Friend Groups

We are grateful to our members, business partners and collaborators for their support in education and outreach—a vehicle for opening minds. We know by this concerted effort our parks and history will be protected for generations to come, and for that, we will always be grateful.

Bulow Parks Historic Alliance has been organized to support the Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park and Bulow Creek State Park. These sites offer great potential to open a new door to the richness of Florida history and provide worthy tasks for its new volunteers, visitors and Florida historians.

The Citizens for the St. Sebastian Preserve is recognized by the Florida Park Service as the citizen support organization for the St. Sebastian River Preserve and Indian River Lagoon Preserve state parks in Fellsmere, Florida.

Best known for planning and coordinating the annual reenactment of Dade's Battle of 1835, the Dade Battlefield Society has been the citizen support organization for the park since its founding in 1987.

The Egmont Key Alliance was founded in 1991 with the goals of restoring, preserving and protecting Egmont Key and all of its resources both natural and man made, for people to enjoy now and for future generations.

The statewide nonprofit partner meeting critical funding needs for universal access, conservation, education and preservation. Dedicated to supporting the state parks who do not have friends groups and providing support service for the 80+ state park friends groups.

In coordination with and support of the Florida Park Service, the Florida State Parks Foundation provides education, communication and support services to local citizen support organizations to ensure the sustainability, protection, restoration and interpretation of the system of Florida State Parks.

Fort Mose Historical Society: African American Community of Freedom is the citizens support organization for Fort Mose Historic State Park.

The Friends of Alafia Inc. is a nonprofit group established to protect, preserve and support Alafia River State Park in providing resource-based recreational opportunities to the public.

The friends group assists employees in protecting the park for the enjoyment of future generations and educate the public about the natural and cultural resources of Anastasia State Park.

Volunteers are needed for environmental work, membership drives, and special events that bring information about our favorite island to the public. 

Friends of Bahia Honda State Park is a nonprofit corporation that generates and employs additional resources and support for the park.

Generates additional resources through special work projects, events and programs, community outreach, educational activities, guided tours and communications, interpretive programs, fundraising activities, the purchase of new equipment and supplies, and by providing assistance to the park staff as needed.

Serving as the Citizen Support Organization for the Blackwater Heritage State Trail, the Blackwater Heritage Trail provides support to the State Trail promoting events and activities that generate and foster use of the trail.

The Friends of Blue Spring is a citizen support organization providing support to Blue Spring State Park by volunteering, educating visitors, hosting events and raising funds for specific park projects.

The Friends of Camp Helen State Park is a citizen support organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining and improving the park through volunteer projects, community events and fundraising.