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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
Timucuan Parks Foundation has some of the best volunteers in town who help keep the parks and preserves looking their best, and we are shining a spotlight on volunteer groups who go above and beyond for the parks like students on self-guided cleanups, the Green State Environmental Club, and TPF’s Trail Team! Students on Self-Guided Cleanups When COVID-19 hit last … 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
The exhibition will be moving from the Fernandina Beach Branch Library to the Beaches Museum Timucuan Parks Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Exhibition will soon be moving from the Fernandina Beach Branch Library to the Beaches Museum in Jacksonville Beach. The exhibition’s final day in Fernandina Beach will be March 30 and plans are to open the “Celebrate & Explore Our Wilderness … Read more
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
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
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
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