As expected, Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday extended the Keys' Area of Critical State Concern designation for another year.
Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:57 AM EST
Environment
Monroe County's water-use rules could be loosened under a new slate of regulations approved by the South Florida Water Management District.
Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:56 AM EST
As Florida Keys water temperatures climbed upward through the summer, marine biologists feared conditions that could trigger widespread coral bleaching.
Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:00 AM EST
Burmese pythons have made their way to Key Largo, and south.
A day after a Bradenton man was jailed for a bogus Burmese python capture, the question of just how to control the exotic nonnative snakes in Florida went before Congress.
Posted: Saturday, November 07, 2009 07:00 AM EST
The first pole-and-troll zone proposed for Florida Bay waters of Everglades National Park will be explained in public-comment sessions Nov. 9 and 10.
Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:00 AM EST
- Workers get training for encounters with exotic snakes
Allison Higgins of the Nature Conservancy handles an exotic python during a training session held at the government center in Key Largo on Tuesday. (Photo by David Ball)
A 6-foot ball python — considered one of the most docile of the constrictor snakes — is easy for one person to capture without any special gear, according to Allison Higgins of the Nature Conservancy in the Florida Keys.
Posted - Friday, October 30, 2009 10:51 AM EDT
- Wild bird center may close unless donations fill financial hole
At the Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in Tavernier, last summer was the toughest for funding in nearly 20 years, and operators say the center, which cares for sick and injured birds, may close if money doesn’t start flowing in soon.
Posted - Friday, October 30, 2009 09:37 AM EDT
- Pole-and-troll for Snake Bight
An experiment in pole-and-troll rules for Florida Bay flats likely will take shape near Flamingo.
Posted - Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
- Recycle rates fall as enforcement nears
With enforcement set to start in just more than four months, the mandatory recycling law in Key West doesn't appear to have gained much traction with residents.
Posted - Monday, October 26, 2009 07:03 AM EDT
- Poll: Majority favor 'Glades restore
Floridians of all political hues agree on at least one issue: Save the Everglades.
Posted - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:33 AM EDT
