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November 2018
Give Miami Day 2018
Join us online at GiveMiamiDay.org on Thursday November 15 for a 24-hour online fundraising event. Join the adventure by donating to the South Florida National Parks Trust. Your donation to SFNPT gives the gift of parks to thousands of South Florida kids! With the support of donors like you, more than 16,000 school kids will have the opportunity to visit South Florida's four national parks on outdoor education programs this year. We can't do it without you! You don’t have to wait until Give Miami Day to show…
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Swamp Night at Naples Beach Brewery
Join us at Naples Beach Brewery on Saturday 12/15 to support outdoor education programs in Big Cypress for Collier County kids Naples Beach Brewery has crafted a special brew to support Big Cypress National Preserve For every pint sold, Naples Beach Brewery will make a donation to the SFNPT in support of the Swamp Water And Me Program (SWAMP) an outdoor science education program that brings thousands of 6th-grade students from Collier County into Big Cypress each year for a ranger-led learning…
Find out more »February 2019
4th Annual Wine & Wildlife
YOU ARE INVITED! Join our guest of honor Fran Mainella, the 16th Director of the National Park Service and the first women to lead our national parks, on Thursday, February 21 for our signature event of the year in Naples– Wine & Wildlife. This one-of-a-kind evening combines good wine, great food, and live wildlife in celebration of South Florida’s national parks! Best of all, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that your contribution supports our national parks! Through your generous support, Wine &…
Find out more »August 2019
Beyond the Icons: America’s Lesser-Known National Parks
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 importance of these public lands, while highlighting National Park Service sites that are often overlooked in favor of much larger parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon. The exhibit is open daily from 9-5 from August 23 to November 19, 2019.…
Find out more »September 2019
Meet the Friends who support Public Lands in SW Florida
Join us for a special Friends Group meet & greet! Southwest Florida is fortunate to have lots of natural places, and lots of people who care for them. There are friends groups for Rookery Bay, Big Cypress, Fakahatchee and other local public lands. You can meet them all, and learn about Florida panthers, next month at a free event on Wednesday September 18 at Rookery Bay. We will be there along with Big Cypress so come on out and say hello!
Find out more »October 2019
Clyde Butcher’s Annual Fall Festival & Swamp Walks
Expand your fall plans beyond just a walk through a haunted house filled with ghosts and ghouls for a walk through the swamp filled with real critters! Here in South Florida, we celebrate the fall season with swamp walks in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Join us on October 26 & 27 at Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Gallery and take a walk on the wild side! Clyde and Niki Butcher host a fall festival at their Big Cypress Gallery in…
Find out more »November 2019
Give Miami Day 2019
Join us online at GiveMiamiDay.org on Thursday November 21 for a 24-hour online fundraising event. Give to Your National Parks by donating to the South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT) on Give Miami Day 2019. At the SFNPT, we believe in healthy and accessible national parks that enrich and inspire all people forever. Through the generous support of donors like you, we fund programs and projects that preserve and protect our parks, enrich the experience of park visitors, connect diverse communities…
Find out more »Kelly Quinn: IMMERSION Art Exhibit
Biscayne National Park Presents Kelly Quinn: IMMERSION Available November 23, 2019 - February 23, 2020 Open Daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery "Hi friends! Kelly here! If you love art, nature, creativity, exploring local culture or just want to experience something new, then think about visiting Biscayne National Parks Visitor Center on the evening of January 11th to share in laughter, yummy local food, drink and music all around an art experience…
Find out more »December 2019
Family Fun Day: South Florida’s Fabulous Parks
The South Florida National Parks Trust Presents Family Fun Day: South Florida' Fabulous Parks Saturday, December 14, 2020 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the HistoryMiami Museum Embark on an adventure as we celebrate our local National Parks! Learn how to get involve and discover what makes each site unique as we explore the parks that call South Florida home through craft activities, interactives, story time and more. RSVP ONLINE http://www.historymiami.org/
Find out more »Debris Maze Challenge Exhibit at Biscayne National Park
Debris Maze Challenge Exhibit at Biscayne National Park December 15, 2019 - January 12, 2020 The Debris Maze Challenge, a Miami Foundation Public Space Challenge winner and immersive art experience building awareness of litter in our oceans, is open to the public at Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center during regular park hours from 7:30am - 5:30pm. The Debris Maze Challenge is a maze of 7-foot high mesh walls showcasing plastic collected mainly from Biscayne Bay with eco-art from…
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