• Bike the Fakahatchee

  • Hike the Fakahatchee

  • Swamp Walk

Friends of Fakahatchee: Dedicated to financial and volunteer support to preserve the unique ecology and cultural heritage of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park and educate the public about its importance.

Column1 –

Members are elected to our board each April for 2-year terms. The current board members come from a wide variety of backgrounds including education, the professions, tourism, business, and volunteerism.


Column1 –

Members are elected to our board each April for 2-year terms. The current board members come from a wide variety of backgrounds including education, the professions, tourism, business, and volunteerism.

Column 2 –

Members are elected to our board each April for 2-year terms. The current board members come from a wide variety of backgrounds including education, the professions, tourism, business, and volunteerism.

Column 3 –

Members are elected to our board each April for 2-year terms. The current board members come from a wide variety of backgrounds including education, the professions, tourism, business, and volunteerism.


Dick and Edite Hughes receive 2019 Mel Finn Award

January 3, 2020
Glen Stacell presented the 2019 Mel Finn award to Dick and Edite Hughes, for their 15 years of dedication to keep the Boardwalk in good repair. The Park is the beneficiary of their skills and the generosity of their time through the years. . . . Read More

Five Faces of Fakahatchee Gala

2019AuctionPainting
December 20, 2019
This original painting, "Boardwalk Reflection" by Paul Arsenault is being auctioned to help fund the Boardwalk Restoration Project. The Friends of Fakahatchee, along with Paul and Eileen Arsenault will host a “Five Faces of Fakahatchee” gala Thursday, January 16 at the Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery in Naples. The event will honor Lavern Norris . . . Read More

October and November dates set for volunteer work days

October 10, 2019
The work days for groups of volunteers will be project-oriented. The October 19 work day will be a clean-up at the North end lakes. The November 16 work day will focus on improvements to the East Main trail parking area. Each work day will begin at 8:30 AM, and volunteers are not required to work . . . Read More