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
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Does This Outfit Match My Canoe?
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
Continue reading »Dry Tortugas Photo Contest
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
Continue reading »Everglades After Dark: Join us as night falls in Everglades National Park
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
Continue reading »Welcome the New Year with a Clyde Butcher Calendar
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
Continue reading »All Aboard: Homestead’s National Park Trolley Rolls Again
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
Continue reading »Home for the Holidays: A kayak, a tent and 100 miles of wilderness
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
Continue reading »Hike, Bike and Paddle: The Ultimate South Florida National Park Challenge
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
Continue reading »Wildlife Sighting: Flamingos
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!
Continue reading »A New Season of Learning Begins in South Florida Parks
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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