Photo: Volunteers from Biscayne Bay Brewing remove marine debris from turtle nesting beaches in Biscayne National Park as part of a new partnership with the SFNPT. May 2019 – Biscayne Bay Brewing Company is giving back to support local marine conservation efforts through a new partnership with the South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT). For every
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April 2019 – Biscayne National Park has reopened the hiking trail known as “Spite Highway” on Elliott Key to visitors for the first time since September 2017 when Hurricane Irma toppled trees along the route. See the park announcement below for details: Date: April 30, 2019Elliott Key’s “Spite Highway” Reopened to Visitors HOMESTEAD, FL – Work to
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April 2019 – Nearly 2,000 Collier County school kids explored the Big Cypress National Preserve this school year on curriculum-based science education programs led by National Park Service rangers. Read the final report on this year’s program below, or watch this video of students from North Naples Middle School on a SWAMP program in November
Continue reading »March 2019 – Biscayne National Park Superintendent Margaret Goodro is headed west to assume the top job at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The National Park Service announced the move on March 25 (see below). No word on a replacement yet at Biscayne National Park. The SFNPT has worked with Goodro and park staff
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February 2019 – The South Florida National Parks Trust has established a Big Cypress Fire Fund to support the training and professional development of the Big Cypress firefighters who battle wildfires and manage prescribed burns in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Challenge Match: For a limited time, donations made to the BIG CYPRESS FIRE FUND will be
Continue reading »January 2019 – The government shutdown that began just before Christmas has become a gut-wrenching experience for people who love national parks, including the park rangers who have been told to stay home while parks remain open. Images of uncollected garbage, human waste and butchered trees in places like Yosemite Valley and Joshua Tree National
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South Florida’s National Parks Stay Open, Stay Clean With a Little Help from their Friends January 2019 – A government shutdown was not the way we wanted to start the new year, but here we are. The good news: South Florida’s national parks are open for business, despite a lack of park rangers, and the parks are
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Finefrock 305-665-4769 January 17, 2019 dfinefrock@southfloridaparks.org Media Alert – Wildlife biologist Joe Wasilewski and former National Park Service Director Fran Mainella are each available for interviews prior to the event date. Wine & Wildlife Event Celebrates South Florida’s National Parks NAPLES – Conservation biologist Joe Wasilewski was an Army MP
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December 2018 – It’s an intriguing fact of nature that alligators, the ubiquitous denizens of the Everglades, are solar powered, with scaly skin that optimizes the sun’s rays to maintain energy. Now, thanks to a grant from Florida Power & Light (FPL) and the company’s gift of solar panels, the sun will power the Shark
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December 2018 – Entrance fees at Everglades National Park are slated to rise in early January to help pay for new services including overnight lodging and a restaurant in Flamingo and deferred maintenance throughout the park. The park announced the new fees earlier this month (see below). For a complete list of fees, visit https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/fee-change-faqs.htm FOR
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