TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Beer lovers will soon be able to raise a glass for Florida\u2019s state parks.<\/p>\n
The Florida State Parks Foundation announced a new statewide partnership with eight craft breweries to create parks-themed beers and ciders, with proceeds supporting the foundation\u2019s mission to \u201cpreserve, protect, sustain and grow Florida\u2019s state parks.\u201d The collaboration, called \u201cPints For Parks,\u201d is set to debut this week and culminate Saturday, Sept. 26, on National Public Lands Day.<\/p>\n
Participating breweries span from the Panhandle to Southwest Florida. Each has created a new beer and\/or label for the effort. The breweries are:<\/p>\n
First Magnitude Brewing Company (Gainesville)<\/p>\n
Intracoastal Brewing Company (Melbourne)<\/p>\n
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company (Orlando)<\/p>\n
Keel + Curley Winery (Plant City)<\/p>\n
Ology Brewing Company (Tallahassee)<\/p>\n
Riptide Brewing Company (Bonita Springs)<\/p>\n
Ten 10 Brewing Company (Orlando)<\/p>\n
Tidal Brewing Company (Spring Hill)<\/p>\n
\u201cOur parks are beautiful places filled with natural wonders, but they are also treasured parts of our local communities,\u201d said Julia Gill Woodward, CEO of the Florida State Parks Foundation. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are so thrilled to be partnering with local craft breweries from all over the state to support our parks and encourage people to get outside and explore these amazing places.\u201d<\/p>\n
National Public Lands Day was originally established in 1994 and is observed each year on the fourth Saturday of September. It is described as the nation\u2019s largest single-day volunteer event and celebration for public lands such as parks, trails and historic sites.<\/p>\n
Several state parks host official National Public Lands Day events that commonly include cleanups, invasive plant removal and building maintenance, along with guided tours and educational experiences.<\/p>\n
The Florida State Parks Foundation was founded in 1993 as Friends of Florida State Parks and renamed in 2018. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation that supports the Florida Park Service, state parks and trails, local Friends groups and more than 20,000 park volunteers. The foundation said its work includes programs focused on preservation and protection, visitor education, community engagement and advocacy. All projects are completed by the Florida State Parks Foundation Services LLC, a limited liability company affiliate of the foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Beer lovers will soon be able to raise a glass for Florida\u2019s state parks. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-394927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}