Volunteer Spotlight, Ginny Palmer-Skok
Ginny Palmer-Skok is one of Fakahatchee’s treasured volunteers.
She began volunteering with us after falling in love with the park 25 years ago.
Ginny's dedication to Fakahatchee Strand Preserve is apparent from the variety of ways in which she contributes her time. She has worked closely with the park’s biologist on data collection and entry, particularly focused on endangered orchids and bromeliads. She regularly assists with slough surveys, updates educational products produced by the park biologist, assists with bird counts and hydrology projects, and participates in the annual Fakahatchee Wildlife Blitz. Her involvement extends to the Friends of Fakahatchee, where she serves as a board member on both the finance and boardwalk committees.
Volunteerism is close to Ginny’s heart. Having contributed her time to a variety of social and environmental causes, she finds her work at Fakahatchee particularly meaningful. She is motivated by the diversity of experiences volunteering at Fakahatchee provides.
She says, “I love that every day that I am there it is different. I find new and exciting things, whether it means seeing different endangered orchids in bloom, hydrology changes, finding new ghost orchids, a rare Guzmania bromeliad, a sphinx moth pupa, a panther, lichens, insects, fungi, different snakes, or flowers after a prescribed burn. There are always great things to work on, see and learn about.”