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2020 Distinguished Service Awards
Distinguished Service Awards are awarded to recognize employees whose contributions require a high degree of personal initiative, professionalism, leadership, effort or skill.
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How it Started/How it’s Going: Florida’s Prescribed Fire Program
Starting with Falling Waters State Park at our first planned and documented prescribed fire, our statewide prescribed fire program has grown to include state parks across Florida. We manage approximately 290,000 acres of fire-type habitat, and we only keep improving.
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Fueled by Fire: Seven Animals that Rely on Prescribed Fire
Whether high up in the trees or deep in underground burrows, animals across Florida live in habitats that are adapted to fire. These seven Florida species depend on prescribed fire for their survival.
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Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers contribute more than a million hours per year to the success of Florida State Parks. Are you interested in becoming a campground host or resident volunteer? Responsibilities include greeting campers, answering questions and maintaining the campground in exchange for free a campsite.
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Cape Florida Cleanup
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park is known for its beautiful beaches and scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean beneath the park’s trademark lighthouse. The park regularly hosts beach cleanups, relying on the dedication of hundreds of volunteers each month.
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2020 Florida Conservation Corps Team
Forty-three people have completed a year-long service at various posts around Florida. Their dedication, passion, struggles and accomplishments were recognized on Dec. 15, 2020.
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Florida Conservation Corps Helps with Hurricane Recovery
In November 2020, two Florida Conservation Corps teams deployed to Pensacola to help with hurricane recovery.
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Seven Last-Minute Gift Ideas for December Holidays
Are you struggling to find gift ideas for the nature lovers in your life? Here are seven ideas to encourage them to get outside, join a group of people who support state parks or help support activities in Florida’s state parks.
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Nine Best State Parks for Paddling
From meandering rivers to thick cypress swamps to crystal-clear spring runs, Florida has no shortage of beautiful waterways just waiting to be explored. November is Florida Paddlesports Month, which encourages locals and visitors alike to take to the water on kayaks, canoes and paddleboards.
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Opt Outside this Thanksgiving
While eating turkey and watching football are among the more popular Thanksgiving Day traditions, many people every year choose to “opt outdoors” around the holidays. Open on Thanksgiving, Florida State Parks are great places to spend the day outdoors with family, friends or in your own company.
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Florida State Parks Appreciate Veterans
With the recent observance of Veterans Day, several staff members shared stories about how their time in the military gave them the skills necessary to join the Florida Park Service team.
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Seven Great Parks for Wildflowers
As the leaves change color in fall, there’s a different explosion of color happening at Florida State Parks: the latest wildflower bloom! Each fall, wildflowers grace many of our state parks with their signature bright colors and sweet scents. Here are seven of the best parks in the state where you should stop and smell the flowers.
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Wild and Natural Paddling
Florida State Parks have some of the state’s best waterways for paddlers of every skill level. See wildlife, enjoy the peace and quiet or explore wild, hidden places.
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Endangered Butterfly Gets a Boost
At Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, Florida Park Service biologist Rebecca Collins joined butterfly technicians from the University of Florida’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity to release dozens of Schaus’ swallowtail caterpillars.
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Maximus the Bear Grows Up
In 2019, we were thrilled to announce the addition of a new wildlife ambassador resident at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park: Maximus the Florida black bear. We have an update on his story.
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A State Park in Your Backyard?
The Florida Park Service is dedicated to keeping park habitats healthy and biodiverse. We can apply what we know about the environment to use Florida-Friendly Landscaping at homes and businesses, kind of like a low-maintenance, mini-state park in your backyard!
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Park Zen
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