Crocodile Lake NWR
Est. 1980

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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DON'T FORGET THE FAVOR
2012 GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING!

SATURDAY, JAN. 28TH
NOON TO 3 PM

Click for more info!

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Take a look at FAVOR's January Newsletter!!!

Subsequent versions will be on the NEWS page.
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WE NEED A VOLUNTEER!!!

Mary Baker can no longer serve as a Croc Lake representative on the FAVOR board.  Board meetings are held once a month, and you can participate via telephone or Skype, so travel to Big Pine Key for meetings is not required. 

For more information, contact Mary via email or phone at 305-240-1127.

For Mary's statement, click here.
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Jim Bell's Retirement Party

He's hung up his refuge hat for the comforts of a race car helmet, a boat, and a fishing pole. He's now enjoying the life of a snowbird, traveling between his family home in Vermont and the Florida Keys -- testing the waters for a 'bite' along the way! Click for pix!

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Crocodile Lake manager Steve Klett retired December 2!

Click here for pix of his party!

 

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FULL MOON KAYAK PADDLES ARE NOW SCHEDULED!

Click HERE for info, dates/times and how to register.

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Check out "Focus On Friends"
The Southeast Region's Friends Group Newsletter

It's the Southeast Region's quarterly newsletter for Friends Groups and about Friends Groups. This quarterly newsletter is designed to help keep the Region's more than 50 Refuge Friends Groups up to date on Regional developments and accomplishments. 

Click HERE or go to the Friends in the Southeast Homepage for links to the latest and archived newsletters.

The third quarter brought many wonderful events. So many that we had to add additional pages to the newsletter! Keep up the great work and as always, if you would like to highlight a project your Friends Group has completed, please send your stories to stacy_armitage@fws.gov.

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See the National Wildlife Refuge System's public Web site for the latest issues of their Refuge Update:  http://www.fws.gov/refuges/RefugeUpdate/ 

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This is the what FAVOR is all about!

 
International Coastal Cleanup                                 Ben Edwards: Volunteer of the Quarter

Read more on the NEWS page!

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Check out our new GeoCaching page!
Click the button on the left!
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Visitors Center Front Desk

Have a gift for gab?  Like to meet new people?  This four hour shift (9am-1pm or 1-5pm) will keep you entertained and keep our tourists from feeding the deer.  Training is provided.  Your first shifts will be with a 2nd volunteer.  We especially need Saturday volunteers to help with our busiest day! 

Call to sign up or for more info: 305-872-0774.

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Read "Focus On Friends"
The Southeast Region's Friends Group Newsletter

It's the Southeast Region's quarterly newsletter for Friends Groups and about Friends Groups. This quarterly newsletter is designed to help keep the Region's more than 50 Refuge Friends Groups up to date on Regional developments and accomplishments. 

Click HERE or go to the Friends in the Southeast Homepage for links to the latest and archived newsletters.

The third quarter brought many wonderful events. So many that we had to add additional pages to the newsletter! Keep up the great work and as always, if you would like to highlight a project your Friends Group has completed, please send your stories to stacy_armitage@fws.gov.

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Check the National Wildlife Refuge System's public Web site for the latest issues of their Refuge Update:  http://www.fws.gov/refuges/RefugeUpdate/

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Have an RV?  Like Volunteering? ...

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

Click on this WorkCamp App. or the button above for more information and application forms!
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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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"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.youtube.com/v/6LGMVF8vjcI?fs=1&hl=en_US
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Visit the Key Deer Bookstore
In the National Key Deer Refuge Visitors Center
GPS Coordinates:
 24°40'19.42"N
 81°21'24.70"W
(Winn-Dixie Plaza, Key Deer Blvd, Big Pine Key phone 305-872-0774)

Proceeds Benefit FAVOR
and the
Key Deer Protection Alliance

 

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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