April 2017 – Need another reason to support your local national park? How about this: Your local national park supports you! National parks are huge economic engines and job generators, according to a new study released this month by the National Park Service. The study includes updated stats on how much economic activity parks contribute to
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February 2017 – More than 150 people joined the SFNPT on Thursday February 2 at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton in Naples for our 2nd annual Wine & Wildlife event. The event showcases Big Cypress National Preserve, the Gulf Coast district of Everglades National Park, and the amazing abundance of wildlife these parks protect including
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January 2017 – Sandee Harraden is a local wildlife photographer with a national reputation and a new show at Big Cypress National Preserve – Journey Across the Greater Everglades – featuring the wildlife of the Greater Everglades. You can meet the artist and see the show at an opening reception on Saturday January 14 from 1 to 3
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January 2017 – The National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday in 2016. As part of the celebration, people who love parks shared stories about their favorite national parks, what they like to do there, and what those parks mean to them. A park can be a place, a state of mind, a memory or a moment
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November 2016 – Acclaimed South Florida photographer Clyde Butcher and his family are supporting outdoor science education programs in the Big Cypress National Preserve this year with a donation of $6,500 to South Florida National Parks Trust. The donation represents the proceeds from this year’s Halloween swamp walks behind the family’s Big Cypress Gallery on
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By Annie Farrell Have you ever wanted to visit four national parks in one day? Well, now you can. “This Land Is Your Land: A Second Century for America’s National Parks” is an exhibit at the Coral Gables Museum that allows visitors to dive into what makes South Florida’s four national park sites so remarkable.
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October 31, 2016 – Congratulations to Big Cypress National Preserve, the first national park east of Colorado to earn an International Dark Sky designation. Big Cypress is one of the few places left in South Florida where you can see the Milky Way. Join us this season for one of the preserve’s monthly “star” parties
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May 2016 – The historic Monroe Station in Big Cypress was lost to fire shortly before midnight on Saturday April 9. The fire was sparked when a man climbed onto the roof of the structure to pose for photographs while “spinning” a flaming piece of steel wool. The Monroe Station was one of six roadside
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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
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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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