January 2017 – The National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday in 2016. As part of the celebration, people who love parks shared stories about their favorite national parks, what they like to do there, and what those parks mean to them. A park can be a place, a state of mind, a memory or a moment
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MIAMI (October 18, 2015) – The South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT) has approved $236,000 in new grants to fund outdoor education programs, restoration projects, volunteer activities, student internships and ranger programs this coming year in South Florida’s four national parks, the nonprofit organization announced today. The funding will restore coral reefs in Biscayne National Park, protect seagrass beds
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October 2015 – Gator Hook Trail in Big Cypress National Preserve is one of our favorite hikes. South Florida photographer Paul Marcellini reminds us why with this great photo taken from the trail. Click here to see more of his work.
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October 2015 – The SFNPT has a new chairman and he’s a python hunter! Wayne Rassner was elected to the top job in September. Wayne is a Miami attorney, a park volunteer and a member of the Python Patrol at Everglades National Park. Wayne joined the board in 2008 and formerly served as the organization’s
Continue reading »October 2015 – Historic preservation efforts at Dry Tortugas National Park are getting a big boost with a generous grant from the HTR Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and lessons of the American Civil War. The park has embarked on a multi-year project to stabilize, rehabilitate and preserve a collection of Civil War
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October 2015 – Keeping reefs clean and free of debris is a full-time endeavor in Biscayne National Park. The park’s reefs are littered with abandoned traps, strands of rope and marine trash – a visual blight that can also cause real damage when loose debris, pushed by currents, collides with corals. Here’s a bit of
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August 2015 – The benefits of Everglades restoration may begin to reach Everglades National Park this summer as South Florida water managers tweak the region’s network of canals and pumps to put more water into the park’s northeast Shark River Slough. Project managers say the initial changes, timed to coincide with this year’s rainy season,
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July 2015 – Big Cypress National Preserve is getting a new superintendent. Tamara “Tammy” Whittington was appointed this month to replace Pedro Ramos, who left Big Cypress in January to take the top job at Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks. A native of Colorado and a 27-year veteran of the NPS and U.S. Fish
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July 2015 – The new school year doesn’t begin until next month but we’re already thinking about all the kids who will explore Everglades National Park next year thanks to a new grant from The Miami Foundation. The foundation awarded $1.2 million in grants in June to 75 organizations including the SFNPT. The foundation’s grant
Continue reading »May 18, 2015 – Everglades National Park and the South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT) announced today that they are the joint recipients of a 2015 National Park Service (NPS) Centennial Challenge Grant. Centennial Challenge Grants are part of a multi-year effort to prepare for the National Park Service Centennial in 2016. The funding received
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