News & Events
Kelly White
Volunteers will have a chance to win a child-size life vest or a Hydroflask Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks will be hosting a park workday at Reddie Point Preserve on Wednesday, August 4. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. at the picnic pavilion at the preserve at 4499 Yachtsman Way in Arlington. Volunteers will be cleaning up throughout the park … Read more
The money will help the nonprofit fund its ongoing health initiatives Timucuan Parks Foundation, the non-profit supporter of Jacksonville’s state and national parks and the city preservation parks, has received a $5,000 grant from REI Co-op. TPF will be using the grant to help fund its Healthy Living: Fresh Air, Fitness, Friendship and Fun program designed to reach non-traditional and … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation and the Beaches Museum will host its Boardwalk Talk at TPF’s “Celebrate & Explore Our Wilderness Parks” exhibition on Thursday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. Photographers Will Dickey and Tom Schifanella present “Land and Air: The Nature Photography of Will Dickey and Tom Schifanella.” Dickey’s still images and Schifanella’s drone footage are featured in the exhibition. The … Read more
The organizations are recipients of NPF’s Open OutDoors for Kids Hybrid Learning Grant Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) and its park partner, the National Park Service’s Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU), are the recipients of a National Park Foundation (NPF) Open OutDoors for Kids Hybrid Learning Grant. It was created to support connections between the national parks, its partners, and … Read more
The July 5 event is at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park and the July 7 event is along the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are hosting two summer volunteer opportunities next week. On Monday, July 5 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., volunteers are asked to join to help clean up the beaches at Kathryn Abby Hanna Park … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation and the Beaches Museum will host the second in a series of Boardwalk Talks at its “Celebrate & Explore Our Wilderness Parks” exhibition on Thursday, June 17. Fine Artist and TPF Board Member Kathy Stark will discuss her work featured in the exhibition, which she helped create, along with her project “The Wilderness of North Florida’s Parks.” … Read more
Saturday, June 5 is National Trails Day—a day to recognize and celebrate all the benefits our local, state and national parks provide. You are lucky to live in an area with over 100 miles of trails in our many “wilderness” parks and preserves. Not sure where to go? We have some suggestions for you from all around town. On the … Read more
Volunteer projects will be held June 9, June 23, July 7, July 21 and Aug. 4 Timucuan Parks Foundation together with their JaxParks partner will be offering volunteer opportunities this summer in local parks and preserves throughout Jacksonville to maintain and clean up these natural spaces. The first service event is June 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at … Read more
The first talk in TPF’s speaker series is May 20 featuring Felicia Boyd, Program and Outreach Director for TPF Timucuan Parks Foundation will be kicking off the speaker series for its “Celebrate & Explore Our Wilderness Parks” Exhibition at the Beaches Museum on Thursday, May 20. TPF Program and Outreach Director Felicia Boyd will be leading the talk that will … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Exhibition “Celebrate & Explore Our Wilderness Parks” will open this weekend during the Beaches Museum’s Annual Springing the Blooms Festival. The exhibition will be unveiled on Saturday, April 10 in the Dickinson Gallery. The exhibition showcases Northeast Florida’s parks and preserves through paintings, photographs and video drone footage from local artists. It also provides information … Read more