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July 2018
Biscayne Looks Back with a 50th Anniversary Show
We're celebrating and you're invited! Join us in the park on Sunday July 29 from 1 to 3 PM to open the latest show in our Community Artist Program at Biscayne National Park - a special 50th anniversary retrospective featuring the work of 23 artists inspired by the beauty of park's marine environment. Biscayne is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a look back at the best of what's come before, all carefully curated and assembled in a show it's calling…
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Volunteer Event Part II – Tree Planting in Big Cypress
Volunteer with the SFNPT in Big Cypress National Preserve! On Saturday August 4th we will plant trees at restoration sites along Turner River and/or Birdon Road. Planting is hard work, but it is a rewarding experience that helps improve park habitat and benefits native plants and wildlife. We can’t do this project without the support of awesome volunteers! Read more about the Ochopee Sheetflow Restoration Project This project is made possible through the generous support of the Guerra Family Foundation. Thank you for your…
Find out more »September 2018
Volunteer: National Public Lands Day
We invite you to volunteer with us in Biscayne National Park for National Public Lands Day 2018 to help us #KeepBiscayneBeautiful! We will be cleaning up marine debris from the mangrove shoreline South of Black Point Marina. We are looking for volunteers to bring their own paddlecraft (kayaks, canoes, SUPs, etc) to access the shallow mangrove shoreline AND/OR volunteers that have shallow-draft motorized vessels to help transport garbage back to shore. There is a lot of debris out there and the area…
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Clyde Butcher’s Big Cypress Swamp Walks
Vermont has its leaf-peepers. Munich has Oktoberfest. Here in South Florida, we celebrate the fall season with swamp walks in the Big Cypress National Preserve. Join us on October 27 & 28 at Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery and take a walk on the wild side! Clyde and Niki Butcher host a fall festival at their Big Cypress Gallery in October every year. As part of the fun, special swamp walks behind the gallery are available for the brave (and…
Find out more »November 2018
Give Miami Day 2018
Join us online at GiveMiamiDay.org on Thursday November 15 for a 24-hour online fundraising event. Join the adventure by donating to the South Florida National Parks Trust. Your donation to SFNPT gives the gift of parks to thousands of South Florida kids! With the support of donors like you, more than 16,000 school kids will have the opportunity to visit South Florida's four national parks on outdoor education programs this year. We can't do it without you! You don’t have to wait until Give Miami Day to show…
Find out more »December 2018
Swamp Night at Naples Beach Brewery
Join us at Naples Beach Brewery on Saturday 12/15 to support outdoor education programs in Big Cypress for Collier County kids Naples Beach Brewery has crafted a special brew to support Big Cypress National Preserve For every pint sold, Naples Beach Brewery will make a donation to the SFNPT in support of the Swamp Water And Me Program (SWAMP) an outdoor science education program that brings thousands of 6th-grade students from Collier County into Big Cypress each year for a ranger-led learning…
Find out more »January 2019
Rainer & Noel’s Excellent Camping Adventure 2019
Let's Go Camping! Grab the kids, pack a tent and join SFNPT members Rainer & Noel Schael on Saturday, January 26 for the 10th edition of our Family CAMP weekend in Everglades National Park. The event brings families together for a weekend of fun in Flamingo with ranger programs, arts & crafts, a campfire, a cookout, and a night of camping. Tickets are $50 per person ($25 kids). What's included: your campsite, dinner on Saturday night, a campfire program for kids, and breakfast on Sunday…
Find out more »February 2019
4th Annual Wine & Wildlife
YOU ARE INVITED! Join our guest of honor Fran Mainella, the 16th Director of the National Park Service and the first women to lead our national parks, on Thursday, February 21 for our signature event of the year in Naples– Wine & Wildlife. This one-of-a-kind evening combines good wine, great food, and live wildlife in celebration of South Florida’s national parks! Best of all, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that your contribution supports our national parks! Through your generous support, Wine &…
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Beyond the Icons: America’s Lesser-Known National Parks
Beyond the Icons: America’s Lesser-Known National Parks, the newest exhibit in Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery, features 25 prints with corresponding stories by Sandra Ramos. She wants the images to educate and engage audiences with the importance of these public lands, while highlighting National Park Service sites that are often overlooked in favor of much larger parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon. The exhibit is open daily from 9-5 from August 23 to November 19, 2019.…
Find out more »September 2019
Meet the Friends who support Public Lands in SW Florida
Join us for a special Friends Group meet & greet! Southwest Florida is fortunate to have lots of natural places, and lots of people who care for them. There are friends groups for Rookery Bay, Big Cypress, Fakahatchee and other local public lands. You can meet them all, and learn about Florida panthers, next month at a free event on Wednesday September 18 at Rookery Bay. We will be there along with Big Cypress so come on out and say hello!
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