2024-25 Year in Review: Awards Won

The University Press of Florida and UF Press proudly present our award-winning books and authors from the last year. Florida Springs: From Geography to Politics and RestorationChristopher F. Meindl Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction American Association of Geographers Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary … Continue reading 2024-25 Year in Review: Awards Won

Dry Tortugas

“An immersive text that celebrates the astonishing beauty and mystery of a remote marine outpost that faces the encroaching threats of development and climate change.”—Foreword Reviews “From star-studded nights to fish-filled waters, nesting terns to hatchling sea turtles, and the varied moods of historic Fort Jefferson through looming storms to tranquil sunsets, photographer Ian Wilson-Navarro shares … Continue reading Dry Tortugas

Exploring Key West and the Dry Tortugas

Written by Shanna Merceron   Picking up a copy of Robert Silk’s An Ecotourist's Guide to the Everglades and the Florida Keys was like hopping into my dad’s old Tahoe and cruising down the Florida coast. Ever since my father was old enough, he was taking trips from the cold Jersey shore to the warm … Continue reading Exploring Key West and the Dry Tortugas