Want to do something really scary this Halloween? Join Clyde and Niki Butcher in the Big Cypress National Preserve on October 29 and 30 for their annual Halloween Muck-About, with ranger-led swamps walks both Saturday and Sunday. The swamp walks leave every hour on the hour, both days from 9 AM to 2 PM, with...
The Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove invites you to an evening of history and storytelling. This special night will support Everglades Education Every Kid in a Park (EKIP), a program that takes thousands of school aged children to Everglades National Park each year. Experience the story of the women’s club fight to save Royal Palm...
Join us on Saturday December 3 in Big Cypress National Preserve for the Swamp Heritage Festival, a free family event that celebrates the history and culture of the Big Cypress Swamp. The 6th annual festival features a full day of free activities including Native American arts and crafts, traditional music and food, campfire chats, story-telling,...
Biscayne National Park Ranger Gary Bremen and South Florida folk musician Grant Livingston perform "Songs and Stories of Our National Parks" on Friday January 6 at the Coral Gables Museum as part of the closing event for "This Land is Your Land," the museum's exhibition celebrating South Florida's national parks. Biscayne National Park will unveil...
Let's Go Camping! Grab the kids, pack a tent and join SFNPT members Rainer & Noel Schael on Saturday January 28 for the 9th annual Family CAMP weekend in Everglades National Park. The event brings families together for a weekend of fun in Flamingo with ranger programs, arts & crafts, a campfire, a cookout, and a night of camping....
Wildlife biologist Joe Wasilewski travels the world in search of rare and exotic reptiles but he is best known for his wildlife adventures right here in South Florida, including his knack for catching invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. Join us on Thursday February 2 in Naples for appetizers, wine and wildlife as we celebrate our national...
A Special Family Event with Nike Veterans, Live Reptiles & Food Trucks COLD WAR ~ COLD BEER ~ COLD-BLOODED Join us for a special fundraising event to support the NIKE MISSILE BASE in EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK with Nike Missile veterans, live reptiles, food trucks and more on Saturday February 25 at the home of South Florida wildlife...
Do you love Everglades National Park for its birdlife? If so, then this show is for you. Local photographer Charlie Causey is the featured artist this month at Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Gallery inside the park's main entrance in Homestead. Here's how the park describes Causey and his new show: A Florida Keys resident since 1980, this...
Everglades National Park celebrates the lives, the legends and the landscapes that shaped the Everglades we know today during Vintage Everglades Day on Saturday March 11 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Event highlights include costumed characters, special tours and presentations by local authors and historians. Time travelers can complete a souvenir stamp collection by...
Join the Tropical Botanic Artists, a collective of South Florida botanical illustrators, for a full-moon reception in Biscayne National Park on Saturday March 11 to open Encounters: Friend or Foe, the latest show in the park's Community Artist Program. The exhibit will be on display daily from March 10 to May 15 in the park’s...
