Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) is an invaluable resource for our community. It is so important to have a team of people focused on protecting and supporting natural spaces, and some of the peopled involved have been doing it for a long time. As a transplant to Duval County, I am super grateful for their efforts and I admire their commitment through all of the obstacles along the way. TPF fosters an environment of inclusion and accessibility by providing programs and activities for all demographics to enjoy getting out of the city. Every community needs a group like this.
Timucuan Parks Foundation is an amazing group that cares so much about preserving and protecting the parks of Jacksonville. They go above and beyond to make sure visitors to our parks have an awesome experience that will have them coming back again. With very few staff members they manage to accomplish so much and bring so many different organizations to the table to be a part of the amazing mission.
I like how this organization gets the word out about our park system. It also guides underserved communities to the parks by organizing hikes for women, seniors and urban core children. The organization advocates for the local park system and makes sure that the park stay with the public instead of sold for city revenue.
The Timucuan Parks Foundation provides significant support for our Park systems (National, State, City) in Northeast Florida and assists with financial support and volunteer support to coordinate activities in our Parks.
This Remarkable organization with a very small staff is dedicated to taking children and old people and others into the woods introduced them to nature. They’re so successful at this and I am thrilled to know about them thank you Timucuan Parks Foundation!
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I have volunteered for TPF for many years because they are an outstanding organization. If you're a person who appreciates the outdoors, nature and your local (many in Jax) parks, this is the non-profit you should appreciate and consider volunteering for and donating to. Felicia and Mayda are made to order for their respective jobs. The right ladies in the right jobs doing great things for the greater Jax parks communities. That's why I volunteer for and support them.
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Great local non-profit that covers a lot of ground in the Jacksonville area. I've volunteered for them for years. Enthusiastic staff wears many hats to help cleanup, preserve, protect and educate people about our precious parklands. They engage both young and old people to accomplish their goals. Great organization.
I am a recent volunteer, but have known Felicia Boyd for several years. I am always blown away by the number of opportunities she gets involved in and her ability to coordinate with all her volunteers to get a job done. Personally, I have grown in learning about our area and history thru the various volunteer opportunities and on top of all that, have a great deal of fun doing it. This organization does a great job because of the leadership skills and the variety of opportunities they offer. Thank you.
I've volunteered for many things, at many places, in many locations, for many years.
Volunteers look for several things when they volunteer. They want their work to amount to something, so volunteers look for well run organizations that accomplish their goals. Volunteers want to work with leaders who are competent and professional. And volunteers want to feel appreciated for the time and effort they put in.
The Timucuan Parks Foundation qualifies on all three levels. Their accomplishments are visible. Mayda and Felicia are good, intelligent leaders. And they let you know that your volunteer efforts are greatly appreciated.
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I’ve been a volunteer with the Timucuan Parks Foundation for about a year. I volunteer, and have volunteered, with many organizations over the years. TPF is one of the best I’ve ever worked with. The sites we go to to do the work are an interesting mix, with diverse activities. TPF management is dedicated, caring and professional, and they are always appreciative of and supportive of their volunteers.
I enjoy volunteering with TPF and believe in taking care of our Parks in Jacksonville. The TPF leadership team is amazing and fun to work with as well as all the volunteers.
We have a great number of lovely Parks and it makes all the difference when they are kept in good shape and litter free for visitors to enjoy. The TPF team makes sure of this by organizing various volunteer opportunities to participate in cleanups.
We also have a great river to enjoy and it's viewable from many of the Parks. Many events are planned throughout the year for the general public to participate in which are well organized by the TPF team.
When I am not volunteering I enjoy walking and biking the trails or just having a picnic.
I also enjoy seeing the wildflowers and wildlife. I visit the Jacksonville/Baldwin Rail Trail often and it is one of the favorites for cycling enthusiasts.
I usually see gopher tortoises when I visit there and sometimes deer ,but they are too quick for me to snap a photo. I did get a photo of a snake and I'm glad it wasn't poisonous!
I have written before about how much I value the Timucuan Parks Foundation but recently I participated in an activity they organized and I had such a great time. About 20 people got to go kayaking on a professionally-led tour. It was well organized, physically challenging and a beautiful experience in natural Florida. We kayaked about 4 miles overall, had a visit and talk at Kingsley Plantation and our guides pointed out varied aspects of the saltmarsh environment we paddled through.
I enjoy doing projects with TPF, cleaning, lopping and chopping, maintenance support work in the parks but this kayak tour was a special treat! It makes all the work worthwhile. Thank you Timucuan Parks Foundation for enriching my life!
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The Timucuan Park Foundation is a wonderful, active group that I really enjoy participating in. We do cleanup and maintenance projects, educational projects, festivals and support volunteer duties for activities in the parks. Being part of this foundation has introduced me to parks and facilities I may not have known about, like-minded people that have so much fun doing projects together and taught me so much about the environment and history of my area. I have really enjoyed the projects we have done supporting the archeological projects in this area and the chance to see the works in progress. It is also encouraging to be part of the effort to preserve environments that would otherwise be destroyed by development. I love thinking that future generations will benefit from the work the Timucuan Foundation does today.
