Everglades National Park free showing of new Ken Burns movie

September 23, 12:29 PMMiami Travel ExaminerGeorge Leposky

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Everglades National Park  will waive its entrance fees on Saturday, September 26, to celebrate National Public Lands Day.

Everglades is among 147 U.S. national parks that normally charge entrance fees and will offer free admission on September 26.

As part of the celebration, volunteers around the nation will be working on improvement projects on public lands.  Nationwide, some 120,000 volunteers last year planted over 1.6 million trees, cleaned up trash, cleared invasive plants, and built bridges and trails.

The 2009 celebration also will include advance showings of Ken Burns’ new PBS film, The National Parks - America`s Best Idea.

This year’s Everglades project

This year, starting at 9 AM on September 26, volunteers will work with rangers to remove invasive exotic plants along the tram road at Everglades National Park’s Shark Valley entrance west of Miami.  To participate in this project, you must register in advance.  Contact Jackie Dostourian at 305-242-7752 or Jackie_Dostourian@nps.gov. The Everglades volunteers also will attend a special showing of the Ken Burns film.

Other screenings will take place all weekend at Shark Valley, the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center in Homestead, and the Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City.  In addition to The National Parks - America`s Best Idea, these locations will show a one-hour special, Untold Stories, that describes the efforts of activists who have promoted the creation of national parks in their communities.  

For information on the schedule of screenings.

Everglades National Park normally charges $10 per private vehicle, or $5 per individual 17 years and older who enters with a bicycle or motorcycle, or on foot, for an entry pass that is good for seven consecutive days.

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