The Mangrove Coast

Dante Fascell Visitor Center, Biscayne National Park 9700 SW 328th Street, Sir Lancelot Jones Way, Homestead, FL, United States

Barry Fellman’s Mangrove Coast photographs reveal a hidden realm of South Florida’s Biscayne Bay coastline. New large format prints from Fellman’s twenty-year project explore the unexpected beauty, rhythms and patterns of South Florida’s mangrove habitat.  At first basic notions of scale and distance remain a mystery. As you approach the photographs their diverse elements clarify into familiar...

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Volunteer: Cypress Tree Planting

Hp Williams Roadside Park 12580 Turner River Road, Ochopee, FL, United States

Volunteer with the SFNPT to plant cypress trees in Big Cypress National Preserve. On Saturday, August 19th we will plant 150 cypress trees along Turner River Road as part of restoration work in the park. Trees will be planted at sites newly cleared of invasive plant species and at several new culvert locations in the...

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Biscayne: National Public Lands Day Volunteer Clean-Up

Dante Fascell Visitor Center, Biscayne National Park 9700 SW 328th Street, Sir Lancelot Jones Way, Homestead, FL, United States

Volunteers wanted! Join Biscayne National Park for National Public Lands Day this Saturday, September 30, 2017 to assist with Hurricane Irma recovery efforts at Biscayne National Park. See link for complete details and registration information. All volunteers MUST be pre-registered. https://www.neefusa.org/site-event/national-public-lands-day-volunteer-clean  

Irma Cleanup: Big Cypress Gallery Volunteer Day

Clyde & Niki Butcher Big Cypress Gallery 52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, United States

Big Cypress Gallery Volunteer Day We have a volunteer request from our wonderful park friends, Clyde & Niki Butcher at the Big Cypress Gallery. They have organized a volunteer workday for Thursday, October 5th and are looking for extra hands to help. Each October the Big Cypress Gallery graciously hosts a major fundraiser for the Big...

Swamp Night at Naples Beach Brewery

Naples Beach Brewery 4120 Enterprise Ave. Suite 115-117, Naples, FL, United States

Join us at Naples Beach Brewery on Saturday 10/14 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...

Biscayne National Park 50th Anniversary Kickoff

New Photography Exhibit in Biscayne National Park Gallery Kicks Off 15-Month Golden Anniversary Celebration A new photography exhibit opens in Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery on October 18, kicking off a 15- month long celebration of the park’s 50th anniversary in 2018. Celebration! Photography from the New Book “Biscayne National Park” features...

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Big Cypress Gallery 3rd Annual Fall Festival

Clyde & Niki Butcher Big Cypress Gallery 52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, United States

Mark your calendars and join us at Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery in October for Clyde's annual open house, with Halloween swamp walks led by Big Cypress rangers. Trick or tree!!! For more information & to RSVP visit https://clydebutcher.com/event/3rd-annual-fall-festival/

National Park Ambassadors Program: Now Accepting Applications

The National Park Ambassadors Program The National Park Ambassadors Program is a six-month environmental leadership program for young professionals focused on South Florida’s four national parks. We are looking for individuals of diverse backgrounds in Greater Miami who enjoy the outdoors, who want to learn more about the Everglades and South Florida’s marine environment, and...

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Tune In: Everglades National Park 2017 BioCorps Fall Symposium

Everglades National Park 2017 BioCorps Fall Symposium The SFNPT proudly supports Everglades National Park’s BioCorps Program with annual grants to support interns to work alongside scientists in the park. The BioCorp program offers recent biology graduates hands-on research experience that helps provide support for wildlife projects throughout the park. Join the WebEx broadcast on Tuesday, November 7,...

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Give Miami Day 2017

With the support of donors like you, more than 16,000 school kids will have the opportunity to visit South Florida's national parks on outdoor education programs this year. We can't do it without you!Join us online Thursday November 16 at GiveMiamiDay.org for a 24-hour online fundraising event. Your donation to SFNPT is a gift of parks, nature, wonder & adventure for thousands...