I moved to Jacksonville January 2021 and needed to find a volunteer group that liked to take care of the natural areas. By a stroke of very good luck, my name and email was given to Felicia Boyd, the volunteer coordinator for the Timicuan Preserve Foundation. I was invite to join a clean up and hike. That day brought many more opportunities to experience the outdoors and to meet like minded individuals. Since then there has been a variety of wonderful days working together to keep Jacksonville’s natural areas pristine. TPF gets my 5 stars for top rated non profit group.
About three years ago I met Felicia Boyd quite by accident. She and some volunteers were
were clearing a trail near the Ribault Clubhouse. I signed up right away and I've enjoyed
every minute. I have picked up any kind of trash you can imagine. I have cleared trails,
pulled up invasive plants and repaired picnic tables. Frequently the work is hot, cold,
sweaty, dirty and dusty. I've worked with people who make all this seem like fun.
Most of all our parks are much cleaner and nicer thanks to TPF.
Donating to the Timucuan Parks Foundation ("TPF") is easy for me because of what the TPF does. It goes without saying the Federal, State, and City parks served by the TPF are beautiful. But what is more beautiful is seeing the faces of those experiencing activities in the parks sponsored and supported by the TPF. From smiles on children with disabilities kayaking for the first time on the Fort George River, to Seniors seeing clues about an extinct culture while touring the Theodore Roosevelt Area Preserve, the TPF helps bring life to our beautiful parks.
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Timucuan Parks Foundation has been where my volunteer hours are spent since my retirement. Why you ask? Because for years I've enjoyed the wonderful and beautiful parks of northeast Florida. I decided it was time to give back. Fine people and a great mission!
This group is non-stop. They have a passion for our community that is unmatched. I am honor to join them as often as I can. The parks around our town are the better for it.
I am so proud to be a member of and help support the Timucuan Parks Foundation in Northeast Florida! I was initially attracted to the organization because my former colleague, Mark Middlebrook, was leading the effort. I have since met and worked with Felicia Boyd and several others at TPF and have enjoyed every moment. Even in the heat and humidity, performing trail maintenance or other work, I have enjoyed being a volunteer. I plan to help out much more in the future. We are all so fortunate to have organizations like TPF preserving and maintaining our most precious resource, our land!
Timucuan Parks Foundation is the best nonprofit volunteer experience I have had. We work in teams in the outdoors, which has been wonderful during the pandemic, and the TPF leadership is motivated and talented. We also find that our small donations are very much appreciated. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to take part in a scientific study in the marsh. Even though we were covered with mud and grass up to our thighs, it was such a fun break from our usual life! On other outings, we have removed invasive plants, maintained trails, readied a park for hiking, and painted a portion of a historic house. My favorite experience, though, was reverently cleaning out overgrown weeds in the old slave cabins at Kingsley Plantation. It was an honor to do so.
The Timucuan Parks Foundation (TPF) is the little big giant when it comes to fulfilling its mission of supporting the largest urban park system in the U.S. With a very small staff, most part-time, they do an incredible amount of work for Jacksonville’s Preservation Parks, Florida State Parks and being the Official Friends Group for the National Park Service. If only businesses and government were this lean and accomplished as much as TPF!! All of their work focuses on one main thing: Get everyone out into their parks where they can experience the natural beauty just outside their backyard.
While doing research on Jax Port's bid to move the Carnival cruise ship berth to the Mayport fishing Village is when I first learned of the Timucuan Ecologic and Historic Preserve. Also, while doing the research I learned of the "Friends Of Timucuan" organization, now, Timucuan Parks Foundation.
I have explored almost all of the parks (there are so many) and found the presence of the TPF organizers and volunteers to be the most dedicated, hard working and pleasant folks I have met in North East Florida. The energy of the TPF staff attracts enthusiastic park visitors, eager to explore and contribute in anyway possible, especially in participating in volunteer activities. This is reflected in the well preserved, clean, and immensely enjoyable parks spread through out the the city. Timucuan Ecologic and Historic Preserve is a treasure and TPF has much to do with retaining this natural beauty.
Timucuan Parks Foundation is a wonderful organization that does amazing things to support our local city, state and national parks. I have been providing public relations services to the organization to help their mission to promote Jacksonville’s natural areas. I thoroughly enjoy helping to spread their message to the community and it is pleasure to tell their stories. My husband and I both grew up in Jacksonville and we spend a lot of time in the area's parks and preserves. We appreciate the work that TPF staff and their volunteers do to keep our parks clean and beautiful for all to enjoy.
We're fortunate to have a remarkable collection of city, state and national parks in our backyard -- and fortunate to have everyone involved with Timucuan Parks Foundation doing so much to preserve, improve and promote our parks.
Timucuan Parks Foundation does incredible work in the Jacksonville community. By supporting the largest urban park system in the country, they provide a wonderful opportunity for visitors and locals to enjoy these natural resources. Their education, awareness, and clean-up efforts make the parks a great place for anyone to explore. Their focus on Sense of Wellbeing and Sense of Place makes it easy to understand the benefits individuals can gain from spending time in our parks.
