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Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) has a new partner. Boeing has joined the organization to support its park programming and environmental stewardship. Boeing officially kicked off its support this weekend with a volunteer project at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. Twenty-six Boeing volunteers and their families spent Saturday at the city park, along with more than a dozen volunteers from TPF’s Trail … Read more
The date has been set for Saturday, March 8, for the fourth annual 7 Creeks Fest, a celebration of Jacksonville’s expansive 7 Creeks Recreation Area. The free, family-friendly event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes activities in multiple parks that comprise the 7 Creeks Recreation Area, spanning more than 30 miles of trails and waterways. Timucuan Parks … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) has added Kevin White to its board of directors. Kevin is a senior landscape architect with England – Thims & Miller, Inc., responsible for creating aesthetic, sustainable and functional outdoor spaces. Kevin says he is passionate about park preservation, and as a landscape architect, he has worked on several new and existing park improvement designs throughout … Read more
It was a cold start with a temperature of 34 degrees, but that didn’t stop 55 volunteers and Timucuan Parks Foundation staff from participating in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20. The volunteers, ranging in age from 3 to 77, joined the nonprofit as they picked up trash at Blue Cypress Park and the … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) has partnered with Artist and Author Kathy Stark on the new edition of her book, “The Wilderness of North Florida’s Parks,” a blend of art and education of the great unspoiled stretches of the wild park system in the North Florida region. The book, now for sale, has been updated with some new elements, including additional … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) has a new leader. Fred Richards has taken over the role of executive director for the nonprofit that preserves, promotes and enhances Jacksonville’s natural areas through community engagement, education and enjoyment. Richards brings nearly 30 years of experience in the nonprofit industry to TPF, most recently serving as the director of development at Mission House Inc., … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation and Florida State Parks are partnering up for a First Day Hike on January 1 at Little Talbot Island State Park. Start the new year off on the right foot with your family and friends. Little Talbot Island State Park is at 12157 Heckscher Drive. Participants should meet at Pavilion One in the first beach parking lot … Read more
The partners who make up the 7 Creeks Recreation Area have come together to offer a new and memorable adventure – the 7 Creeks Winter Hiking Spree. The community can start 2025 with the hiking spree challenge and hike seven trails within the 7 Creeks Recreation Area anytime between January and March to earn a special 7 Creeks reward. The … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation, in partnership with Florida State Parks, will host a cleanup along the beach at Little Talbot Island State Park on Wednesday, Oct. 23. From 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., volunteers are needed at Fort George Inlet to pick up litter along the shoreline, in the parking lot and in and around the jetty rocks on the beach. … Read more
The community is invited to join Friends of Talbot Islands State Parks for the 5th Annual Talbot Tidewater Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 28. The event is at the Ribault Club in Fort George Island Cultural State Park at 11241 Ft. George Rd. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Talbot Tidewater Celebration is held yearly on National Public Lands Day … Read more