Ryan NicolDecember 31, 2020
3min961
Say goodbye to 2020 with a hike through the Florida outdoors.
Tag: Florida Park Service
Ryan NicolDecember 31, 2020Ryan NicolDecember 26, 2020
4min837
The foundation helps support the Florida Park Service via preservation, advocacy and other projects.
Renzo DowneyJanuary 2, 2019
3min765
$60,000 will benefit the site damaged by Hurricane Michael in October 2018.
Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017
2min463
After 22 years, Eric Draper is going to work for The Man. Draper, the executive director for Audubon Florida, will become the next director of the Florida State Parks system. News of the hire was made public on Thursday. Draper’s first day is Nov. 28. He replaces Lisa Edgar, who quit in February after less than […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2017
3min253
The Florida Park Service on Tuesday announced that 20 state parks in the Panhandle and Big Bend have reopened after Hurricane Irma. But another 147 state parks remain closed because of inclement weather, the park service said. The following state parks have reopened for day use only: — Bald Point State Park (Franklin County) — […]
Staff ReportsFebruary 27, 2017
3min329
Lisa Edgar has resigned as director of the Florida Park Service after less than two months on the job, citing “an immediate family emergency.” Edgar notified Gary Clark, the Department of Environmental Protection’s deputy secretary for land and recreation, in an emailed note Thursday. “Gary. Thank you for the opportunity to work for you and the Florida Park Service. It […]
Jim RosicaDecember 20, 2016
5min457
Lisa Edgar has helped regulate the state’s investor-owned utilities. Now, she’s going to oversee its parks. Edgar was named Director of the Florida Park Service, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Tuesday in a press release. She’ll start next month. “From my time at DEP and as a frequent visitor of our state parks, I’ve seen first-hand the […]
Phil AmmannDecember 9, 2015
6min319
Florida State Parks have come under fire recently, and the Department of Environmental Protection decided it’s time to “set the record straight.” A new DEP email takes exception with several recent media accounts, each inaccurately “perpetuated misconceptions” about the future of Florida State Parks. “As these stories are being driven by false allegations based on […]
Bruce RitchieApril 27, 20155min208
A trio of former state parks directors are raising concern about state lands bills that would allow “low-impact agriculture” on state lands. Of even greater concern, thy said, is a push by Florida Department of Environmental Protection leadership to make state parks financially self-sustaining. HB 7135 would allow the Cabinet to give away state land […]