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Volunteer Project
Volunteer with us at Castaway Island Preserve on Monday, August 17, for our monthly garden maintenance and litter cleanup. Please meet at the park at 2921 San Pablo Rd. S. at 8:30 a.m. and we will work until approximately 11:30 a.m. Wear closed-toe shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and a hat. Bring work gloves if you have them, … Read more
In partnership with JaxParks, Timucuan Parks Foundation will be headed out to Exchange Club Island on August 18 to clean up the litter throughout the island and along the shoreline. If you would like to volunteer for this cleanup project, RSVP is required HERE so that we can arrange transport by boat. We will plan to work from 8:30 a.m. … Read more
You can be part of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census. Come out to Castaway Island Preserve on Friday, August 21 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to help with this citizen science project. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Duval County Master Gardener Volunteers will host the event to gather useful data to help researchers … Read more
Join us for International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 19. We are looking for volunteers to help remove litter from the shorelines and around the park at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. Cleanup is scheduled for 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Volunteers should meet at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park at 500 Wonderwood Dr. At the front gate, let the attendant … Read more