by Education Coordinator | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog, Latest News
If you’ve been to the Florida Keys, you’ve almost certainly seen trees growing along the coast, sometimes with their roots fully submerged in the saltwater! These are called mangroves, which are trees specialized for living in saltwater environments and are very...
by Education Coordinator | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog, Latest News
On Pigeon Key, when doing debris cleanups, one of the most commonly found items is fishing gear. Discarded fishing gear is a huge problem for our oceans, as it harms thousands of our favorite marine animals every year through ghost fishing, which happens when animals...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, Latest News
As most of our flock knows the Pigeon Key Art Festival was a huge success thanks to a lot of hard work by our staff, board, and volunteers, as well as World renowned artist Wyland who was generous enough to come and be the featured artist at the event. His live art...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Mar 3, 2015 | Blog, Latest News
Hello Pigeon Key Foundation and Marine Science Center Fans! We are super excited to welcome and introduce our newest staff members. We have hired 5 interns to help out with this jam packed Education Season! Hailing from Ohio, Tyler Steube is a graduate of Ohio State...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Feb 22, 2015 | Blog, Latest News
The Pigeon Key Foundation and Marine Science Center staff have been hard at work collecting fish for the newly enclosed saltwater pool. Originally built in the early 1950’s as a tourist attraction, the saltwater pool was full of vibrant, tropical fish. Feeding...
