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Kelly White

Women’s History Month – A Closer Look at Kathryn Abbey Hanna

March 26, 2021

For Women’s History Month, we take a closer look at one woman whose name you have probably heard but you may not know much about the woman herself. We are talking about Kathryn Abbey Hanna, an esteemed Florida scholar whose namesake Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park has become one of our community’s premier beach and nature parks. Winthrop Bancroft, a Jacksonville … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation to host St. Johns River Cleanups at Three Parks

March 16, 2021

Volunteer projects will be held on Saturday, March 20 On the first day of spring, Timucuan Parks Foundation will be leading volunteer events for the St. Johns River Celebration 26th Annual Cleanup at three sites. The annual event, hosted and coordinated by the City of Jacksonville and Keep Jacksonville Beautiful, will be held Saturday, March 20 throughout the city with … Read more

Celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day

March 8, 2021

As we celebrate Women’s History Month this month, we want to give you a closer look at amazing women on the First Coast who made an impact on our natural environments and historic places. The first woman is MaVynee Betsch, known by all as the Beach Lady. Betsch was a champion for the preservation of American Beach. She named the … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation’s Student Self-Guided Cleanup Program Ending Soon

March 5, 2021

Students can still earn community service hours through March 14 by collecting litter at a park Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) would like to remind any students interested in earning community service hours that they have until March 14 to complete their self-guided volunteer cleanup at a local park. TPF has been offering students a chance to earn two hours of … Read more

Join our park partners for the virtual Kingsley Heritage Celebration with a very special presentation

February 26, 2021

Timucuan Parks Foundation encourages you to log on for the Kingsley Heritage Celebration to celebrate African heritage and remember the enslaved that lived at Kingsley Plantation located within Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU). The second part of the virtual event gets underway tomorrow, Saturday, February 27, at 10 a.m. and this year, the National Park Service has partnered with … Read more

New Park Highlights Jacksonville’s Gullah Geechee History

February 25, 2021

Jacksonville’s rich African-American history now includes the recently established Freedom Park to commemorate Cosmo, the historic Gullah Geechee community in East Arlington. Located about a mile and a half from our national park partner at Fort Caroline National Memorial, the park’s home is the triangle at the junction of Fort Caroline and McCormick roads across from the Monument Station post … Read more

Groundwork Jacksonville Green Team Youth Corps to debut project during the Kingsley Heritage Celebration

February 17, 2021

National Park Service and nonprofits Groundwork Jacksonville, Timucuan Parks Foundation and Jacksonville Arts and Music School partnered on the project The Groundwork Jacksonville Green Team Youth Corps will be debuting their animation project titled “The 400 Project – Honoring the Enslaved Voices of Kingsley Plantation” at the annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration. The virtual event will be held on Saturday, Feb. … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation’s Student Self-Guided Cleanup Program begins again on MLK Day

January 15, 2021

Students can earn community service hours from Monday, Jan. 18 through March 14 by collecting litter at a park Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) is asking for volunteers to pitch in and help clean up Jacksonville’s parks and preserves on Monday, Jan. 18 for MLK Day of Service, a nationwide observance celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation is Extending its Self-Guided Volunteer Events through the Holiday Season

December 15, 2020

Students can earn community service hours from now through Jan. 5 by collecting litter at a park Timucuan Parks Foundation is offering students a chance to earn community service hours during the holiday season. From now through Jan. 5, students can visit a local park or preserve, clean up litter and earn two hours of community service. Participants will also … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Has Added John Delaney to its Executive Board of Directors

December 3, 2020

Timucuan Parks Foundation is pleased to announce John Delaney has rejoined its board of directors. Delaney, the former mayor of the City of Jacksonville created the Preservation Project Jacksonville in 1999 which is known today as the Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF). The Preservation Project was an innovative conservation program that helped create one of the nation’s largest urban park systems. … Read more