We have SUPER news for the Everglades ecosystem! More White Ibises nested this year than have been recorded since the 1940s. YOU’RE INVITED to an expert panel presentation and discussion on the link between wading bird nesting and Everglades Restoration, co-hosted by Everglades National Park and the City of Homestead on Thursday, July 19! More about...
We're celebrating and you're invited! Join us in the park on Sunday July 29 from 1 to 3 PM to open the latest show in our Community Artist Program at Biscayne National Park - a special 50th anniversary retrospective featuring the work of 23 artists inspired by the beauty of park's marine environment. Biscayne is celebrating its...
Volunteer with the SFNPT in Big Cypress National Preserve! On Saturday August 4th we will plant trees at restoration sites along Turner River and/or Birdon Road. Planting is hard work, but it is a rewarding experience that helps improve park habitat and benefits native plants and wildlife. We can’t do this project without the support of awesome volunteers! Read...
We invite you to volunteer with us in Biscayne National Park for National Public Lands Day 2018 to help us #KeepBiscayneBeautiful! We will be cleaning up marine debris from the mangrove shoreline South of Black Point Marina. We are looking for volunteers to bring their own paddlecraft (kayaks, canoes, SUPs, etc) to access the shallow mangrove shoreline...
Vermont has its leaf-peepers. Munich has Oktoberfest. Here in South Florida, we celebrate the fall season with swamp walks in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Join us on October 27 & 28 at Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery and take a walk on the wild side! Clyde and Niki Butcher host a fall festival at...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
