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Public Comment Welcomed: Re-lighting the Light Station at Seahorse Key

11/28/2019

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In order to continue to turn on the light at the historic Cedar Keys light station on Seahorse Key, Federal law requires that the Fish and Wildlife Service determine if that would be appropriate and if it would be compatible with the mission of the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.

Below are a Press Release from the Refuge and draft "Compatible Use Determination." Refuge Manager Andrew Gude would welcome all comments from the public about the Determination. Please send comments by December 16, 2019.

Press Release: Public Comment
Compatible Use Determination
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Refuge in the National News

11/23/2019

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photo by Ken Sassaman
Using drones to gather high-resolution LiDAR data, research identified evidence of a rare pre-Columbian bead-making settlement the Lower Suwannee Refuge's Raleigh Island, off the shore near Shell Mound. Friends member and University of Florida professor Dr. Ken Sassaman, his doctoral student Terry Barbour, additional graduate students, and FWS archaeologist Rick Kanaski published their study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  It is receiving widespread media attention.
The US Fish and Wildlife website  highlighted the story with the headline -- "A Refuge Gives Up Its Secret".
Tampa Bay Times headlined, "Archaeologists with drone find bead-making settlements"
The Guardian says "Drone-mounted lasers reveal ancient settlement off Florida coast"
Newsweek says "Secrets of 'Special' Ancient Native American Settlement in Florida Revealed"
Smithsonian says "Using Drone-Mounted Lasers, Scientists Find Ancient Bead-Making, Island-Dwelling Community in Florida"
ars Techica says "A drone helped archaeologists discover a lost Florida island settlement"
popular Archaeology says "Bead-making complex off the Florida coast"
Archaeology says "1,000-Year-Old Settlement Mapped in Florida"
Ancient Origins says "Unprecedented Find of Shell-Enclosed Settlement in Florida"
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Why I Took These Shots

11/5/2019

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Our own Larry Woodward wrote this feature photo essay, Why I Took These Shots
His article is published on the newly revised FWS website. The FWS launched a new communication strategy to improve the public's user experience with the National Wildlife Refuge System and wildlife conservation. Larry's essay and outstanding photos are a perfect fit for the new campaign.
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Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
P. O. Box 532
Cedar Key, FL 32625
friends@friendsofrefuges.org

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.


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