Keys Birding and Wildlife Festival is scheduled Tuesday through Sunday, Sept. 25-30, offering participants real-life tips for becoming better birders, outdoor enthusiasts and nature photographers. Focusing on native wildlife, the family-friendly event is staged at Marathon’s oceanfront preserve, Curry Hammock State Park, mile marker (MM) 56.2, and […]
Thursday, October 18th 7pm- 9:30 pm Tropic Cinema located at 416 Eaton Street in Key West, FL Tickets $10 New member special for $5 donation with ticket purchase get a 1 year Reef Relief membership. (membership available at the event) Reef Relief brings the Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Key West. The […]
Article by Shane Graber – Posted Sep 12, 2012 02:00 PM. Reprinted from http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ Videos by Dr. Jean Jacobson The Marshall Islands rely heavily on services for its economic well-being and a United States FAA funded expansion to its airport is threatening to destroy nearby lagoon coral reefs. Bill Clinton with his 1998 Executive Order […]
By Christine Ahn, September 7, 2012 Soft coral off the coast of Jeju, which will likely be destroyed if the naval base goes forward (Photo by indepedent environmental assessment team). On September 2, Dr. Imok Cha, a 51-year old San Francisco-based pathologist boarded a plane headed to Jeju Island, South Korea, where she was to […]
You can now find the Reef Relief Environmental Education Center on the Key West Discovery Map. These maps are available free at businesses throughout Key West. You can, also, view the map online at http://keywest.discoverymap.com/ and find out about other Key West attractions. Thank you Discovery Map for your support!
Published: Sept. 17, 2012 at 5:24 PM Advertisement SEATTLE, Sept. 17 (UPI) — An arctic seal species is threatened as two thirds of sea ice with enough snow cover for them to reproduce is at risk of disappearing, U.S. researchers say. Scientists as the University of Washington say the ringed seal, under consideration for threatened […]
by Underwatertimes.com News Service – September 17, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, California — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service seeking Endangered Species Act protection for the orange clownfish — star of the movie Finding Nemo — and seven similarly coral-dependent damselfish threatened by climate change, ocean […]
By Madeline McCurry-Schmidt | September 12, 2012 | http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/ Researcher Eugenie Clark is 90 years old. Her office shelves are lined with gaping shark jaws. One is from a tiger shark. It bit her once—the only shark bite of her life. She was driving to talk to a student group, and the shark jaw sat on […]
6:21 PM, Sep 12, 2012 Written by Jessica Clark. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/ ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Diane Schleissing walks the beach bright and early. She has served on the Sea Turtle Patrol in Crescent Beach for eleven years. She’s passionate about turtles. “I love my turtles,” she said with a laugh. She and her team look […]