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 ... 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 ... Read more
Join us for the second round of Great Southeast Pollinator Census at Castaway Island Preserve on Saturday, August 22 starting at 8:30 a.m. You can help with this citizen science project in coordination with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Duval County Master Gardener Volunteers. The information you gather will be used to help researchers identify trends and examine how weather affects pollinator populations and how honey bees influence native bee populations. You will be asked to choose a pollinator plant and record the number of times an insect lands. You don’t have to know all ... 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 ... Read more
The Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks invites everyone to the 7th Annual Talbot Tidewater Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 26. A day full of activities is being planned at The Ribault Club at 11241 Ft. George Rd. on Ft. George Island from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn about the islands' rich Timucuan history, natural ... Read more