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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

JaxParks and Partners Brand and Enhance Network of Public Lands

November 24, 2020

Project Leaders Celebrate Completion After Two Decades of Collaboration The City of Jacksonville’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (JaxParks), along with its partners Florida Park Service (FPS), National Park Service (NPS), North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) and Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF), have branded the 5,600 acres of contiguous conservation lands in northeast Jacksonville that are linked by trails and … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Awarded Grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation

May 1, 2020

2020 Restoration and Resilience grant supports the nonprofit’s work on public lands impacted by a natural disaster Timucuan Parks Foundation has been chosen to receive a 2020 Restoration and Resilience Grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF). The $25,000 grant, which has major funding support from Toyota Motor North America, will help expand programming and educational efforts by the … Read more

New Year’s Resolution to Visit Your Local Parks and Preserves

January 2, 2020

It is the New Year, so what is your New Year’s Resolution? If it is a get healthy both inside and out, we have a perfect way for you to fulfill your goals. Get out and visit one of the more than 23 parks and preserves supported by the Timucuan Parks Foundation. It is good for both your physical and … Read more

Prescribed Fire = Healthy Forests

October 17, 2018

Join a park ranger to explore how fire impacts the environment. Discover the benefits of prescribed fire for managing healthy ecosystems and the tools rangers use. Program includes engine demonstration. The program will start at the Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park main parking lot. No reservations are necessary and the program is free.

Prescribed Fire = Healthy Forests

October 17, 2018

Join a park ranger to explore how fire impacts the environment. Discover the benefits of prescribed fire for managing healthy ecosystems and the tools rangers use. Program includes engine demonstration. The program will start at the Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park main parking lot. No reservations are necessary and the program is free.

International Coastal Cleanup – Big Talbot Island

September 12, 2018

Participate in an international effort to rid our precious coastlines of litter and keep plastics out of our oceans and protect wildlife. Join park rangers in cleaning up the beautiful and unique shoreline of Big Talbot Island State Park. Meet at the Bluffs parking lot. Contact (904) 251-2320.

International Coastal Cleanup – Big Talbot Island

September 12, 2018

Participate in an international effort to rid our precious coastlines of litter and keep plastics out of our oceans and protect wildlife. Join park rangers in cleaning up the beautiful and unique shoreline of Big Talbot Island State Park. Meet at the Bluffs parking lot. Contact (904) 251-2320.