February 2016 – A very wet “dry season” in Everglades National Park just got wetter. A decision this month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will send more water south into the Shark River Slough from a water conservation area north of the Tamiami Trail. “It’s a good thing,” park scientist Bob Johnson told
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February 2016 – The SFNPT has two Experience Your Backyard outings for members in March: COLD WAR HISTORY: A special ranger-led tour of the Nike Missile Base inside Everglades National Park on Saturday March 5 at 10 AM. Flash back to the Cuban Missile Crisis during a special two-hour tour of the former Army base,
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February 2016 – The 2016 Python Challenge ends this weekend (Sunday February 14). The capture count as of Thursday: 102 snakes. After 30 days of searching, that works out to be about one snake for every 10 hunters (about 1,000 people participated this year), proving once again how hard it is to catch a python
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February 2016 – Boat tours of Biscayne National Park are back after a long hiatus with guided trips on board the Pelican Skipper to Boca Chita, the island with the lighthouse (captured here by South Florida photographer Brian Call). The boat sails most weekends (Fridays too) from the park visitor center in Homestead through May
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February 2016 – Biscayne National Park continues its free series of Centennial Nights LIVE this month with a special presentation of “Songs and Stories from Our National Parks” on Saturday February 27 from 6 to 9 PM at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center. The event includes a small campfire and s’mores for the kids. Learn
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February 2016 – Wildlife biologist Joe Wasilewski and Fran Mainella, the first woman appointed to lead the National Park Service, join us in Naples on Wednesday March 23 for a special Wine & Wildlife event celebrating the Centennial of the National Park Service. Mark your calendars and plan to join us that night for appetizers,
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February 2016 – Don’t miss the latest photography show on display at the Ernest Coe Visitor Center in Everglades National Park. “Waterbirds” by Florida Keys environmentalist and angler Charlie Causey continues through the end of the month.
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