January 2016 – The SFNPT has two member outings planned for February in Big Cypress National Preserve – a Heart of the Swamp canoe trip at 10 AM on Saturday February 6 and an afternoon swamp walk along the Gator Hook trail starting at 1 PM on Sunday February 7. Programs are free for members
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January 2016 – The SFNPT has launched a new stewardship fund to support Shark Valley in Everglades National Park with the participation of our partners at Shark Valley Tram Tours. SFNPT Chairman Wayne Rassner presented a grant check for $20,000 to Superintendent Pedro Ramos and Everglades Education Ranger Yvette Cano on Saturday January 9 at
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January 2015 – A friend of the SFNPT took this photo on January 2 on Chokoloskee Bay in Everglades National Park, looking north toward the Turner River. What a great way to start the new year!
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January 2016 – Join us Sunday January 24 at 5 PM for a glass of wine under the stars at Biscayne National Park with itinerant artist Patricia Rottino Cummins, whose travels over the past decade have taken her to 11 different national parks. Her new show ParkQuest features 28 paintings from time spent as an
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January 2016 – Grab the kids, pack a tent and join SFNPT members Rainer & Noel Schael on Saturday January 30 for the 8th annual Family CAMP weekend in Everglades National Park. The event brings families together for a weekend of fun in Flamingo with ranger programs, arts & crafts, a campfire, a cookout, and a night of
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January 2016 – Did you know that Florida has 11 national parks? Not all of them have “park” in their name. Some are seashores (Canaveral), some are monuments (Castillo de San Marcos) and some are memorials (DeSoto) but they all belong to the National Park Service and they all have water, which means you can
Continue reading »How one weekend paddler found his park on an eight-day kayak trip across the Everglades By Don Finefrock The moment of truth arrived early, before I even dipped my paddle in Chokoloskee Bay. Two companions and I had decided to paddle the Wilderness Waterway in Everglades National Park, starting in Chokoloskee and ending – with
Continue reading »How one park ranger found his park while watching the sun rise over the Grand Canyon By Gary Bremen, Biscayne National Park Ranger In 1972, my parents took me on an extraordinary journey that continues to this day. We left our home in the Miami suburb of Hialeah in a sky-blue Ford pickup truck. Behind
Continue reading »How a Miami Fashionista found her park while camping in Everglades National Park By Zoraida Pastor I am a city girl and one of the most feminine women you will ever meet. I was born in heels. In high school, I was Madame Popular. Highly perfumed and accessorized, I’d walk the halls like a queen
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December 2015 – The Dry Tortugas Photo Contest is drawing to a close. Check out the 12 monthly winners at the link below and vote for the best of the bunch. The grand prize winner will be announced in early 2016. The contest was sponsored by the Yankee Freedom III which operates daily ferry service
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