Crocodile Lake NWR
Est. 1987

National Key Deer Refuge
Est. 1957

Key West NWR
Est. 1908

Great White Heron NWR
Est. 1938

 
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Welcome to FAVOR Florida Keys!
Friends  And  Volunteers  ORefuges

Our Mission

The Mission of FAVOR – Florida Keys is to support the National Wildlife Refuges of the Florida Keys through Education, Volunteerism, Non-Adversarial Advocacy, and Fundraising
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Have an RV?  Like Volunteering? ...

Come join the crew at the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex!

Click on the WorkCamp App. button above for more information and application forms!
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Full Moon Paddles

Join us again this season for an eco-tour excursion guided by Bill Keogh and his team of guides! Click HERE for more information!

 

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Guided Walks Scheduled at National Key Deer Refuge

 Interested in finding out what that bird you see in your yard is?
Want to know more about what kind of plants grow in the Florida Keys?
Come join us for some outdoor fun!

Next Date: August 27 - Watson Trail

Click HERE for more dates and info!

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New Firearms Regulations

New regulations concerning firearms on Refuges and National Parks and Monuments have recently been released.  Please click HERE for the announcement.  Note that concealed firearms are not permitted in visitor centers and administration offices, and local rules still apply.

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Would you like YOUR artwork featured in the Key Deer Bookstore?
Click: FAVOR information and application forms

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Key Largo woodrats, bred in captivity at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Lowry Park Zoo, have been released at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

See following photos. Congratulations to Refuge staff and volunteers.


Woodrat Tweek ready for freedom
Click HERE for more pictures.
Click these for more stories:
http://www.keysnet.com/212/story/186996.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1471755.html

http://www.wdwpublicaffairs.com/ContentDrillDown.aspx?DisplayItem=59f018ca-e421-4c16-85bb-435a4e2704bd

Please sign up for some cleanups!
To volunteer, check the schedule on the CALENDAR page.
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"Why shouldn't I feed the critters?"

The Nature Conservancy recently posted a good answer to this in "Ask the conservationist" in their latest e-newsletter, when someone asked how to deal with people who were feeding Sandhill Cranes. 

Click HERE for the gist of the article, where you will also find a link to the whole page.
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What happens to the Keys when the sea level rises?

"Anne Morkill, who manages the Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge north of Key West, Fla., said her staff is working with the Nature Conservancy and Florida International University on models of sea-level rise to determine to what extent saltwater intrusion will erode the rocky pine habitat that supports the Key deer and other species."

This quote is from a Washington Post article, "Warming Trends Alter Conservation."  Read the whole article at the link.

See also the FWS video: http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/
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Check out the Key Deer Bookstore
In the National Key Deer Refuge Visitors Center
GPS Coordinates:
 24°40'19.42"N
 81°21'24.70"W

Proceeds Benefit FAVOR
and the
Key Deer Protection Alliance

 

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VISITORS CENTER!!!


Would you like YOUR artwork featured in the Key Deer Bookstore?
Click: FAVOR information and application forms

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Click for the Florida Keys Birding Checklist
(PDF, 80 kb)

Click for the expanded Florida Keys Refuges brochure
(PDF 340 kb)

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What you will find here

  1. A Calendar of coming events for FAVOR members, as well as others related to the Keys ecology.
  2. News about issues that concern us.
  3. Links to other sites with connections to wildlife
  4. Special information about prescribed burns.
  5. Information about each of the Florida Keys Refuges.
  6. A sign-up sheet.  You don't have to pay monetary dues to become a member of FAVOR; just donating some of your time (keep track!) is enough.

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