Creature Feature: The Redeye Sponge Crab

The animal kingdom is abundant in adaptations that work to hide, conceal, and confuse using tactics as simple as adhering an unassuming sponge to one’s back. Enter: the sponge crab! Our 2019 Marine Science Education season on Pigeon Key has been the year of the sponge...
Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Research

Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Research

Pigeon Key has had a busy and exciting spring filled with Marine Science Education groups as well as new research endeavors! We recently partnered with the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust of Southern Florida in hopes of providing new information about the saltwater flats...
4Ocean Beach Cleanup

4Ocean Beach Cleanup

It has been almost two years since Hurricane Irma devastated the Florida Keys and beyond, and many business, communities, and families are still trying to fully recover and get back on their feet. Bahia Honda State Park, arguably one of the most favored spots of the...
Meet Our 2019 Marine Education Interns

Meet Our 2019 Marine Education Interns

Holley Maassen, Meghan Moody, Jill Hayden, Klayton Harmon (Left to Right) Holley grew up on the Northern California coast which led her to study Marine and Coastal Science and English at the University of California, Davis. She focused on research of gastropods in...
First Group of January 2019- GutMonkey!

First Group of January 2019- GutMonkey!

Every year, for the past 4 years, Pigeon Key has been hosting a leadership training retreat for the organization GutMonkey. Specifically, we have been working with the Generation IX Project, a group of individuals age 18 to 35 with a genetic bleeding disorder called...
Pat Anderson Plein Air Art Class

Pat Anderson Plein Air Art Class

For the past two years, we have had the pleasure of hosting artist Pat Anderson for one week of our Overnight Summer Camps! With the generous donation of her time, Pat spends the afternoons with our campers and aids them in creating plein air watercolor paintings...