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View our most recent newsletter stories, published quarterly in The Manatee Zone and bi-monthly in Paddle Tales.

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Sightings Update: February 2025

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Volunteers Make a Difference for Manatees!

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Bridging Generations: Introducing Manatees to Independent Living Communities

2024 - Paddle Tales eNews

Sightings Update: Manatee Season Has Started at Blue Spring!

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Your Giving ‘TEESday Support Moves Us One Step Closer to Our Goal

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Appreciating Manatees and Our Amazing Volunteers

November 2024 - The Manatee Zone

Fond Farewell, New Beginning For SMC 5K

November 2024 - The Manatee Zone

Webcams Show Manatees In Their Element

November 2024 - The Manatee Zone

Piper’s Recovery Continues

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The Manatee Zone Quarterly Newsletter

The Manatee Zone is released once every three months and is available in print format to donors and adoptive parents and electronically to everyone. It features the latest news from the manatee world and Save the Manatee Club.

Paddle Tales Bi-Monthly eNewsletter

Paddle Tales is a digital newsletter released every other month and features facts, activities, and educational content.

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A broken glitter tube as seen on the boardwalk at Blue Spring State Park. The tubes are made of thin plastic and can break easily, scattering their contents into our waterways.

The Tale of the Glitter Inner Tube

Plastic-filled glitter inner tubes were causing harm to wildlife at Blue Spring State Park. Learn about the importance of collective action to protect nature.

Manatee Art Contest

2023 Manatee Art Contest: The Winners Are In!

Thank you for making the 2023 Art Contest a huge success! We are thrilled to have received an incredible array of artwork from so many talented artists.

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Florida Legislative Wrap-up: June 2023

Florida’s 2023 legislative session: water quality improvements and funding for conservation, but also reduced development oversight and fertilizer restrictions.

Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist, and Cora Berchem, Director of Multimedia and Manatee Research Associate, take "roll call" on a cold winter morning at Blue Spring State Park. Photo courtesy David Schrichte.

Manatee Sightings Update: June 2023

See sightings updates from Save the Manatee Club staff and partners from across the state.

Save the Manatee Club’s mana-team of 20 volunteers and staff at the Brevard Zoo’s Restore Our Shores Zoo’s oyster shell site in Cocoa, FL on March 25.

Save the Manatee Club Volunteers Get Their Hands Dirty

After many requests for “hands-on” fieldwork opportunities, Save the Manatee Club volunteers completed our first-ever team fieldwork event on March 25.

Wayne Hartley, Manatee Specialist, and Cora Berchem, Director of Multimedia and Manatee Research Associate, take "roll call" on a cold winter morning at Blue Spring State Park. Photo courtesy David Schrichte.

Manatee Sightings Update: April 2023

It was a mild winter at Blue Spring State Park, sightings were scarce until a cold snap in mid-March brought some familiar faces back.