Kobee Manatee

Discover the Awesome Magic of the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 22nd and January 23rd!

01/21/2022

Very warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Celebrate where? At the 37th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 22nd and Sunday, January 23rdat Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is...

Sizzling Oceans Reached their Hottest in 2021!

01/12/2022

Greetings to you! In this blog, I’d like to continue talking about climate change and its devastating warming effect on our planet, especially our oceans. In recent report in the Advances in Atmospheric Sciences says, “Thanks to the relentless pace at which humans are adding greenhouse gases to the...

Dr. Tracy Fanara aka Inspector Planet Uncovers Extraordinary Science Nuggets!

12/19/2021

Dr. Tracy Fanara, NOAA Scientist is at the top of her game, doing what she does best – Environmental Science Research. Greetings to you! In this blog, I’d like to introduce you to my friend and colleague, Dr. Tracy Fanara. Tracy’s current position...

COVID-19 May Be “A Walk in the Park” Compared to Climate Change?

08/18/2020

Greetings! I’ve just read a new blog by Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates talking about both COVID-19 and climate change. Of course, they are both incredibly severe global events, which are devastating to human lives and economies. COVID-19 is only about nine months...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 9

03/18/2020

Greetings! In this blog, I’m continuing my manatee trivia for you in the format of a question and answer, true or false. So here is the ninth installment. I know you will really impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee...

Meet Robert Scott Thayer – Author of the Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at Manatee Lagoon’s ManateeFest this Saturday February 1st!

01/28/2020

Greetings to you! Meet my award-winning author Robert Scott Thayer, and help celebrate the fourth anniversary of ManateeFest at Manatee Lagoon, located in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, February 1st. This fun and awesome celebration takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And the best...

Meet Robert Scott Thayer – Author of the Kobee Manatee® Children’s series at the Orange City, Blue Spring Manatee Festival January 25th and January 26th!

01/14/2020

Warm greetings to you! Yes – it’s that time of year once again when all of us manatees celebrate! Where? At the 35th Annual Manatee Festival on Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th at Blue Spring State Park! This 2,600-acre park is located in...

Why is January 1st New Year’s Day?

12/30/2019

Greetings and Happy Holidays to you! It’s time to celebrate once again – out with the old and in with the new. Then at 12 midnight December 31st, that famous brightly lit ball made up of 2,600 Waterford crystal triangles begins falling in New...

Happy Thanksgiving from Kobee Manatee!

11/26/2019

Greetings! It’s that time of year again when we travel over the river and through the woods. Or in my case, over the reef and through the seagrass! As we get together with family and friends and celebrate all the wonderful things we’re...

Manatee Facts – Knowledge Challenge 2

10/16/2019

Greetings! Today I bring you the second installment of some really cool manatee facts for you. You’ll definitely impress your friends and family with your newfound manatee knowledge! Manatees are very large marine mammals with two flippers and a body tapering down...