DEP TO HOST INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP DAY AND NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY VOLUNTEER EVENTS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
September 17, 2019
In celebration of International Coastal Cleanup Day and National Public Lands Day, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites Florida residents and visitors to volunteer at events in Florida’s state parks, aquatic preserves and national estuarine research reserves Sept. 21-28, 2019.
Sept. 21 is International Coastal Cleanup Day, the world’s largest volunteer effort to help protect oceans, lakes and rivers, and Sept. 28 is National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands.
DEP will join partners in offering statewide beach and trail cleanups, exotic plant removals, native plantings, and informational sessions throughout the week to promote volunteerism and encourage the preservation of Florida’s natural resources.
International Coastal Cleanup Day events in Northeast Florida include:
- Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
Saturday, Sept. 21, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Find an International Coastal Cleanup Day event near you.
National Public Lands Day events in Northeast Florida include:
- Silver Springs State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 – 11 a.m. - Manatee Springs State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 – 11 a.m. - San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – noon - Rainbow Springs State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – noon - Fanning Springs State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – noon - Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – noon - Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. - Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. – noon - Manatee Springs State Park
Saturday, Sept. 28, 5 – 6 p.m.
Find a National Public Lands Day event near you.
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