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Timucuan Parks Foundation Invites Volunteers to Join Them for MLK Day of Service on January 19

January 12, 2026

Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) invites the community to join them for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 19. This year, TPF, in coordination with Talbot Islands State Parks and Friends of Talbot Islands, will be cleaning up the beach at Little Talbot Island State Park. Volunteers should meet at the park at 12157 Heckscher Drive … Read more

Volunteers are asked to join Timucuan Parks Foundation for the 2025 International Coastal Cleanup

September 10, 2025

Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) is asking volunteers to come out on Saturday, Sept. 20 for the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day. TPF will be leading three cleanups at local wilderness parks and preserves: Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park, Fort Caroline National Memorial, and Reddie Point Preserve. The groups will be meeting to clean up litter from the shoreline and in the … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks need Volunteers to clean up Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park after Labor Day

August 21, 2025

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks are asking volunteers to join them at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park to clean up after the busy Labor Day weekend. The organizers will gather on Tuesday, September 2, at 8 a.m. to pick up litter along the shoreline and in the parking lots. Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park is located at 500 Wonderwood Drive. At the … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Receives Grant for Environmental Stewardship from the TD Charitable Foundation

December 4, 2024

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 Timucuan Parks Foundation and Florida State Parks for a cleanup at Little Talbot Island

October 18, 2024

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

Timucuan Parks Foundation asks volunteers to join them for the 2024 International Coastal Cleanup

September 3, 2024

International Coastal Cleanup Day is on Saturday, Sept. 21. To mark the day, Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) will lead three cleanups at three local wilderness parks and preserves. Volunteers are asked to join TPF from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Fort Caroline National Memorial, or from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park or Reddie Point … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation’s Spring Self-Guided Volunteer Cleanup Program is now underway

April 10, 2024

Timucuan Parks Foundation is offering students and others a way to earn community service hours by participating in the nonprofit’s Spring Self-Guided Volunteer Cleanup Program. From now through the end of June, students and community members can pick up litter at Jacksonville’s wilderness parks and preserves to earn two hours of community service. To participate, visit timucuanparks.org/parks to choose one … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation Needs Volunteers to join them for MLK Day of Service on January 15

January 4, 2024

Timucuan Parks Foundation is asking volunteers to join them for an MLK Day of Service cleanup on Monday, Jan. 15 at Blue Cypress Park at 4012 University Blvd. N. in Arlington. The shoreline cleanup will begin at 8 a.m. with volunteers meeting at the fishing pier to help with park beautification and litter removal until 11 a.m. MLK Day of … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation asks Volunteers to join them for the 2023 International Coastal Cleanup

September 8, 2023

International Coastal Cleanup Day is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 16 and Timucuan Parks Foundation will be leading cleanups at two parks: Fort Caroline National Memorial and Reddie Point Preserve. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Fort Caroline and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Reddie Point to remove litter that was left behind or washed … Read more

Timucuan Parks Foundation and JaxParks Invite the Community to Outdoor Service Projects in Summer 2023

June 27, 2023

Timucuan Parks Foundation and the City of Jacksonville’s JaxParks are asking the community to join them throughout the summer for service projects in city preserves around Jacksonville. The projects are a chance for the community to help with park beautification and for students to earn community service hours. The community clean-up events will take place on the following dates and … Read more