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Upcoming events

    • Saturday, April 20, 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Wakulla Springs State Park

    Free with Park Admission

    Meet at the Azalea Pavilion

    Bring yourself and your children to join a ranger led program as we explore the importance of seed distribution and recycling in preparation for Earth Day. We will learn how to reduce our carbon footprint and how we can create our own pollinator gardens by creating seed bombs that look like our planet Earth and making planters for those seed bombs from up-cycled aluminum cans.

    Meeting at the Azalea Pavilion closest to the bathhouse.

    (red brick building by the boat tours).




    • Monday, April 22, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Wakulla Springs State Park


    Free with Park Admission

    Meet in Front of the Bath House

    Join rangers and the Wakulla Gardening Club as we restore our beautiful butterfly garden. As we work to clean up the area from the previous garden and distribute new plants. We will learn the importance of having native plants in our gardens and how they boost the local ecosystems from pollinators to birds.

    Meeting in front of the bathhouse building (Red brick building by the boat tours).




    • Saturday, April 27, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    • Wakulla Springs State Park


    Free with Park Admission

    Meet in Front of the Lodge

    Bring yourself and your children as we explore the wilderness of Wakulla springs, passing through blooming wildflowers, songbirds, and many of nature’s nuances. Children can complete a nature scavenger hunt as we explore the different habitats, flora and fauna.

    Be sure to eat a good breakfast and bring water.

    Tick season is also upon us, bug spray will be provided if you do not bring your own.

    Long pants are suggested.

    Meeting in front of the Lodge.




