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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 invites the community to join them for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 20. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. at the fishing pier/boardwalk at Blue Cypress Park at 4012 University Blvd. N. in Arlington to help with litter pickup and park beautification, including under the boardwalk. MLK Day of Service is … Read more
Timucuan Parks Foundation has received a grant from the TD Charitable Foundation to help implement its environmental stewardship projects in local city, state and national parks and preserves. The nonprofit was given $5,000 to help fund volunteer projects in 2025. The projects would bring hundreds of volunteers into the wilderness parks and preserves to help with trail maintenance, invasive plant … Read more
Volunteers can join us on Sunday, Nov. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to help clean up the historic garden at Kingsley Plantation. Bring your trowel and garden gloves and learn about the garden and best management practices from Master Gardener Pat Gmitter! Please wear closed-toe shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and a hat. Bring sunscreen, insect … Read more
You can help us clean up Reddie Point Preserve on Saturday, Nov. 23. We will be there, along with First Coast Rotoract and our Young Professionals, to remove litter from the park and shoreline. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and a hat. Bring work gloves if you have them, sunscreen, insect repellent and a … Read more
We will be continuing our work at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park; installing posts and ropes for dune protection. You can tell the ranger at the front gate that you are there for the service project with Timucuan Parks Foundation and they should waive the $5 fee. We will meet at Dolphin Plaza, parking lot 3. Closed toe shoes are required. … Read more
Volunteers can help remove litter on Exchange Club Island under the Mathews Bridge on Nov. 12. The island is only accessible by boat. Those available to help must RSVP to [email protected] to arrange boat transportation. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, clothes they don’t mind getting dirty, and a hat. Bring work gloves (if you have them), sunscreen, insect repellent and … Read more
Join us on Monday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Castaway Island Preserve (2885 San Pablo Rd. S.) to help with the monthly maintenance of the pollinator garden and litter cleanup around the preserve. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, clothes they don’t mind getting dirty and a hat. Bring work gloves (if you have them), sunscreen, insect … Read more
Volunteers can join us on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to help to clean up the historic garden at Kingsley Plantation. Please wear closed-toe shoes, clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and a hat. Bring work gloves (if you have them), sunscreen, insect repellent, and a full reusable water bottle. TPF will provide additional water, snacks, … 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