Meet the Staff: Pigeon Key Interns 2021
Kara Siglin was born and raised in Washington, D.C. before moving out to Highland, Maryland. She studied International Relations, History, and Spanish at the University of Maryland, College Park. She lived in Madrid for a semester and was also a Teaching Assistant for a summer study abroad program in London and Paris. During her time […]
Top 4 Reasons to Visit Pigeon Key
Explore Pigeon Key and All It Has to Offer! Every year, millions of people come to the Florida Keys to enjoy their beach vacations. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better location to savor the sun, sand, and waves. If you’re planning a visit to the area and are looking for some fun activities the […]
Fund the Flock: Name the Pigeon Key Duck
Hello friends! We are excited to share that we have added two new members to our Pigeon Key family! We are proud to introduce our rescue ducks who we are currently fostering on Pigeon Key for the Marathon Wild Bird Center. These two have become fast friends with each other and the staff has fallen […]
Meet the Staff: Kelly McKinnon
“Kelly McKinnon, executive director of the Pigeon Key Foundation, has lived for 14 years on the tiny historic island beneath the Middle Florida Keys’ Old Seven Mile Bridge. Currently, the personable 40-year-old is one of only four full-time island residents. Kelly, who studied marine science in college, first landed on the island as the foundation’s […]
Industry Destroying Industry: Overfishing
Every year, millions of visitors come down to the Florida Keys to fish in the crystal-clear waters. Anglers seek out recreational and commercial target species such as tarpon, bonefish, and snook. But the ocean is not as full as it once was. All over the globe, people are catching fish faster than they can respawn, […]
Creature Feature: Spotted Sea Hare
Do not be fooled by the name sea hare, this creature does not have fur or the ability to jump and probably is not the best pet. Instead, it is a rather large sized marine slug, named for its ear-like projections called “rhinophores,” that look like rabbit ears but actually function as their sense of […]
Faro Blanco Resort Discounts
We are excited to announce our latest partnership with the Faro Blanco Resort and Marina! The “Friends of Pigeon Key” program now allows multiple discounts throughout the resort by presenting your ferry ticket stub! In order to get to Pigeon Key you have to take a fifteen minute boat ride out to the island. We […]
Native Americans and the Florida Keys
November is National Native American Heritage Month and long before the Keys were explored and colonized by the Spanish, the islands were first home to multiple tribes of Native Americans. It is suspected that the Tequestas and Calusas tribes lived in the Florida Keys, with the Calusas being the dominant tribe, as early as 800 […]
America Recycles Day 2020
Today is America Recycles Day! Since 1997, November 15 has been a national holiday dedicated to celebrating and educating the public about the importance and impact of recycling. Recycling reduces the amount of trash in landfills, helps conserve resources, decreases pollutants made when harvesting raw materials, saves energy, and helps our national economy through increasing […]
Meet the Staff: Casey Howley–Brigham
Casey Howley–Brigham has been a part of The Pigeon Key Foundation and Marine Science Center staff for the past 6 years and the Education and Summer Camp Director since 2018. She is the main contact and organizer for our education groups and summer camps, maintains the gardens scattering the island and still finds time to […]