Category: Florida

Ocean Conservancy received some big news last month: Our three-part documentary series, Ocean to the Everglades, was named a Gold Winner in the Online Documentary Series category for the 41st annual Telly Awards. The ser...

While the natural beauty of Florida leaves me in awe in countless ways, one aspect of its natural glory tends to leave me speechless: the Everglades. From the graceful herons, cranes and egrets gliding through the slight...

This blog was written by Sophie McCoy, a marine scientist who studies ecological responses to pollution and climate. Sophie is a Lang Early Career Fellow of the Phycological Society of America and a Steering Committee Me...

This blog was written by Captain Benny Blanco, a fishing guide in the Everglades and Biscayne National Parks. He lives in South Florida with his wife and three daughters. As the sun rose over Taylor Slough in Everglades...

This blog post is co-authored by National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy and Ocean Conservancy. On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and...

This blog previously published by The Advocate on April 19, 2020. Exactly 10 years after the BP Deepwater Horizon tragedy changed the Gulf of Mexico, communities across the Gulf are reeling from the impacts of another em...

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, many people are dreaming of Florida as a retreat from long days of self-isolation. Hundreds of miles of beautiful beaches, azure skies, shimmering oceans, teeming wilderness including...

During these challenging times, we at Ocean Conservancy are fortunate to be able to continue working towards a healthy ocean and Gulf (albeit from a distance)—not only for wildlife but for all of us that depend on resili...

It’s hard to believe that a decade has already gone by—it has been nearly 10 years since one of the worst environmental disasters in United States history—the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The impacts of the blowout...

When people fly into Miami, they are taken aback by the city’s lush streetscape and seemingly continuous tree cover. Cities are usually sights of impermeable concrete—but Miami offers a refreshing marriage of metropolis...