eco-Volunteer USA™
- eco-Volunteers @ John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
State parks all across the United States are being closed or having their budgets slashed. eco-VolunteerUSATM is a national friends group to benefit state parks across America.
We work with individuals, families, clubs and business employee groups, to send in eco-Volunteers who get the job done….from building kayak launches for persons with disabilities, pulling tons of non-native plants, painting cabins and repairing marina docks, to working on beach clean-ups and wildlife conservation projects. We are Friends Saving America’s State Parks!
Join an eco-Volunteer project, ‘Like’ us on Facebook, or support our programs across the nation as a member.
Since we first began our pilot program in Florida in 2010, we’ve placed over 1,200 eco-Volunteers in over 100 projects in Florida State Parks with a value of the volunteer service over $101,400. To learn more about our eco-Volunteer program, please contact our staff by email at info@volunteerusafund.org or by calling 850.562.5300.
Here are some of the results of eco-efforts:
For example, American Express employees and families in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida planted 50 trees and hundreds of sea oat plants in the dunes to “Save the Sea Turtles” at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park, Broward County, Florida. The trees, soil, and tools where purchased with a generous donation by the American Express Foundation.
Grand Opening of a new ADA accessible canoe/kayak launch at Lake Kissimmee State Park, Polk County, FL, funded by the Lowe’s Charitable and Education Foundation. 50 “Lowe’s Heroes” employees from the Lowe’s Kissimmee Distribution Center worked with rakes, shovels, drills and paint brushes in hand on an additional 9 projects.
Wekiwa Springs State Park, Lake County, FL – More than 150 outdoor lovers turned out to spruce up the park’s popular youth camp, repairing and painting 25 buildings. AAA Auto Club South generously donated funds to cover paint and supply costs for the project.
Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Johns County, FL – 5th Annual Great Air Potato Round-up. eco-Volunteers Ilonka, Maria, the Jefford family, Alice, Jeff, Keith, Colby, Jessica, Mike, Justin, and Joey received state park passes as a big “Thank you” for their service.
