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Timucuan Parks Foundation Healthy Living Event: Songs and Stories of Our National Parks

October 5, 2023

Timucuan Parks Foundation is teaming up with the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve – National Park Service for Songs and Stories of Our National Parks, a Healthy Living event. It will be on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at The Ribault Club at 11241 Fort George Rd. The event is free, but registration is required. Retired … Read more

Healthy Living: Nature Photography

October 10, 2022

Experience the physical and mental benefits of recreating outdoors with this popular series for seniors which gets you outside to explore new parks and preserves, meet new people, and enjoy low-impact activity. (Note the early hour. The most beautiful shots come at sunrise.) Discover the mysterious Big Talbot Island shoreline through the lens of award-winning photographer Will Dickey as he … Read more

Healthy Living: Art in the Park

October 10, 2022

RESCHEDULED — THIS IS THE NEW DATE! Experience the physical and mental benefits of recreating outdoors with this popular series for seniors which gets you outside to explore new parks and preserves, meet new people, and enjoy low-impact activity. Research shows both positive mental and spiritual effects when people have access to nature. The therapeutic potential of natural parks relies … Read more

Healthy Living: Kayaking in the Timucuan Preserve

October 10, 2022

Experience the physical and mental benefits of recreating outdoors with this popular series for seniors which gets you outside to explore new parks and preserves, meet new people, and enjoy low-impact exercise. Join Timucuan Parks Foundation for a kayak adventure in the Timucuan Preserve. Professional outfitter Kayak Amelia will give a short tutorial and go over safety for the day. … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Awarded a Grant from REI Co-op

July 13, 2021

The money will help the nonprofit fund its ongoing health initiatives Timucuan Parks Foundation, the non-profit supporter of Jacksonville’s state and national parks and the city preservation parks, has received a $5,000 grant from REI Co-op. TPF will be using the grant to help fund its Healthy Living: Fresh Air, Fitness, Friendship and Fun program designed to reach non-traditional and … Read more

Healthy Living: Will Dickey’s Nature Photography in the Parks

March 3, 2021

Discover the parks through the lens of photographer Will Dickey as he presents inspiring images of Northeast Florida’s spectacular landscapes, seascapes, and wildlife. Free but registration required here.

Healthy Living: Will Dickey’s Nature Photography in the Parks

March 3, 2021

Discover the parks through the lens of photographer Will Dickey as he presents inspiring images of Northeast Florida’s spectacular landscapes, seascapes, and wildlife. Free but registration required here.

Healthy Living: The Isle of Sarabay

September 15, 2020

Healthy Living: The Isle of Sarabay The Archaeology and Indigenous History of Today’s Big Talbot Island We are pleased to be hosting Keith Ashley, UNF Professor of Anthropology, who will be presenting, “The Archaeology and Indigenous History of the Isle of Sarabay (today’s Big Talbot Island).” He will be taking us on a tour of the rich Native American history … Read more

Healthy Living: The Isle of Sarabay

September 15, 2020

Healthy Living: The Isle of Sarabay The Archaeology and Indigenous History of Today’s Big Talbot Island We are pleased to be hosting Keith Ashley, UNF Professor of Anthropology, who will be presenting, “The Archaeology and Indigenous History of the Isle of Sarabay (today’s Big Talbot Island).” He will be taking us on a tour of the rich Native American history … Read more

Healthy Living: A Year in Our National Parks

June 30, 2020

Mark Woods, columnist for The Florida Times-Union, talks about spending one year in the national parks, working on a project about the future of the parks. His journey started with a January 1 sunrise in Maine’s Acadia National Park and ended with a December 31 sunset in Hawaii’s Haleakala National Park. In the middle of the journey, Mark lost his … Read more