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Keys Weekly
Published September 10Project off Islamorada’s Sea Oats Beach seeks to protect vulnerable section of U.S. 1
A section of Florida Keys highway historically prone to wash out from storms and facing erosion from sea level rise could get added protection through a village-led breakwater project. Millions of dollars were spent over the years on a section of highway near Islamorada’s Sea…
Keys Weekly
Published September 08After years of fundraising, work may soon begin on Alligator Reef Lighthouse
It’s being called a turning point in a years-long local effort to restore one of the most iconic structures in the Florida Keys, the historic Alligator Reef Lighthouse. “It really feels like we’re making progress here, it’s been a lot of fundraising, fundraising, fundraising for…
Keys Weekly
Published August 29County’s mooring field project secures permits; effort aims to reduce unmanaged anchoring
Monroe County recently received permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary for the Man of War Harbor Mooring Field, marking a major milestone toward construction of the county’s planned mooring field near Key West’s Wisteria…
Monroe County BOCC News
Published August 19