Since 1892, the Sierra Club has been working to protect communities, wild places and the planet itself. It is the oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. And its Miami Club members enjoy a good beer or two.
Join them on the third Thursday of each month at Titanic Brewery in [...]

 
Miami artist Xavier Cortada is mounting a major installation at Biscayne National Park this winter and spring, part of the park’s celebration of the United Nations’ “International Year of Biodiversity.”
According to a statement from the park, “Endangered World: Biscayne National Park will feature 360 brightly colored flags lining the roads and trails at Convoy Point [...]

 
Bird and wildflower enthusiasts in Florida have a new tool to help them identify bird and flower species. Based on updated and expanded versions of the best-selling series of National Audubon Society field guides, Audubon Birds Florida and Audubon Wildflowers Florida put comprehensive information about the state’s natural world at the fingertips of iPhone and [...]

 
Divers Alert Network, a leader in dive safety and emergency-assistance training, is looking for instructors nationally, including in South Florida.
DAN claims that the demand for new instructors is due to the introduction of education programs like Basic Life Support and First Aid and Dive Medicine for Divers, as well as the success of existing programs [...]

 
Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff recently led the unveiling of new workout equipment at Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove. According to the Miami Herald, “The outdoor gym, which was installed in late November, overlooks Biscayne Bay.”
Sarnoff told the Herald, “‘This is really what government should be doing, giving people the opportunity to keep movement in their [...]

 
Fears of a new “super snake” surfaced in Miami-Dade after a recent state-coordinated hunt encountered five African rock pythons, including a 14-footer.
According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, scientists fear that a proliferation of the carnivorous serpent will endanger indigenous animals and possibly even humans. “In Africa, the rock python eats everything from goats to [...]