Steward of the Keys: Hunter Kinney Innovates with the Keys’ Dolphin Life Inc.
Hunter Kinney, head coach and chief innovation officer for Dolphin […]
Local’s Choice Tips: Charles Hertel
Charles Hertel, whose family roots and fishing lines are cast […]
Local’s Choice Tips: Andrew Morawski
Like many Key West residents, Andrew Morawski began his […]
Steward of the Keys: REEF’s Jill Kuehnert Brings New Ocean Exploration Center to Life with Purpose and Passion
Jill Kuehnert, the campus director of Key Largo-based Reef Environmental […]
Local’s Choice Tips: Rob Dougherty
As executive director of the Key West Business Guild, Rob […]
Local’s Choice Tips: Nadene Grossman Orr
Key West’s wildly creative Nadene Grossman Orr holds the keys […]
John David Hawver: Artist and Steward of the Keys
Oil painter John David Hawver, one of the best-known artists in the Florida Keys, is soft-spoken, modest and friendly. While he loves the people of the Keys, he paints the 125-mile-long island chain’s environmental scenes and nature-scapes. He likes to use color in his work — particularly the colors of the water and sky.
Farewell Captain Finbar, the Conch Republic’s Beloved Mariner
Recently the Florida Keys’ Conch Republic lost a beloved guiding spirit: Captain Finbar Gittelman. Owner and master of the majestic Schooner Wolf, he was the longtime First Sea Lord and Supreme Commander of the Keys’ picturesque Conch Republic Military. Now those who loved him, and the Conch Republic, will carry on his legacy.
Chris Bergh: The Nature Conservancy’s Steward in the Keys
Chris Bergh, The Nature Conservancy’s Florida field program director based in the Lower Keys, is optimistic about the Florida Keys’ future and ability to adapt to environmental challenges in the coming decades. His priorities include protecting the Keys’ water quality and environmental biodiversity to save endangered and rare species such as Key deer.
Valerie Preziosi: Steward of Endangered Key Deer
Valerie Preziosi, founder and president of the nonprofit Save Our Key Deer Inc., works to save the diminutive, indigenous and federally protected herd of about 800 Key deer from human-provoked tragedies. Also an avid nature photographer, she is opening a new state-authorized Key deer rehabilitation facility on Big Pine Key in late December.