by Education Director | Feb 11, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
It has been an exciting handful of weeks since the Old 7 Mile Bridge reopened to the public. The Pigeon Key staff have received some great feedback from locals and visitors alike. The rehabilitation project was definitely worth the wait! We celebrated this monumental...
by Education Director | Feb 5, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
Maia Griffith was raised in Ventura County in Southern California where her parents instilled a love of the outdoors from an early age. She graduated in 2021 from University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Conservation and Resource Studies. As an...
by Education Coordinator | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
With the reopening of the Old Seven Mile Bridge, we thought we would share some of the extensive history of the bridge and how it has evolved over time. The construction of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway began in 1905 and was financed by...
by Education Director | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
The announcement five years in the making has finally arrived. The Old 7 Mile Bridge connecting the town of Marathon to Pigeon Key is officially open to the public! In the summer of 2016, the 2-mile span of bridge was shut down to pedestrians in anticipation of the...
by Education Coordinator | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog, Latest News
Pigeon Key is looking for a new logo and so we are reaching out to previous students, visitors, and anyone else in our community who might be interested in the chance to show off your art and design skills! We would like the new logo to represent Pigeon Key and our...
by Education Coordinator | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog, Latest News
Florida’s most common species of sea turtle is the Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), which is named for its exceptionally large head and powerful jaw muscles. The adult loggerhead has a heart-shaped, reddish-brown top shell (carapace) and a yellow bottom shell (plastron)....