Past events

Wednesday, April 03, 2024 April 2024 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 06, 2024 March 2024 Monthly Board Meeting
Sunday, March 03, 2024 2024 Annual Membership Meeting
Wednesday, February 07, 2024 February 2024 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 06, 2023 December 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 06, 2023 September 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Monday, July 31, 2023 August 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 05, 2023 July 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 Coffee with a Ranger
Thursday, June 08, 2023 Going Native is for the Birds
Wednesday, June 07, 2023 June 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 2023 Virtual Speaker Series - War in Paradise: World War II in Florida
Wednesday, May 03, 2023 May 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, April 29, 2023 FSU Environmental Learning and Communications Workshop
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Rivers Beneath Us
Thursday, April 20, 2023 Virtual Speaker Series - Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire: How Spanish American Independence Brought Florida to the United States
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Coffee with a Ranger
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Ecology of Lake Munson
Wednesday, April 05, 2023 April 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, March 16, 2023 Virtual Speaker Series - Seeing Florida Heritage through Archaeology
Wednesday, March 01, 2023 March 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Sunday, February 26, 2023 2023 Annual Membership Meeting
Wednesday, February 01, 2023 February 2023 Monthly Board Meeting and Special Presentation Preceding the Board Meeting at 5:15.
Wednesday, January 04, 2023 January 2023 Monthly Board Meeting
Sunday, January 01, 2023 Morning Nature Walk - First Day Hike
Saturday, December 17, 2022 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Thursday, December 08, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Wednesday, December 07, 2022 December 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 07, 2022 Whoo Goes There?
Saturday, December 03, 2022 Singing Ranger Cruise
Saturday, November 19, 2022 Campfire Cooking
Saturday, November 19, 2022 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Saturday, November 12, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Thursday, November 10, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Wednesday, November 09, 2022 Whoo Goes There?
Saturday, November 05, 2022 Early Boat Tour
Wednesday, November 02, 2022 November 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, October 29, 2022 Campfire Cooking
Friday, October 28, 2022 Creature Feature
Thursday, October 13, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Sunday, October 09, 2022 Whoo Goes There?
Saturday, October 08, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Wednesday, October 05, 2022 October 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, September 24, 2022 National Public Lands Day
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 It's A Reptile!
Saturday, September 17, 2022 Coastal Cleanup Day
Saturday, September 10, 2022 Whoo Goes There?
Saturday, September 10, 2022 2022 Wakulla Springs Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show
Thursday, September 08, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Wednesday, September 07, 2022 September 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, August 27, 2022 Swift Night Out at Wakulla Springs
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Saturday, August 06, 2022 Singing Ranger Cruise
Wednesday, August 03, 2022 August 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, July 14, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Wednesday, July 06, 2022 July 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, June 09, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, June 04, 2022 Women's Fishing Clinic
Wednesday, June 01, 2022 June 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, May 26, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Saturday, May 21, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Sunday, May 15, 2022 Beauty of Butterflies
Wednesday, May 04, 2022 May 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "The Sound of the Sea"
Sunday, April 24, 2022 Beauty of Butterflies
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Singing Ranger Cruise
Thursday, April 21, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, April 16, 2022 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, April 16, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Friday, April 15, 2022 Early Boat Tour
Saturday, April 09, 2022 Creature Feature
Saturday, April 09, 2022 Fly Tying Workshop with Tom H. Logan
Thursday, April 07, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Wednesday, April 06, 2022 April 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Sunday, March 27, 2022 Beauty of Butterflies
Saturday, March 26, 2022 Singing Ranger Cruise
Thursday, March 24, 2022 (Hybrid) Speaker & Performance Series "Dream State"
Saturday, March 19, 2022 Whoo Goes There?
Saturday, March 19, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Friday, March 18, 2022 Early Boat Tour
Saturday, March 12, 2022 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Friday, March 11, 2022 Art in the Park
Thursday, March 10, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, March 05, 2022 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Wednesday, March 02, 2022 March 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Sunday, February 27, 2022 2022 Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, February 26, 2022 Historical Cooking
Thursday, February 24, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Saturday, February 19, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Thursday, February 17, 2022 Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Oh, Florida!"
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Whoo Goes There?
Saturday, February 12, 2022 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, February 05, 2022 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Wednesday, February 02, 2022 February 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, January 29, 2022 Singing Ranger Cruise
Saturday, January 22, 2022 Morning Nature Walk
Thursday, January 20, 2022 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Monday, January 17, 2022 Whoo Goes There
Saturday, January 15, 2022 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, January 15, 2022 Campfire Cooking
Saturday, January 08, 2022 Climate Up Close
Saturday, January 08, 2022 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Thursday, January 06, 2022 Going Native is for the Birds
Wednesday, January 05, 2022 January 2022 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, January 01, 2022 Morning Nature Walk - First Day Hike
Saturday, December 18, 2021 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, December 11, 2021 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Thursday, December 09, 2021 Going Native is for the Birds