Great organization doing great things for the community and the environment. Volunteering with TPF is always a fulfilling experience. The parks in Jacksonville are a treasure, and need our protection more than ever.
I began working with Timucuan Parks Foundation due to ties with my employer, but I now truly volunteer on my own time. I have trimmed vegetation at a large archeological site, picked up countless bags of trash, planted long leaf pine trees, and helped lead a group of high school students during their trash pick-up event. TPF staff are all enthusiastic and organized and have volunteer opportunities available for all types of people and tasks. It is rewarding to see the results of my work when I'm out and about in Jacksonville, and it is a great feeling to know I am making a difference in my community.
I have been volunteering with TPF for over 7 years now. It started out as an outreach opportunity organized through my employer but it has become so much more! I have volunteered with young children, young adults and grown adults. I have cleaned debris from trail systems and trash from our beaches. I have cleaned growth from archaeological digs, helped remove invasive plant species and so much more. Through these years, I have learned so much about our park system and how important it is for all of us to support their ongoing efforts.
I started with TPF just for the high school service hours required to graduate, but quickly found the experience to be far more valuable than the hours I was getting. The people I found myself working with were very pleasant, and the tasks we were set to do were easy, fun, and effective. I gained lots of influential contacts which allowed me far more opportunities later on, and as a result very nearly took what would have been my first job, had the Coronavirus not said otherwise.
Typically, the organizers will divide our collective party into smaller parties to go out and perform tasks. I've been lucky enough to be partnered many times with older and more mature individuals, and on only one occasion had to work with a teenager my own age. This was my only negative experience here, and for the amount of events I've attended, I can say it's a rare occurrence you'll get a really bad apple.
Parks are great venues for maintaining and improving physical and mental health. Together with their national, state, and city preservation park partners, Timucuan Parks Foundation provides programming and community engagement activities to get
more of Jacksonville's residents out into the parks, including Healthy Living: Fresh Air,Fitness, Friendship, and Fun monthly walks with seniors; volunteering with veterans; urban outreach and positive youth development; programming for Special Olympics athletes and other special needs youth, and tapping into corporate wellness programs
A year and a half ago, I was thinking about looking for a part-time job after retiring from two long-term careers.
A friend recommended TPF, and it has been a perfect fit! I work with an awesome team of creative, hard-working folks who are committed to helping folks in Jacksonville have an awesome experience exploring out parks!
From healthy initiatives to removing invasive plant species, this organization is fabulous.
Jacksonville has the largest urban park system in the US. One of the primary reasons is the great work of this organization. They are a model for any community.
I am renewed each time I step in one of our city, state and national parks in Jacksonville. Without the Timucuan Parks foundation, I would not be engaged in the community.
I initially partnered with Timucuan Parks Foundation on my art project about Jacksonville's parks - a family friendly book and traveling exhibit. Through that experience I became a parks ambassador and joined the board of TPF. We are working together to inspire our community to get outside and experience Jacksonville's wilderness parks and preserves. We are emphasizing that these special places give our area a Sense of Place and a Sense of Well-being. our goal is to weave our parks and preserves into the social and economic fabric of the city. The REAL Jacksonville.
The Timucuan Parks foundation out reach Director does a fantastic job of community engagement with corporate volunteers as well as putting on educational seminars / activities for students in middle school and high school
Timucuan Park Foundation(TPF) is the lead advocacy nonprofit organization for the largest Urban Park system in the United States in Greater Jacksonville, Florida. It partners with the National Park Service, State of Florida Parks, Conservation & Recreation & City of Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department in providing volunteers, Programs & financial support for 23 separate parks & preservation areas. It is recognized as the “ Soul of Jacksonville”! I am a member of the TPF Board Of Directors. - Jim Rienhardt
We just celebrated our 20th-anniversary last night unveiling our exhibit at the Museum of Science & History. Our organization is the friends and support group to the largest urban park system in the US. Our outreach and education programs are 2nd to none.
The Timucuan Parks Foundation is THE voice to protect the 2nd largest urban park system in the world, in Jacksonville, Florida USA. So important, and great fun trips each week.
I had the opportunity to meet some great people through volunteering for this organization. Also, the monthly fitness program they started to visit and get to know different parks the Jacksonville area is should a great idea especially for retirees/seniors. I am looking forward to the next adventure that this organization put together. Excellent and friendly staff!!!
Timucuan Trails Park Foundation does an incredible job promoting an entire system of city, state and national park land in northeast Florida in a holistic manner to all ages. Through informative maps and creative programs (geocaching, kayaking, beach clean-ups, educational programs related to ancient Indian mound archeology or native diamondback terrapins) they bring renewed awareness about the beauty of and importance of special natural places; why we should be protect them; and how to utilize them for outdoor activities. Each week over the summer they have sponsored a series of rotating park clean-ups and trail clearing throughout the region.
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