The Friends of Bahia Honda State Park Inc. is the recipient of the 2021 Short-Term Project of the Year Award for Resource Management.

Publix at Casey Key is the recipient of the 2021 Corporate Contributor of the Year Award.

Nelson Goldman, Ken Robinson, Carl Winner, Robbie Hair, Jim Mauldin and Joyce Miller are the recipients of the Volunteer Team of Three+ of the Year Award for Protection.

Volunteers at Fort Clinch State Park are the recipients of the 2021 Special Event of the Year  Award for  Cultural Resources and Volunteer Team of Three+ of the Year Award for Protection.

Friends of Camp Helen Inc. is the recipient of the 2021 Citizen Support Organization of the Year Award for Resource-Based Recreation.

Spencer Aspy is the recipient of the 2021 Adult Volunteer of the Year Award for Resource Management.

Wesley Styles is the recipient of the 2021 Adult Volunteer of the Year  Award for  Maintenance .

Chris is a Florida native, born in Miami but raised in Tampa. Chris has always had a passion for the outdoors and grew up fishing, camping and hiking throughout Florida.

Invasive plants threaten the natural environment. Park rangers, biologists and volunteers work hard to ensure that the natural habitats at our state parks represent the best of Florida. There are four things you can do to help native plants.

The headwaters of the Hillsborough River are in the Green Swamp to the northeast of the park near Zephyrhills. Just three 3 miles upstream from the park is Crystal Springs, a magnitude two spring system that discharges 30 million gallons per day into the Hillsborough River.