February 2017 – Here’s a great way to treat yourself, a friend or family member to some fine art nature photography AND support South Florida’s national parks. Buy a fine art print – framed or canvas – from South Florida photographer Constance Mier (Photography from a Canoe) and Constance will donate 20% of the purchase price
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February 2017 – More than 150 people joined the SFNPT on Thursday February 2 at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton in Naples for our 2nd annual Wine & Wildlife event. The event showcases Big Cypress National Preserve, the Gulf Coast district of Everglades National Park, and the amazing abundance of wildlife these parks protect including
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January 2017 – Another year, another great Family CAMP overnight event in Everglades National Park! More than 230 people including a ton of kids joined us on the last weekend in January for the 9th annual Family CAMP weekend in Flamingo – an annual event that raises money for camping programs in the park. The
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January 2017 – Biscayne National Park launches a new season of Park After Dark events this month 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 after dark on Saturday January 21 during the first of four monthly programs. Also
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January 2017 – Sandee Harraden is a local wildlife photographer with a national reputation and a new show at Big Cypress National Preserve – Journey Across the Greater Everglades – featuring the wildlife of the Greater Everglades. You can meet the artist and see the show at an opening reception on Saturday January 14 from 1 to 3
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December 2016 – The City of Homestead’s National Park Trolley is back for another season, with free transportation linking downtown Homestead to two national parks — Biscayne and Everglades National Parks. The trolley runs every weekend from now through April 30. For complete details and a schedule of trolleys, visit the city of Homestead’s website.
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December 2017 – Rotary Club of Key West and the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys are supporting on-site education programs at Dry Tortugas National Park this year with a Vision 20/20 grant from the foundation. The SFNPT and Rotary have been funding student trips to the park since 2005, and jointly helped the park
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December 2016 – Looking for a new place to fish in Everglades National Park? Check out remote Joe Bay in the northeast corner of Florida Bay. The park has re-opened the bay to no-motor boating and catch-and-release fishing after a closure of 30+ years to protect crocodiles. The good news: The crocs are doing better, to
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November 2016 – Acclaimed South Florida photographer Clyde Butcher and his family are supporting outdoor science education programs in the Big Cypress National Preserve this year with a donation of $6,500 to South Florida National Parks Trust. The donation represents the proceeds from this year’s Halloween swamp walks behind the family’s Big Cypress Gallery on
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By Annie Farrell Have you ever wanted to visit four national parks in one day? Well, now you can. “This Land Is Your Land: A Second Century for America’s National Parks” is an exhibit at the Coral Gables Museum that allows visitors to dive into what makes South Florida’s four national park sites so remarkable.
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