May 2017 – Biscayne National Park is recruiting volunteers to help restore the 2nd of two spoil islands in Biscayne Bay this summer by planting 1,000 native plants and trees – a project supported with grant funding from the SFNPT. See below for details, and contact amanda_bourque@nps.gov (the project manager) by email if interested. Pictured
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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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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 – Here’s a great way to treat yourself, a friend or family member to some fine art nature photography AND support South Florida’s national parks. Buy a fine art print – framed or canvas – from South Florida photographer Constance Mier (Photography from a Canoe) and Constance will donate 20% of the purchase price
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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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December 2016 – The City of Homestead’s National Park Trolley is back for another season, with free transportation linking downtown Homestead to two national parks — Biscayne and Everglades National Parks. The trolley runs every weekend from now through April 30. For complete details and a schedule of trolleys, visit the city of Homestead’s website.
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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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August 8, 2016 – The National Park Service has selected Margaret L. Goodro to lead Biscayne National Park as its next superintendent. Goodro replaces Brian Carlstrom, who left the position in November 2015 to serve in a Deputy Associate Director position in the Washington, D.C. office of the National Park Service. “Margaret is a proven
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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
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June 2016 – Thirty works of art created by the staff, volunteers and partners of South Florida’s four national parks will be on display in Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery from June 3 through September 12, 2016. Inside Looking Out offers an “insider’s perspective of national parks across the country from those
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