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WHO WE ARE The Friends of Blue Spring is a non-profit Citizen Support Organization (CSO) dedicated to generate additional support for Blue Spring State Park. The funds we raise can provide additional equipment, buildings, programs and renovations according to the needs of the park.
You can find our meeting agendas at: Here
Joining the Friends helps to ensure Blue Spring State Park remains a fun, interesting, educational, and beautiful place to visit! We have monthly meetings every second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. in the Admin Building at Blue Spring State Park.
Not a member yet? Join us
Memberships are $15/year for individuals and $25/year for families and include 12 free visits to Blue Spring State Park per year.
UPCOMING EVENTS
• The Fireflies will soon be returning to BlueSpring State Park!It is that time of year when the skies of BlueSpring come alive with fireflies. We are lookingforward to this year’s event. Although we donot know the specific start date yet, it generallybegins around the middle of March and lastsabout 2 weeks. Donations raised from thisevent will go to the Friends of Blue SpringState Park and will be used for parkenhancements.We are looking for an ample amount of volunteers to help us make this event amajor success. We need volunteers for each night during the two week event.Can you volunteer one night? Each volunteer will be given information on fireflybehavior, so that they can engage the visitors during the event. If talking withvisitors isn't really your thing, you can help in other ways.At this time, we are looking for availability to put a proposed schedule together.You do not need to be a CSO member in order to help. The volunteer start timewill be 5:30 pm and the end time around 8:30 pm. (depending on the parkclosing time)For further questions and to sign up to volunteer, please contact Darrell Thomasat [email protected].
• DeLand Water Festival - April 27th, 2019. Stay tuned for more information!
A BUSY WINTER WITH LOTS OF EVENTS
Over the past few weeks we were busy with lots of events. We had a booth at the
Orange City Manatee Festival and assisted with getting people on and off the shuttle buses going from Valentine
Park to Blue Spring.
CSO Members Rich Hatton & Kristine Spence table at the Orange City Manatee Festival (above). Kids enjoy rock painting
at the Manatee Festival. (on left)
On February 8th, we had our second annual Members-Only Wildlife Walk and Talk
where we learned about manatees, fish, birds, as well as other wildlife, exotic species
and exotics control at Blue Spring State Park.
On February 9th, we assisted the park with tabling at the Lyonia Wildlife Festival at
Lyonia Environmental Center in Deltona.(Pictured on top of this newsletter)
STAY TUNED for UPCOMING "MEMBERS ONLY" EVENTS Admission to "Members Only" Events is included in the yearly membership fee!
THE PARK NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!
Blue Spring State Park provides visitors with numerous opportunities for recreation,
and for experiencing natural & cultural resources. Volunteers are an integral part to our
parks success. There are a wide variety of areas where we could use the help of
volunteers ranging from assisting at our Ranger Station, performing interpretive tours,
various maintenance projects or lending a hand at special events. Whatever skills that
you have to offer can be used to help support the park. For more information and to
sign up to volunteer, please contact Darrell Thomas at 386.775.3663 or
In the month of January, the park had 1,333 hours of volunteer time!
DID YOU KNOW?
Proceeds from the sale of firewood ($5 per bundle) at the park go to the Friends of Blue
Spring State Park. All funds are used to assist with park projects.
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
