Biscayne National Park has organized a new series of Park After Dark events this season at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center with evening campfires, s’mores for the kids, and telescopes for star-gazing. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the park at night on March 18 and April 15 - the last two Park After Dark...
Join the SFNPT for a twilight bike ride this month at Shark Valley, one of two Experience Your Backyard programs for members in March. We'll gather at the Shark Valley Visitor Center and ride to the park's observation tower in time for sunset (15 miles roundtrip). The program is free for members and guests, but...
Join us for an easy hike in Big Cypress to look for orchids, one of two Experience Your Backyard programs for SFNPT members in March. We'll meet at the Big Cypress Swamp Welcome Center at 9:00 AM and then carpool to the trailhead. Water may be ankle-deep in places along the trail. The program is free for...
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Everglades National Park will host Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Junior Ranger Day is an annual event that highlights youth in national parks and the Junior Ranger Program which engages kids and families while visiting National Park Service sites. Three of south Florida’s national parks—Everglades National Park, Biscayne National...
Explore the night sky with a ranger during the last Star Party of the season at Big Cypress National Preserve, an official International Dark Sky Place and one of the best places in South Florida to see the Milky Way. The program is free and open to the public. Presentations will include constellation tours and...
The final ranger-led Tamiami Trail Triathlon of the season takes place Sunday April 2 starting at the Gulf Coast Visitor Center at Everglades National Park with a round-trip paddle to Sandfly Island. The paddle trip is followed by a hike in Big Cypress and a bike ride in Shark Valley. Folks who finish all three...
National Park Week takes place this year over two weekends in April from Saturday April 15 to Sunday April 23 with daily programming and special events in South Florida's national parks (including a Meteor Shower Bike Ride) to celebrate Earth Day (Saturday April 22) and Park Rx Day (Sunday April 23). Never heard of Park...
Cheers to National Park Week with Uinta Brewing’s Golden Ale Park Series! Friends in the Tampa, Orlando, and Tallahassee area can support the SFNPT during national park week at these participating locations: Florida vendors Everglades will be #8 on Uinta's rotating Park Series,so stay tuned for the official can release and south Florida event.
Grab a drink and enjoy an exciting talk by Wildlife Biologist Joe Wasilewski on his work to understand and develop biodiversity conservation measures within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Happy Hour donations from this month’s Green Drinks at the Miami Seaquarium support the SFNPT! Event details at https://www.msq4earth.com/biology-by-the-bay Thank you, Joe for selecting the SFNPT to...
Sunday, April 23, 2017 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join the FREE Earth Day event at Pinecrest Gardens and visit Barry Fellman's show "Mangrove Coast" featuring amazing perspectives of Biscayne National Park's coastline. Read more about the photo exhibit here mangrovecoast.org For a $25 donation you can take home a signed copy of the limited edition Biscayne National...
