March 2016 – The SFNPT has two Experience Your Backyard adventures on tap for members this coming month: A sunset bike ride in Shark Valley at 6 PM on Sunday March 20 and a canoe trip in the Big Cypress at 10 AM on Saturday April 2. Both programs are free for members but space
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February 2016 – The SFNPT has two Experience Your Backyard outings for members in March: COLD WAR HISTORY: A special ranger-led tour of the Nike Missile Base inside Everglades National Park on Saturday March 5 at 10 AM. Flash back to the Cuban Missile Crisis during a special two-hour tour of the former Army base,
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January 2016 – The SFNPT has two member outings planned for February in Big Cypress National Preserve – a Heart of the Swamp canoe trip at 10 AM on Saturday February 6 and an afternoon swamp walk along the Gator Hook trail starting at 1 PM on Sunday February 7. Programs are free for members
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December 2015 – Here’s a great way to celebrate the new year, the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and Florida’s national parks in 12 monthly installments. The Clyde Butcher calendar for 2016 does all that, and more, with 12 classic images of the Everglades, Big Cypress, Biscayne and beyond. Follow the link below
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MIAMI (October 18, 2015) – The South Florida National Parks Trust (SFNPT) has approved $236,000 in new grants to fund outdoor education programs, restoration projects, volunteer activities, student internships and ranger programs this coming year in South Florida’s four national parks, the nonprofit organization announced today. The funding will restore coral reefs in Biscayne National Park, protect seagrass beds
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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