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DONATE or Join Friends of Pensacola State Parks to help support our parks! FOPSP is a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Florida. Join us!

Our mission is to support Big Lagoon State Park, Tarkiln Bayou Nature Preserve and Perdido Key State parks. Call 850-492-1595

10/31/2026

The Heron Trot was a great success today! A good time was had by all, runners, walkers and strollers! Thanks to everyone for making this such a fun event and for supporting our local State Parks!

10/02/2026

Time is running out to reserve your Heron Trot T-shirt! Register at Eventbrite.com and search for Heron Trot ( or go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994519808438?aff=oddtdtcreator) by October 15 to reserve your shirt. After that date, the shirt you want may not be available on race day!

09/29/2026

The Butterflies in Motion event was wonderful on Saturday. Lots of crafts and educational events, planting, and playing! We're looking forward to our next one!

09/22/2026

We are honored to be amoung the finalists this year. It was a lot of hard work to get this far! We are so close to rebuilding the Long Pond Boardwalk. Pray for us to win on Million Dollar Sunday and help us rebuild the boardwalkk, give back the beautiful walk thru the marsh and over the pond and preserve the delicate ecosystem of that marsh!

🎉✨ The wait is over… our 2026 IMPACT 100 Grant Finalists are HERE! ✨🎉

And this year, we’re making IMPACT history! For the first time ever, 20 outstanding nonprofits—4 from each of our 5 Focus Areas—are advancing to Million Dollar Sunday! 💙

A HUGE thank you to every nonprofit that applied and shared their vision with us, and to our dedicated Focus Area Committee members who spent their summer reviewing applications, conducting site visits, and thoughtfully selecting this year’s finalists. 🙌

Next stop: Million Dollar Sunday on October 11, when our Members will hear from all 20 Finalists and select 13 Grant Recipients to receive a total of $1.313 MILLION! 🌟

Congratulations to all of our 2026 Grant Finalists—we can’t wait to share your stories!

🎭ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
Ballet Pensacola
Pensacola Children's Chorus
Pensacola Museum of Art Guild
University of West Florida Foundation

📓 EDUCATION
National Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
Santa Rosa Education Foundation
Pensacola MESS Hall
Umbrella Learning Academy

🌿 ENVIRONMENT & RECREATION
Friends of Pensacola State Parks
Keep Pensacola Beautiful
Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program
Winterfest Pensacola (dba Five Flags Trolley)

👨‍👩‍👦 FAMILY
A HOPE (dba Snip Happens)
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
Pregnancy Resource Center (Life Options Clinic)
South Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries

🚴‍♂️ HEALTH & WELLNESS
4EVR DEZ
Health and Hope Clinic, Inc
Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation
The Seven Project - Adaptive Fitness

09/20/2026

Our group of runners and walkers continues to grow. There will be special raffles, a special path for little runners and lots of fun in a beautiful setting! Join us on October 31, race starts at 7:00. Make it even more fun, wear your costume!
Register on Eventbrite, search for Heron Trot or follow this link... https://www.eventbrite.com/d/united-states/heron-trot

09/13/2026

The attendance is growing! This is going to be a great year since it's halloween. Join us for a beautiful run in a beautiful setting. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994519808438?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/10/2026

Come out and join us for a morning keeping our Perdido Key beaches beautiful! We will have our sign in at the State park, East beach entrance so we know who is out there helping! We will provide buckets, pickers and gloves for anyone that wants them!

09/07/2026

Come on out for the Heron Trot on Oct 31 at 7 am. Big Lagoon is hosting us again! You're welcome to stay in the park all day, After the race. There will be raffles, prizes and a special spooky trail for little runners! Register by Oct 15 to receive a T-shirt at Eventbrite.com, search for Heron Trot or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-heron-trot-5k-family-runwalk-tickets-1994519808438?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/31/2026

Join us on Sept 26th for the Butterflies in Motion event

08/31/2026

The Heron Trot planning is off and running!!
Come on out for a fun time with beautiful surroundings and views. Here's one from Last year at sunrise! Sign up for the run at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-heron-trot-5k-family-runwalk-tickets-1994519808438?aff=oddtdtcreator

Address

Pensacola, FL
32507

Telephone

(412) 558-9282

Website

http://friendsofpensacolastateparks.org/

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