New Fishing Gear!

Conservation Angling is one of our most popular programs at Pigeon Key in which education groups are taught the basics of fishing by Pigeon Key staff. Simple tasks like how to bait a hook, how to tie a knot, how use a spinning reel, and of course how to catch a fish are foreign to […]

Fish with a Hero!

The Pigeon Key Foundation was honored to host the 2015 Fish with a Hero: Project Healing Waters Tennessee Valley Region from September 22nd – 25th. This was the second year for this great event and everyone involved is already looking forward to next year! Around 55 lucky veterans called Pigeon Key home for four days […]

Summer Camp In Full Swing!

With two week of summer camp down and two more to go; summer on Pigeon Key is zooming by! Campers from all over the world come to beautiful Pigeon Key each year to partake in our Marine Science Summer Camp! Each week is jam packed with water activities like underwater obstacle courses and a snorkel […]

Pigeon Key Art Festival

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 and auction raised […]

Welcome New Staff Members

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 University. He has spent the last few months exploring […]

Saltwater Pool Revival

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 stations were available and common fish included Parrotfish, snappers, and grunts. Since the […]