Jackie is a dedicated and hard-working volunteer. Since 2002, she has been the manager of our nursery volunteer crew and has logged over 7,200 volunteer hours, some done administratively from her summer home. Jackie loves teaching people!

Do you enjoy working outside? Do you want your work to make a difference? Are you looking for a professional adventure? Working for Florida’s state parks might just be the right opportunity for you.

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, Florida State Parks is honoring the people and traditions of Hispanic Americans. 

October is Florida Greenways and Trails Month. It’s a perfect time to find a trail for hiking, bicycling, paddling or going for a horse ride.

Park ranger Jordan Miller grew up in Toledo, Ohio, and has loved nature since the age of 5 as a kid in the local nature camp program. He has spent most of his life working in local parks and spent seven years at the Toledo Zoo before making the move to the Sunshine State.

Werner-Boyce Salt Spring State Park is a birder's paradise. Visit the park to see raptors, wading birds, shorebirds and migratory birds.

Staff at Deer Lake State Park joined with the Atlanta Botanical Garden to restore wet prairies and seepage slopes where endangered pitcher plants can grow.

Ranger Jasmin is enthusiastic about Florida's natural resources and loves working outside.

For the past 30 years, volunteers around the world have come together to keep our beaches and shorelines clean during International Coastal Cleanup. Since its inception, over 16 million volunteers have collected more than 340 million pounds of trash.

Now, a wheelchair accessible boat is available to allow all visitors to experience breathtaking views of the underwater life, ancient Native American and Spanish artifacts, and underwater props from when the park was used for Hollywood productions.