Experience Your Backyard: Island Clean-up

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

Join us in Biscayne National Park in preparation for sea turtle nesting season and experience firsthand one of the many projects your donations support - the Alternative Breaks (AB) volunteer program in Biscayne. Every day marine debris polluting Florida’s waters wash ashore in Biscayne, threatening the park’s sensitive coastal habitats and beaches. This month SFNPT friends and...

Meteor Shower Bike Ride / Everglades National Park

Shark Valley 36000 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, United States

Join an Everglades National Park ranger on Saturday May 6 and watch an evening meteor shower on this 15-mile bike ride to the Shark Valley observation tower and back. The ride leaves from the Shark Valley Visitor Center. The start time will be given when you make your reservation. Your own bicycle is required. Reservation...

After Hours Campfire Event

Robert Is Here 19200 SW 344 Street, Homestead, FL, United States

On May 12, 2017, TEVA (Tropical Everglades Visitor's Association) will host After Hours Campfire Fundraising Event at Robert Is Here Fruit Stand! This event will have a Campfire, S'mores Bar, LIVE MUSIC, Vendor Alley, Silent Auction, Helicopter Rides, Food Truck, and more! Stop by for a FAMILY FRIENDLY event to help support TEVA (Tropical Everglades...

Seahorse Symposium & Evening Boat Tour / Biscayne National Park

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

Join the Biscayne National Park Institute for an evening event featuring a sunset boat cruise and presentations by four leading seahorse researchers. Discussion topics will include seahorse research in South Florida and Biscayne National Park, and ways the public can become involved in seahorse conservation efforts through the citizen science program, iSeahorse. Tickets are $45.00...

Paddle & Clean

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

Volunteer with us! Join Biscayne National Park Rangers, Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs, and South Florida National Parks Trust for a canoe cleanup of Mowry Canal. This event is inspired by the new art show at Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery (details below) highlighting the impact of plastic pollution on our ocean. Explore the shoreline and...

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From the Bow Seat: Art, Advocacy and Ocean Conservation

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

Come early and participate in a pre-show cleanup event! Find out more here https://www.southfloridaparks.org/event/paddle-clean/ A new exhibition of student art opens this month at Biscayne National Park with 30 winning entries from the Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Program, an annual student art competition organized by a Boston-based non-profit organization. Two of the student winners this year...

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Morning Bike Ride / Everglades National Park

Shark Valley 36000 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, United States

Join an Everglades National Park ranger for a 15-mile morning bike ride to the Shark Valley observation tower and look for birds, turtles and alligators sunning themselves along your path. Bring your own bicycle or rent one from the concession for $18.00. Meet on the back side of the visitor center by the benches.

Canal Bike Ride / Everglades National Park

Shark Valley 36000 SW 8th St, Miami, FL, United States

Join an Everglades National Park ranger for a car caravan trip to the L-67 Canal, approximately 5 miles to the east of Shark Valley Entrance. The bike tour will lead you down the canal berm on an unpaved, gravel road, where you can explore the wildlife along the canal and also the great views of...

Sips & Stories

Lincoln's Beard Brewery 7360 SW 41st Sterrt, Miami, FL, United States

Filmmaking and Conservation Across South Florida’s National Parks and Cuba It’s the bug days of summer in south Florida, but don’t let that stop you from experiencing your national parks. Join us at Lincoln’s Beard Brewery for local brews and tales of exploration and conservation by filmmaker Richard Kern from Odyssey Earth.  Come along as...

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Help Restore an Island in Biscayne National Park

New Dates Added: Wednesday July 5, Thursday July 6 and Friday July 7. Call for Volunteers: Biscayne National Park is looking for a few good volunteers to help restore a spoil island in Biscayne Bay this summer by planting 1,000 native plants and trees - a project supported by the SFNPT. Read more about the...