Volunteer Opportunity this Saturday, National Make a Difference Day !

Everglades National Park Hosts National Make a Difference Day !

HOMESTEAD, FL: On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Everglades National Park will host an event to encourage the public to enjoy the beautiful weather, observe wildlife, and help the park maintain one of its best backcountry trails.  Working at the Long Pine Key Nature Trail, volunteers will trim brush, clean up trash, making the area safer, accessible, and aesthetically pleasing for visitors.

Volunteers will meet at Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Parking lot at 9:00 am.

The event will end approximately around 2 pm, but volunteers are not required to stay the entire time. Be prepared for hot and humid weather.  Participants are required to wear long-sleeved shirts, boots, and long pants to protect against exposure to sun, biting insects, poisonwood, and ivy. ! If volunteers are dressed inappropriately, they will not be able to participate.

We will provide all work materials.  Please bring a lunch, water, hat, and sunglasses. Participating volunteers will receive a free entry pass, enabling each volunteer to visit the Everglades again and share this unique National Park with their family and friends.

Directions: Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center: 40001 SR 9336, Homestead, FL 33034
Volunteers coming from the Miami area and northern destinations should take the Florida Turnpike (Route 821) south until it ends merging with U.S.1 at Florida City.  Turn right at the first traffic light onto Palm Drive (State Road 9336/SW 344^th St.) and follow the signs to the park.  The Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center will be on the right.

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