December 2015 – Ever wonder what alligators do at night after all the park rangers go home? Here’s your chance to find out. Join us in the park on Saturday January 9 for Everglades After Dark and listen in as the sun sets over Shark Valley. Park rangers will lead a special sunset tram tour
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December 2015 – Here’s a great way to celebrate the new year, the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and Florida’s national parks in 12 monthly installments. The Clyde Butcher calendar for 2016 does all that, and more, with 12 classic images of the Everglades, Big Cypress, Biscayne and beyond. Follow the link below
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December 2015 – Homestead’s National Park Trolley is back in action this month for a third season with free service to Everglades and Biscayne National Parks from downtown Homestead on weekends through May 1. Entrance to Everglades National Park is free for folks who ride the trolley, so jump on board and save twice! Learn
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December 2015 – SFNPT board member Patrick White will be paddling the Everglades Wilderness Waterway over the holidays to raise money for South Florida’s national parks. Want to cheer Patrick on and give him a little incentive to finish the 100-mile trip? Pledge your support by emailing the SFNPT with the subject line “Home for
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December 2015 – The Tamiami Trail Triathlon is back with four ranger-led programs this season, starting this month. The triathlon combines three park activities into a day of adventure: a 3.5 mile canoe trip in Ten Thousand Islands, a 3.5 mile hike in Big Cypress, and a 15-mile bike ride in Shark Valley. Anyone can
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December 2015 – Flamingos have been spotted recently in both Everglades and Biscayne National Parks. The pair pictured here was seen just before Thanksgiving in Snake Bight, near Flamingo, at the end of the main park road. Look for them the next time you’re in the park!
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November 2015 – Another season of environmental education is underway in South Florida’s national parks. Kids are learning science in Big Cypress, spotting alligators in the Everglades, cleaning beaches in the Dry Tortugas and dipping nets into Biscayne Bay. More than 16,000 school children will visit one of South Florida’s national parks this year on
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November 2015 – We have a number of folks to thank this month, starting with Peacock Foundation, Inc. in Miami, which is supporting the Everglades Environmental Education Program with a generous grant again this year. The foundation’s grant will fund two seasonal rangers to lead South Florida school kids on learning adventures in the park this
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November 2015 – A bald eagle poses at the entrance to Mahogany Hammock in Everglades National Park. Special thanks to photographer Katy Dimos for this perfectly framed image of our national symbol!
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November 2015 – One of the most popular tours in Everglades National Park has nothing to do with alligators, wading birds or the River of Grass. It’s a tour of the Everglades Nike Missile Base, one of the best preserved relics of the Cold War in South Florida. The park plans to offer daily tours
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