Are you interested in learning what the impact of the Gulf oil disaster will be on the Florida Keys’ habitats and wildlife? And how you can help?

Please join us at a FREE scientific conference to learn more about the Gulf disaster’s impacts on the Keys and what you can do.

Leading scientists and local volunteer and response organizations will be on hand to discuss the impacts of the disaster and to answer your questions.
This event is sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Oceana.
Please RSVP, as seating is limited.

Date: Wednesday, August 4

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Location: Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center

35 East Quay Road, Key West

Cost: FREE

The Center is located at the end of Southard Street in Truman Annex, across the street from Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Amanda Gambill, Oceana organizer, at agambill@oceana.org.

Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Updated Reports

Click to reach the USFWS’s daily maps of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Fact Sheets:

• Oil Spill Do’s and Don’ts for the Florida Keys: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from the Health Impacts of the Oil Spill

• What’s at Stake: The Ecological and Economic Future of the Florida Keys

• Click to find out the latest on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response
• Associated Press Oil Spill Coverage
• Google Crisis Response Site: Helpful all in one stop for current info. and maps of the spill
  

AT&T, a supporter of local non-profits, has recently launched its new U-verse TV package and has chosen Reef Relief as the beneficiary.  For each of the first 100 U-verse TV packages sold in Key West, AT&T will donate $25 to Reef Relief.

Purchase AT&T U-verse and be part of the Coral Reef Conservation!

For more information, go to uverse.att.com to see if you qualify.

http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~liu/Drifters/latest_roms.htm

Click on the map or the ink to see the animated forecast

Saturday May 15 & 29, 2010 10:00pm-1:00pm

Volunteers proudly show off the days results

Join the Fun!

Reef Relief, T.R.A.S.H.E.D. in the Keys, and the Green Parrot Kayak Society invite the community to help clean up the mangroves and shoreline. Lazy Dog is providing the kayaks but bring your own if possible. The clean ups will start at 10:00 pm leaving out of Hurricane Hole Marina located at 5130 Overseas Hwy in Key West.

For more information or to attend call Reef Relief at 305-294-3100.

Oil Spill Updates and Information

http://www.keysspill.com

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/

http://oilspill.fsu.edu/

For the most up-to-date information on Florida’s Deepwater Horizon response, as well as health and safety tips, visit www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon.

The Florida Emergency Information Line (FEIL) will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice. The number for residents to call is:       

 1-800-342-3557

The Florida State Emergency Information Line activated at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday, May 3 to provide Floridians a link to informational resources regarding the Deepwater Horizon response.

~Hotline provides Floridians information regarding the Deepwater Horizon Response~TALLAHASSEE- -

The State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee remains activated to a Level 2, or Partial activation, and emergency management officials are continuing to coordinate with local, state and federal partners to ensure Florida’s coastline is protected.