Can't make it to the park, not currently in Florida? The resources here will help you learn about the Florida Park Service's mission to provide resource-based recreation, while preserving, ...
Debbie LaFreniere is the recipient of the 2022 Adult Volunteer of the Year Award for Administration. Debbie with Don Philpott, both holding reptiles. Debbie is a long-time volunteer and member of the ...
We are a highly focused group who feel strongly about history and our environment. We have found the key to preservation and conservation is having an open mind and a dedicated heart. We are grateful ...
The Florida Park Service is dedicated to keeping park habitats healthy and biodiverse. We can apply what we know about the environment to use Florida-Friendly Landscapingâ„¢ (FFL) at homes and ...
In August at Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, Florida Park Service biologist Rebecca Collins joined butterfly technicians from the University of Florida’s McGui re Center for Lepidoptera & ...
The Florida Park Service is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Volunteer Recognition Awards! Volunteers are an integral part of our workforce. They contribute time, energy and skills to park ...
Volunteer diver, George Peters, has served his community his entire life. Growing up in Laurelton, New York, George was active as a volunteer firefighter, as well as a public safety rescue and ...
Learn about the area’s history in our visitor's center. Dive back in time centuries ago when the New World was a bounty of opportunity and riches for those brave enough to endure the hardships of ...
October is Florida Greenways and Trails Month. It’s the perfect time to find a trail for hiking, bicycling, paddling or going for a horse ride. The Sunshine State offers a vast network of trails for ...
An award-winning friends group established in 1993, the nonprofit supports Highlands Hammock and Lake June-in-Winter Scrub state parks by raising funds. The mission of the Friends of Highlands Hammock ...
State parks are growing! Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet recently approved several park land acquisitions as part of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Forever ...
Rene Acuna is the park manager at Hontoon Island State Park. The mission of the Florida Park Service is: "to provide resource-based recreation while preserving, interpreting, and restoring natural and ...