A H I S T O R Y O F T H E F L O R I D A S T A T E P A R K S F O U N D A T I O N B Y D O N P H I L P O T T A History of the Florida State Parks Foundation By Don Philpott 1 Contents Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................4 Tracing and preserving the Cracker Culture and all of Florida’s other cultures .....................................................4 Historical Perspective .............................................................................................................................................4 Friends of Florida State Parks (FFSP)/Florida State Parks Foundation (FSPF) Presidents ......................................7 Florida State Park Directors ....................................................................................................................................8 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FRIENDS OF FLORIDA STATE PARKS, INC. ................................................................8 In the beginning… .................................................................................................................................................... 10 The Florida Park Service, National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps ........................................ 13 Everglades National Park and John D. Pennekamp Coral Reef Park ....................................................................... 39 1950s to 1990s ........................................................................................................................................................ 47 Friends of Florida State Parks .................................................................................................................................. 58 1993 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 59 1994 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 82 1995 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 86 1996 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 89 Partnerships in Parks ........................................................................................................................................... 90 1997 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 91 1998 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 94 1999 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 97 FFSP Accomplishments: 1993-2000 .................................................................................................................. 100 2000-2010 .............................................................................................................................................................. 102 2000 ................................................................................................................................................................... 102 2001 ................................................................................................................................................................... 107 2002 ................................................................................................................................................................... 114 2003 ................................................................................................................................................................... 117 2004 ................................................................................................................................................................... 132 2 2005 ................................................................................................................................................................... 136 2006 ................................................................................................................................................................... 139 2007 ................................................................................................................................................................... 140 2008 ................................................................................................................................................................... 146 2009 ................................................................................................................................................................... 153 2010-Present ......................................................................................................................................................... 167 2010 ................................................................................................................................................................... 167 2011 ................................................................................................................................................................... 172 2012 ................................................................................................................................................................... 179 2013 ................................................................................................................................................................... 185 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................... 188 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................... 193 2016 ................................................................................................................................................................... 204 The Kerschner Estate ......................................................................................................................................... 210 2017 ................................................................................................................................................................... 214 2018 ................................................................................................................................................................... 221 2019 ................................................................................................................................................................... 234 Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 249 The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Life and Work in Florida State Parks ............................................. 249 Appendix Two ........................................................................................................................................................ 265 Articles of Incorporation.................................................................................................................................... 265 Appendix Three ..................................................................................................................................................... 274 Bylaws ................................................................................................................................................................ 274 Appendix Four ....................................................................................................................................................... 284 Friends of Florida State Parks Job Descriptions 1993 ........................................................................................ 284 Appendix Five ........................................................................................................................................................ 291 Appendix Six .......................................................................................................................................................... 300 Appendix Seven ..................................................................................................................................................... 300 Florida Volunteer and Community Service Act 2001 ........................................................................................ 300 References ............................................................................................................................................................. 302 3 Introduction Tracing and preserving the Cracker Culture and all of Florida’s other cultures Florida Crackers herded the cattle,