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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October 2015 – Gator Hook Trail in Big Cypress National Preserve is one of our favorite hikes. South Florida photographer Paul Marcellini reminds us why with this great photo taken from the trail. Click here to see more of his work.
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September 2015 – If national parks are America’s “best” idea, here’s a way to make that idea even better: Give every 4th grade student nationwide (and their families) a free pass to visit a national park, starting now, for one year. The White House is doing just that with a new initiative called “Every Kid in
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August 2015 – School may be out but the learning never stops in Big Cypress. Summer camps have kept the boardwalks busy this season, as one group after another visits Big Cypress National Preserve. Forty-two campers & counselors from Lighthouse of Collier’s Summer Camp for Blind and Visually Impaired Children found nature this summer by
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July 2015 – Big Cypress National Preserve is getting a new superintendent. Tamara “Tammy” Whittington was appointed this month to replace Pedro Ramos, who left Big Cypress in January to take the top job at Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks. A native of Colorado and a 27-year veteran of the NPS and U.S. Fish
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July 2015 – Busloads of kids are getting back to nature this summer thanks to a new partnership between the Greater Naples YMCA, Big Cypress National Preserve and SFNPT. Look for the YMCA’s new “Passport to the Parks” bus on the road this summer!
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April 2015 – People who are passionate about national parks are making and posting videos about their favorite parks, what they like to do there and what the parks mean to them. It’s all part of a new “Find Your Park” campaign launched this month by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation. A
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April 2015 – The Naples Children & Education Foundation awarded $11.9 million in grants last month to more than 30 organizations working to improve the lives of kids in Collier County. The awards included a first-time grant of $46,000 to SFNPT and our partners at Big Cypress for SWAMP, an environmental education program that brings
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