September 20, 2017 – Hurricane Irma swept through South Florida on Sunday September 10 leaving a trail of damage in all four South Florida national parks. The National Park Service has been providing damage assessments and updates on recovery efforts since Tuesday September 12. The updates are posted below, with the most recent on top.
Continue reading »June 2017 – The South Florida National Park Trust turns 15 this month and we’re celebrating with the top 15 reasons why your support for national parks matters. Lots of friends groups have been around for 15 years, but few have as many reasons to celebrate as we do. The SFNPT has 150,000 reasons to celebrate
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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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December 2017 – Rotary Club of Key West and the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys are supporting on-site education programs at Dry Tortugas National Park this year with a Vision 20/20 grant from the foundation. The SFNPT and Rotary have been funding student trips to the park since 2005, and jointly helped the park
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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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May 2016 – If you’re lucky enough to get left behind when the last ferry leaves Dry Tortugas National Park, you might see a sunset something like this. Awesome colors! Photo by Noel Benadom
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December 2015 – The Dry Tortugas Photo Contest is drawing to a close. Check out the 12 monthly winners at the link below and vote for the best of the bunch. The grand prize winner will be announced in early 2016. The contest was sponsored by the Yankee Freedom III which operates daily ferry service
Continue reading »October 2015 – Historic preservation efforts at Dry Tortugas National Park are getting a big boost with a generous grant from the HTR Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and lessons of the American Civil War. The park has embarked on a multi-year project to stabilize, rehabilitate and preserve a collection of Civil War
Continue reading »September 2015 – The SFNPT has approved $48,500 in new grants to support programs & projects in South Florida’s national parks this year, including a “safe boating” initiative in Biscayne National Park, a sea turtle conservation program in Dry Tortugas National Park, and a resource protection project in Florida Bay in Everglades National Park. The
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August 2015 – The SFNPT and the Rotary Club of Key West are celebrating two milestones this year – the 10th anniversary of a partnership that launched the current incarnation of the Dry Tortugas education program and the completion of two student field trips to the park in May, bringing the total number of program participants
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