In the News

(Naples, Fla.) – The South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT) sets an organizational record with more than $119,000 raised during its 5th annual Wine & Wildlife event on February 26 at the Naples Botanical Garden. Over 225 friends gathered to celebrate and support Florida’s National Parks. The evening included educational presentations by the National Park Service, a…

Miami, FL – The Debris Maze Challenge, a Miami Foundation Public Space Challenge winner and immersive art experience building awareness of litter in our oceans, will open to the public at Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center on December 7, 2019 and run daily through January 3, 2020. A kick-off event will take place on…

One of the most popular tours in Everglades National Park has nothing to do with alligators, wading birds or the River of Grass. It’s a tour of the Everglades Nike Missile Base, one of the best-preserved relics of the Cold War in South Florida. About the Site Everglades National Park houses one of the best-preserved…

September 2019 – Juan M. Cueto has been selected as the new Executive Director of the South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT). Mr. Cueto brings extensive fundraising and leadership experience to the organization with more than 27-years of professional work in the not-for-profit industry. He joined the SFNPT in September of 2019 and succeeds Don…

September 2019 – Biocorps Intern Sidney McFarland… Hailing from Celebration, Florida, McFarland, a University of Florida senior majoring in wildlife ecology and conservation, first began traveling to national parks with her parents from a young age. It was these experiences that opened her eyes to the beauty of natural landscapes and wildlife. This past summer,…

September 2019 – Biscayne National Park education staff is gearing up for another spectacular season. Registration for Environmental Education Programs is now OPEN! If you are new to Biscayne National Park’s programming we recommend you familiarize yourself with our program options before registering. Biscayne’s school programming for 2019-2020 focuses on 4th-grade students and is FREE of charge. You will need the following information…

August 2019 – The National Park Service has named a new superintendent at Big Cypress National Preserve. See below for the NPS news release announcing the appointment. Thomas Forsyth Named Superintendent of Big Cypress National Preserve ATLANTA (April 21, 2019) – Today, National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Regional Director Robert A. Vogel announced the selection of…

August 2019 – Allie Hellier is headed back to school this month after “finding her park” in South Florida. In a final blog post, Allie reflects on the people she met and the lessons she learned while on assignment in South Florida’s national parks. By Allison Hellier Endings are uncomfortable. It means forging into the…

Biscayne National Park News Release Biscayne National Park Gallery highlights lesser-known National Parks in Beyond the Icons Photography Exhibit Beyond the Icons: America’s Lesser-Known National Parks, the newest exhibit in Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery, features 25 prints with corresponding stories by Sandra Ramos. She wants the images to educate and engage audiences with the…