Saturday, December 04, 2021 December Road Cleanup
Saturday, December 04, 2021 Morning Nature Walk
Wednesday, December 01, 2021 December 2021 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, November 20, 2021 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, November 20, 2021 Bike Ride to Hidden Springs
Thursday, November 11, 2021 The Bell(es) of Wakulla Spring
Saturday, November 06, 2021 Early Boat Tour
Wednesday, November 03, 2021 November 2021 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, October 30, 2021 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Spooky Springs Cruise
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Campfire Cooking
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Coffee with a Ranger
Thursday, October 14, 2021 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Wednesday, October 06, 2021 October 2021 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, September 25, 2021 National Public Lands Day
Thursday, September 23, 2021 Going Native is for the Birds
Saturday, September 18, 2021 Coastal Cleanup Day
Saturday, September 11, 2021 CD Release Party: River of the Crying Bird
Saturday, September 11, 2021 Swift Night Out at Wakulla Springs
Saturday, September 11, 2021 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Thursday, September 09, 2021 Mystery in the Swamp
Wednesday, September 01, 2021 September 2021 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, August 28, 2021 Early Boat Tour
Thursday, August 26, 2021 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, August 21, 2021 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Thursday, August 12, 2021 Going Native is for the Birds
Wednesday, August 04, 2021 August 2021 Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, July 29, 2021 Mystery in the Swamp
Wednesday, July 07, 2021 July 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 02, 2021 June 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 05, 2021 May 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2021 Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Defender of Florida's Environment"
Wednesday, April 07, 2021 April 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, March 18, 2021 Virtual Speaker & Performance Series: "The Man Who Swam Inside the Planet"
Wednesday, March 03, 2021 March 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Monday, March 01, 2021 Women's Contribution to Florida State Parks
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Annual Membership Meeting 2021 -Virtual
Thursday, February 18, 2021 Virtual Speaker & Performance Series: "Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids"
Wednesday, February 03, 2021 February 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, January 06, 2021 January 2021 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, December 10, 2020 For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "America's Alligator"
Wednesday, December 02, 2020 December 2020 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, November 12, 2020 For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Wakulla Caves - Hidden Gems"
Wednesday, November 04, 2020 November 2020 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, October 31, 2020 For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Spooky Springs"
Thursday, October 08, 2020 For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Where Have All the Gators Gone?"
Wednesday, October 07, 2020 October 2020 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, September 17, 2020 For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series "Music on the Water"
Wednesday, September 02, 2020 September 2020 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, August 20, 2020 For the Springs Virtual Speaker & Performance Series
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 August 2020 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 08, 2020 July 2020 Virtual Monthly Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 June 2020 Monthly Board Meeting
Saturday, May 09, 2020 Wakulla Springs 5K Run
Saturday, April 04, 2020 CANCELED - TO BE RESCHEDULED - 3rd annual Wakulla Springs Car Show SIGN UP
Wednesday, April 01, 2020 FOWS meeting Re-Scheduled
Saturday, March 28, 2020 EVENT CANCELED - Morning Nature Walk
Thursday, March 26, 2020 EVENT CANCELED - Mystery in the Swamp
Saturday, March 21, 2020 EVENT CANCELED Road Cleanup
Saturday, March 21, 2020 EVENT CANCELED - Saving Wakulla Springs Overland Tour
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 EVENT CANCELED - Old Growth Forest Dedication
Saturday, March 14, 2020 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Thursday, March 12, 2020 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, March 07, 2020 Bike Ride to Hidden Spring
Saturday, February 29, 2020 Saving Wakulla Springs Overland Tour
Thursday, February 27, 2020 Going Native is for the Birds
Sunday, February 23, 2020 Members Only Wakulla Riverboat Cruise
Sunday, February 23, 2020 Members Only Ferrell Property Tour
Sunday, February 23, 2020 Friends Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, February 22, 2020 Morning Nature Walk
Thursday, February 13, 2020 Mystery in the Swamp
Saturday, February 08, 2020 Sweethearts Forever
Saturday, February 08, 2020 Bike Ride to Hidden Spring
Saturday, February 01, 2020 WAKULLA RIVER HERITAGE CARNIVAL
Saturday, January 25, 2020 Morning Nature Walk
Saturday, January 25, 2020 Saving Wakulla Springs Overland Tour
Thursday, January 23, 2020 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, January 18, 2020 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, January 18, 2020 Campfire Cooking
Saturday, January 11, 2020 Bike Ride to Hidden Spring
Thursday, January 09, 2020 Going Native is for the Birds
Wednesday, January 01, 2020 Morning Nature Walk (First Day Hike)
Saturday, December 21, 2019 Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, December 21, 2019 Saving Wakulla Springs Overland Tour
Thursday, December 19, 2019 Mystery in the Swamp
Saturday, December 07, 2019 Bike Ride to Hidden Spring
Saturday, December 07, 2019 Quarterly Road Cleanup
Thursday, December 05, 2019 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Saturday, November 23, 2019 Morning Nature Walk
Thursday, November 21, 2019 Going Native is for the Birds
Saturday, November 09, 2019 Evening Cruise and Dinner
Saturday, November 09, 2019 Bike Ride to Hidden Spring
Thursday, November 07, 2019 Mystery in the Swamp
Saturday, November 02, 2019 Humanatee Festival 2019
Saturday, November 02, 2019 Humanatee Festival/Early Boat Tour
Saturday, November 02, 2019 Saving Wakulla Springs Overland Tour
Saturday, October 26, 2019 Spooky Springs Evening Cruise & Dinner
Saturday, October 26, 2019 History of Horticulture
Saturday, October 26, 2019 Spooky Springs Cruise
Sunday, October 20, 2019 Annual Friends Members Beach Bash
Saturday, October 19, 2019 Morning Nature Walk
Saturday, October 19, 2019 Saving Wakulla Springs Overland Tour
Thursday, October 17, 2019 A Timeless Glimpse into Florida's Elegant Past
Thursday, October 03, 2019 Going Native is for the Birds

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