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Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Come forth and help us keep Hanna Park clean. Join us for the after-July 4th beach and park cleanup at Hanna Park. Identify yourself as a volunteer when arriving at the park entrance station for free entry; meet at Shelter 5 (drive about 1/2 mile and turn right at the first stop sign after you enter the park). When: July … Read more
Join our friends at the Beaches Museum for the unveiling of the state historical marker commemorating Manhattan Beach, Florida. Manhattan Beach was Florida’s first African American beach resort in the segregated South and was located at what is now Beach Access 8 in Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. A welcome reception will begin at 10:00 a.m. with light refreshments and the … Read more
The July 5 event is at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park and the July 7 event is along the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are hosting two summer volunteer opportunities next week. On Monday, July 5 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., volunteers are asked to join to help clean up the beaches at Kathryn Abby Hanna Park … Read more
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
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
The nonprofit will be leading cleanups on Sept. 19 at Reddie Point Preserve and Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park Timucuan Parks Foundation is asking volunteers to join them on Sept. 19 for the 2020 Florida Coastal Cleanup, which is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. The nonprofit will be leading cleanups from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at two … Read more
Invasive plants were removed from local parks and preserves Timucuan Parks Foundation and its park partners had a great turnout for the statewide Weed Wrangle® on Saturday, Feb. 29. Volunteers joined the three events led by TPF and its partners at the Ribault Monument and Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Jacksonville and at Cradle Creek Preserve in Jacksonville Beach. “We … Read more
Events will take place on Feb. 29 throughout the First Coast Timucuan Parks Foundation and its park partners will be hosting volunteer efforts on Saturday, Feb. 29 at three Jacksonville parks and preserves for the statewide Weed Wrangle®. Weed Wrangle® Florida is a one-day, statewide, volunteer effort to remove invasive species from public parks and green spaces. Each event will … Read more
Come out and enjoy a guided walk through the history and ecology of Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. Join a park ranger to learn about the park’s past, from the time of the first European contact centuries ago to the formation of the park as we know it today. He will discuss in detail its history as Manhattan Beach, Florida’s first … Read more
Come out and enjoy a guided walk through the history and ecology of Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park. Join a park ranger to learn about the park’s past, from the time of the first European contact centuries ago to the formation of the park as we know it today. He will discuss in detail its history as Manhattan Beach, Florida’s first … Read more