Join us and the Upper Keys Business & Professional Women for a fun evening for the whole family! Attendees will gather in the upstairs gallery for facilitated networking activities led by BPW, REEF staff lead interactive art and STEM-focused activities for the kids in the Science Discovery Classroom.
REEF Into the Blue Book Club will be discussing Great Tide Rising: Finding Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change by Dr. Kathleen Dean Moore for the April session.
Join us for a free community science lesson and activity in our Science Discovery Classroom! This week explore Florida Keys ecosystems by examining local animals and plants and learning how they are all interconnected. Discover the unique benefits of each ecosystem.
All ages welcome!
Keely Weyker is The Everglades Foundation’s Director of Engagement & Outreach and has a passion for environmental education and policy. She graduated from Georgia State University (GSU) in 2016 with a B.S. in public policy and a concentration in nonprofit leadership.
Fiji is known as a hotspot for diving, with massive schools of pelagics such as Bigeye Trevally, Scad, and Barracuda, Gray Reef and Whitetip Reef Sharks, and unusual creatures like the Leaf Scorpionfish and Ornate Ghost Pipefish.
Join us for a free community science lesson and activity in our Science Discovery Classroom! Dive into REEF’s ongoing collaboration with the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and scientists from UC San Diego and Oregon State to study and protect the Nassau Grouper, a keystone Caribbean species. Better understand how stakeholders play a role in species protection.
All ages welcome!
A fish as beautiful as it is destructive; invasive lionfish have had dramatic impacts on marine ecosystems due to their high reproductive rate and voracious appetites. These visually stunning fish have characteristic red and white stripes and long, fanlike spines and fins.
REEF's 17th annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will culminate on Sunday April 26, 2026 at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center. This will include a lionfish weigh-in, awards, and conservation science and arts festival open to the public.
As part of the 2026 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival REEF will host the Derby Captains Meeting at Sharkeys Sharkbite Grill, April 23, 2026.