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Welcome to FAVOR Florida Keys!
Friends And
Volunteers Of
Refuges
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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Scenic Sunset, Full Moon Kayak Trip to No Name
Key
Friday, January 29th, 5-7pm
Join Friends And
Volunteers of Refuges (FAVOR) on the only charity kayak event on the islands.
Capt. Bill Keogh, a noted local guide and photographer, and his crew at Big Pine
Kayak Adventures have donated a sunset/moonrise scenic paddle through the sponge
flats, grass beds and mangrove forests of the Great White Heron National
Wildlife Refuge. The two-hour trip will cost $25 per person and all proceeds
will be used for outreach, education, and volunteer projects on behalf of the
four Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges. It's the perfect way to explore and
enjoy nature while directly benefiting it.
The full moon trip is only
offered once a month, so sign up now. To reserve your seat for this wonderful
sunset / moonrise excursion, call 872-7474. The trip will depart from the Old
Wooden Bridge Fishing Camp near the No Name Key Bridge at 5pm on Friday, January
29th. Bring your own flashlight. For more info click
Full Moon Kayak
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Saturday February 13th – Team OCEAN Shoreline Cleanup
Our first scheduled cleanup of 2010! Give the ocean a
 Valentine
by joining us for another of our successful marine cleanups. We have collected
over 10 tons of marine debris since 2007! We will be able to accommodate about
12 people for a cleanup of Boca Grande/Woman Key in the Key West National
Wildlife Refuge. It has been a while since we have had an organized activity, so
lets get it rolling for 2010. Please call or email Robert Keeley
robert.keeley@noaa.gov with your interest and availability to
join us!
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The Jan. 30 Woodrat nest building work
morning was a success. Thanks to all the volunteers!
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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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NEW! Python Patrol Training
& Refresher
Tuesday,
October 27th
Choice of 2 classes:
Big Pine Key: 10am-Noon
Islamorada: 2-4pm |
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This is a picture from the first Python Catching Training. Don't Ever Abandon
Your Pets....
And
the snake coils....
We had a great 2nd Python Catching Training recently, with 12 keys folks
learning to wrangle Burmese Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, and Ball Pythons, oh
my!
NBC and Univision were there.
MSNBC has footage at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#29021482
Other footage is at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ElK6MThuc
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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
NOW OPEN AT THE
VISITORS CENTER!!!
Would you like YOUR artwork featured in the
Key Deer Bookstore?
Click:
FAVOR
information and application forms
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What you will find here
- A Calendar of coming events for FAVOR members,
as well as others related to the Keys ecology.
- News about issues that concern us.
- Links to other sites with connections to wildlife
- Special information about prescribed burns.
- Information about each of the Florida Keys Refuges.
- 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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Since March 18, 2003
Last modified:
February 01, 2010
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