Help Clean-up the Ocean
Saturday, August 27th 10:00am-1:00pm T.R.A.S.H.E.D. in the Keys and Reef Relief are hosting a mangrove and shoreline clean-up this Saturday August 27 th, 2011 from 10am-1pm. Volunteers are needed to help remove marine debris that is harmful to marine life and contributes to poor nearshore water quality. Bring a kayak if you have […]
Volunteers Needed for Shoreline Clean-up-August 27th
T.R.A.S.H.E.D. in the Keys and Reef Relief are hosting a mangrove and shoreline clean-up Saturday August 27, 2011 from 10am-1pm. Volunteers are needed to help remove marine debris that is harmful to marine life and contributes to poor nearshore water quality. The clean-up will start at 10:00am leaving out of Hurricane Hole Marina. 5110 U.S. 1, Key […]
24th Annual Member Meeting
We would like to recognize and thank our members, sponsors, and guests who attended Reef Relief’s 24th Annual Member Meeting at the Pier House on July 18th. The meeting highlighted ongoing Reef Relief programs and celebrated the many successes over the past year. Just a few of last year’s many accomplishments include: Reef Relief staff […]
Dredging plan gets public airing Wednesday
by SEAN KINNEYPosted – Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:00 AM EDT Environmental groups are turning to Facebook to raise awareness of dredging and impacts from larger cruise ship vessels in Key West Harbor. This comes in advance of Wednesday’s public workshop to discuss possible expansion of Key West’s shipping channel. The proposal calls for widening […]
Volunteers Needed for Saturday, July 16th Shoreline Clean-up
Reef Relief, T.R.A.S.H.E.D. in the Keys and the Ibis Bay Waterfront Resort is hosting a mangrove and shoreline clean-up this Saturday July16 th, 2011 from 10am-1pm. Volunteers are needed to help remove marine debris that is harmful to marine life and contributes to poor nearshore water quality. Bring your kayak if you have one. A […]
BLEACHWATCH TRAINING WORKSHOP: Thursday July 14th
Coral bleaching, which is the corals’ loss of their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae, is a natural event that occurs to some extent every year in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary(FKNMS). While records show that coral bleaching events have been occurring for many years in the Florida Keys, indications are that the frequency and severity […]
24th Annual Membership Meeting
All Reef Relief Members are cordially invited to the 24th Annual Reef Relief Membership Meeting Monday, July 18, 6pm-9pm Pier House Resort Caribbean Spa Room, 1 Duval Street, Key West Hear the annual State of the Reef Address, presentations by MOTE, FKNMS, and more… Join us this evening as we celebrate our marine environment […]
HAPPY WORLD OCEANS DAY 2011 from Reef Relief!
Celebrate all that the oceans does by making a commitment to do one new ocean friendly action today. Visit https://www.reefrelief.org/blog/ocean-friendly-practices/ for suggestions on things you can to do to help our oceans today and into the future. WORLD OCEANS DAY 2011 The world’s oceans—which account for about 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface—are facing […]
After Earth Day, Celebrate the Other 71% with World Oceans Day
by David McGuire • June 8th, 2011 In April, people across the USA and the world celebrated the beauty of nature, our rivers and mountains, and wildlife. The original Earth Day was inspired by founder Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the devastation of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, […]
Reef Relief is selected to present at National Marine Educators Conference
Reef Relief has been invited to the NMEA Annual Conference to be held 6-28-11-7/3/11 in Boston, MA. Rudy Bonn, Reef Relief’s Director of Marine Projects, & Amanda Gambill, will be presenting “Coral Camp for Kids” to an international audience of marine educators on 7/1/11. This invitation recognizes Coral Camp for Kids as one of the […]