Environment

The Key Largo woodrat is not the kind of rodent most people think of when they hear the word 'rat.' It's more like a mouse.

A soon-to-be-released children's book about the endangered Key Largo woodrat may foreshadow actual events. "Woodrat Jill" by local writer Nicky Laak tells the story of Jill, a woodrat introduced into the North Key Largo hardwood hammock after being born in a born in a zoo program.

Posted - Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:11 AM EDT

President Theodore Roosevelt put a feather in his cap just over 100 years ago by signing into law the establishment of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.

Posted - Saturday, August 16, 2008 07:37 AM EDT

For years, Keys residents have been able to buy vacant lots and donate them to the county for conservation to increase their chances of getting a building permit. It's a system in which people accrue points in order to build.

Posted - Saturday, August 09, 2008 10:24 AM EDT

During the 2008 legislative session, state Rep. Stan Mayfield sponsored a bill that could tie together the best intentions of a statewide effort to preserve working waterfront with a proven land acquisition program.

Posted - Saturday, August 09, 2008 10:24 AM EDT

Young lobster hunters check their catch on Thursday.

Watch a video of Officer Bobby Dube on the lookout for boating safety and lobster harvest violations in the Upper Keys during lobster mini-season.

Posted - Saturday, August 09, 2008 10:24 AM EDT