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Family Fun Fest : A Biscayne Renaissance
Biscayne National Park’s Family Fun Fest Travels Back to the Renaissance HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – The Renaissance and Biscayne National Park may seem to have little in common, but this month’s Family Fun Fest aims to change that perception! On March 11, 2018, the park continues the 18th season of this multi-award winning event at the park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center with A Biscayne Renaissance. Each themed event lends itself to creative costumes, and families are encouraged to dress up and add to the fun. Family Fun Fest…
Find out more »True Stories, Told Live at Biscayne National Park Story Slam
Biscayne National Park celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with the park's first-ever Story Slam event on Saturday March 24 at the park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center overlooking Biscayne Bay. Eleven local storytellers will share true, personal stories (average length: 6 minutes) with a “water” theme before a live audience and a panel of judges. Gabriela Fernandez, host of the Moth’s Miami Story Slam, will emcee the event starting at 7:00 PM and the winning storytellers will go home that…
Find out more »Journey Through Biscayne
Join us on Saturday, April 14 for our premier event and fundraiser of the year as we celebrate Biscayne National Park’s 50th anniversary! This one-of-a-kind event will take you behind the scenes for an exclusive after-hours party inside Biscayne National Park. A beautiful open-air evening overlooking the bay will provide the stunning backdrop as we journey back in time and look below the surface of the bay to explore the history and ecology of Miami’s largest marine park. Experience the essence of Biscayne…
Find out more »Jacqueline Roch’s Biscayne Beautiful Exhibit & Park After Dark Evening Paddle!
Jacqueline Roch’s Biscayne Beautiful Exhibit Opens in Biscayne National Park Gallery Acclaimed Miami artist Jacqueline Roch has joined the celebration of Biscayne National Park’s 50th Anniversary with her new show Biscayne Beautiful. On display in the park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery through July 15, the show features new work highlighting the park’s water, shorelines and history. Biscayne Beautiful is open daily from 9-5 through July 15, 2018. On April 28, from 7-9 pm, there will be a “near-full moon” reception with refreshments and live music. Admission to the show and…
Find out more »Volunteer Event – Tree Planting in Big Cypress
Volunteer with the SFNPT in Big Cypress National Preserve! On Saturday June 30th we will plant trees at restoration sites along Turner River. 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! This project is made possible through the generous support of the Guerra Family Foundation. Thank you for your continued support of South Florida’s national parks! When: Saturday, June 30th from 9:00…
Find out more »The Search for Slave Ship Guerrero Wreck at Biscayne National Park
Discover highlights of current archaeological work at Biscayne National Park including the international search for the slave ship Guerrero, at 6 p.m. on July 14, 2018, at the Dante Fascell Visitor Center. A film will be shown about the search for the Guerrero and archaeologists will be available to talk about the search, the Slave Wrecks Project and other park shipwrecks. “This event highlights some of the amazing work performed by the international team of archaeologists and provides an excellent opportunity to learn…
Find out more »Wading Bird Expert Panel Presentation and Discussion
We have SUPER news for the Everglades ecosystem! More White Ibises nested this year than have been recorded since the 1940s. YOU’RE INVITED to an expert panel presentation and discussion on the link between wading bird nesting and Everglades Restoration, co-hosted by Everglades National Park and the City of Homestead on Thursday, July 19! More about the event The 2018 wading bird nesting season in Everglades National Park was very exciting! An enormous number of wading birds nested in the Everglades…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »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 »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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