Reef Rangers

Join Sabrina on a trip to Florida’s Coral Reef in search of Lola the lionfish! This episode dives into the impacts of invasive species, the concept of competition in ecology, and the surprising story of how lionfish ended up in our waters—all while sharing fun facts, ocean adventures, and ways you can help protect South Florida’s reefs.

Produced by:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Broward County’s Natural Resources Division⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

the Office of Public Communications

Join Sabrina on an offshore adventure to learn about today’s turtle-y awesome critter, the leatherback sea turtle. This episode provides a deep dive on all things leatherback from where you can find them, when the nest, how often they nest, and even cool adaptations like the pineal spot!

Produced by:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Broward County’s Natural Resources Division⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

the Office of Public Communications

Join Sabrina on a near shore adventure in search of the iconic Queen Conch! This episode introduces us to invertebrates, what it means to be a benthic organism, what an operculum is, and an explanation of the endangered species act.

Produced by:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Broward County’s Natural Resources Division⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

the Office of Public Communications

Join Sabrina for a nighttime adventure out on the reef in search of the starlet coral. This episode introduces symbiotic relationships, coral bleaching, and the wonders of coral spawning.

Produced by:

⁠⁠Broward County’s Natural Resources Division⁠⁠ and

the Office of Public Communications

In celebration of International Mangrove Day, celebrated on July 26th each year, join Sabrina on a Kayak tour through the mangroves at Anne Kolb Nature Center in search of the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab! This episode introduces us to decapods, the different species of mangroves found in South Florida and their importance, courtship rituals in nature, the process of animal molting, and what it means to be an omnivore.

Produced by:

⁠⁠⁠⁠Broward County’s Natural Resources Division⁠⁠⁠⁠ and

the Office of Public Communications

Join Sabrina for a swim out to the Dania Erojacks in search of a midnight parrotfish! This episodes introduces the goals of artificial reef structures, the concept of keystone species,metamorphosis, and lots of fun facts about parrotfish.

Next time you want to go fishing, consider one of Broward County's artificial reef structures. If you’d like to take a more hands-on approach to reef conservation, consider joining FDEP’s Friends of Our Florida Reefs Annual Southeast Florida Coral Reef Clean up which occurs each year in July. To find out how you can participate in the reef clean up, head to ourfloridareefs.org

Produced by:

⁠Broward County’s Natural Resources Division⁠ and

the Office of Public Communications

Join Sabrina on a poppin’ offshore adventure in search of the balloon fish! This episode introduces the concept of adaptations and discusses the pelagic zone, one of the five zones of the water column.

Produced by:

Broward County’s Natural Resources Division and

the Office of Public Communications