Saving Sea Turtles, One Beach at a Time… a group of SFNPT volunteers pitch in to clean a turtle nesting beach in Biscayne National Park By Jessica Lee Pierce May 2017 – Sea turtles face a slew of challenges worldwide that threaten their existence, including the loss of nesting beaches here in South Florida and elsewhere.
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My Birthday Island
Find Your Park A Miami native finds her park on a memorable Biscayne Bay birthday. By Annie Farrell The winter storm of 2011 pushed cold weather into Miami, but I wasn’t about to let a little chill stop me from turning 12 on an enchanted island. My parents had promised a boat trip to Boca
Continue reading »Everglades wins Historic Preservation Grant to restore iconic Flamingo Visitor Center
July 6, 2016 – Everglades National Park and the South Florida National Parks Trust have won a $250,000 historic preservation grant to restore the park’s iconic Flamingo Visitor Center after a six-week national voting campaign. The Partners in Preservation grant awarded by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation will help to spur
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