By Riverfront Parks Now on August 10, 2020 The future of the 23-acre Metropolitan Park is at stake and we need your help. In Bill 2019-0555, Mayor Curry is seeking the approval of the City Council to pay back one of the original grants received to establish Metropolitan Park in 1981. The bill would release the City from its obligation to continue | more...
Scenic Jacksonville is excited to partner in Riverfront Parks Now, an initiative aimed at transforming the downtown Jacksonville riverfront into a gathering place for the community that stimulates surrounding economic development and makes our city more resilient for generations to come. This initiative is being led by a group of non-profit civic leaders including representatives from the Late Bloomers Garden | more...
Jacksonville, FL (February 12, 2020) – Scenic Jacksonville, Inc. announced today that Nancy Powell has been named executive director. In this newly created position, Powell will be responsible for helping the organization establish the operations, membership, advocacy and outreach to ensure that the organization fulfills its mission over the longer term. Board President Alicia Grant stated, “Scenic Jacksonville has long | more...
Scenic Jacksonville is proud to sponsor the "Sense of Place" portion of the Timucuan Parks Foundation exhibit at the Museum of Science & History, Jacksonville. The exhibition, titled “Timucuan Parks Foundation: Celebrate and Explore Our Wilderness Parks,” celebrates the foundation's 20th anniversary.