At the beginning of the internship, we were offered an opportunity to work alongside Saint Johns County Parks and Rec department. After previous programs, my favorite has been the last event we are holding with their groups of kids. Our outreach team teaches the children...
Fort Matanzas is home to the Florida Birding trail and is home to more than 200 birds. Fort Matanzas holds so much to offer from food sources, nesting sites, and weather. The climate and geographic land mass hold many diverse terrains and compositions, perfect for...
We've seen a couple of our programs provided to the summer reading programs in schools and recreational centers around Saint Johns County. Before COVID these programs would come to the rangers at the Fort. Now, we have adopted our programs and we reach out to...
Our newest project is not our first time with this new way of getting information out! We have paired up with Historic Highlights Media. This would be the park's third music video with Cameron Motten, as he produced one video introducing the history of Castillo...
Recently at The Castillo de San Marcos, our community outreach team has come together with other departments, and has been able to start reaching out to different audiences of all ages! Our most recent community outreach has been with our Parks law enforcement team. We...
Welcome to Fort Matanzas! This Fort has so many different activities to offer some examples can be, spotting over 200 different bird species as well as great fishing spots along the beaches! So be sure to include your binoculars and fishing gear, when you come...