Sep
5
10:00 AM10:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
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Sep
6
9:00 AM09:00
Volunteer Work Day: Santa Fe Springs Preserve
Join ACT for a cleanup event at Santa Fe Springs Preserve. This is a great opportunity to volunteer and see the preserve before it opens to the public.
Sep
12
10:00 AM10:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (South Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Sep
19
10:00 AM10:00
Sep
20
9:00 AM09:00
Volunteer Workday at Bubbe's Secret Garden
Join ACT for a volunteer workday of weeding and projects around the property.
Sep
26
10:00 AM10:00
Sep
27
10:00 AM10:00
Young Leaders for Wild Florida and Creek Family Fest
Come out for the Young Leaders for Wild Florida and Creek Family Fest, for a day of environmental education!
Sep
28
10:00 AM10:00
Morning Bug Walk at Tuscawilla Preserve
Join Dr. Jiri Hulcr and Dr. Andrea Lucky from the University of Florida for this family-friendly bug ID event at Tuscawilla Preserve!
Oct
3
10:00 AM10:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (South Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Oct
10
10:00 AM10:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Orange Lake Overlook
Weekly Walk and Talk at Orange Lake Overlook!
Oct
11
9:00 AM09:00
Freshwater Fish and Critters of North Central Florida
Come and join ACT out at Santa Fe River Preserve to learn about Freshwater Fish and Critters of North Central Florida!
Oct
17
10:00 AM10:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Leafs Preserve (North Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Leafs Preserve!
Oct
19
10:00 AM10:00
2025 Pride at Prairie Creek
Join us for Pride at Prairie Creek where we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in the outdoors. There will be preserve tours and other nature-based activities at the preserve. Food vendors as well as other community groups will have booths set up for you to visit and learn more about their efforts to support the LGBTQ+ community.
Oct
24
10:00 AM10:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Oct
26
1:00 PM13:00
Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
Join us for pumpkin carving and tasty treats at Rockwood Park for ACT’s annual Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice event.
Oct
31
10:00 AM10:00
Nov
7
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Nov
14
9:00 AM09:00
Volunteer Workday at Prairie Creek Preserve
Join ACT for a workday at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Nov
14
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Little Awesome Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Nov
21
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Orange Lake Overlook
Weekly Walk and Talk at Orange Lake Overlook!
Dec
2
9:00 AM09:00
Giving Tuesday Volunteer Workday at Serenola Preserve
Join ACT for a workday at Serenola Preserve!
Dec
5
3:00 PM15:00
Dec
6
10:00 AM10:00
ACT and FTA Accessible Trail Event
Join Alachua Conservation Trust and the Florida Trail Association for a Trail Accessibility Event showcasing trail accessibility programs and disability organizations in the community.
Dec
12
9:00 AM09:00
Dec
12
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Dec
14
2:00 PM14:00
ACT Holiday Mingle
Bring your friends and family for an outdoor celebration of this year's conservation victories!
Jul
12
10:00 AM10:00
Little Awesome, Big Scoops!
Join ACT for a hike at Little Awesome Preserve and on the way back into town stop at the High Springs Creamery for a scoop or two! Proceeds on July 12th at the Florida Creamery High Springs will go to supporting ACT and North Central Florida Conservation.
Jun
7
8:00 AM08:00
Postponed: National Trails Day! ACT and FTA Accessible Trail Event
Join Alachua Conservation Trust and the Florida Trail Association for a Trail Accessibility Event showcasing trail accessibility programs and disability organizations in the community.
May
31
10:00 AM10:00
May
30
9:00 AM09:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (South Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
May
23
9:00 AM09:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
May
17
1:00 PM13:00
Ice Cream in the Park
Join ACT for an ice cream social at Rockwood Park in central Gainesville.
May
16
9:00 AM09:00
Rock Bluff Springs Volunteer Planting Day
Join ACT for a volunteer workday at Rock Bluff Springs. Volunteers will be planting vegetation along the spring.
May
16
8:00 AM08:00
May
9
9:00 AM09:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Blues Creek Ravine Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Blues Creek Ravine Preserve!
May
6
6:00 PM18:00
2025 Amphibian Week Walk with USGS
Join ACT and USGS for a guided amphibian hike of Prairie Creek Preserve!
May
2
9:00 AM09:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Apr
26
12:00 PM12:00
Tree Fest 2025
Join Solar Impact and Swamp Head Brewery to celebrate the environment by raising money to plant trees with Alachua Conservation Trust. There will be food trucks, family-friendly activities, live music, and of course, Swamp Head beer.
Apr
25
9:00 AM09:00
Apr
25
9:00 AM09:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Apr
18
9:00 AM09:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (South Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Apr
12
9:00 AM09:00
Pancakes on the Prairie
Join ACT for a free pancake breakfast at the cabin on Tuscawilla Prairie.
Apr
11
3:00 PM15:00
Apr
4
2:00 PM14:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Mar
28
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Mar
21
3:00 PM15:00
Mar
15
5:00 PM17:00
2025 Conservation Stewards Awards (SOLD OUT)
Join us on Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 5:00-9:00 p.m. for the Annual Conservation Stewards Awards hosted by Alachua Conservation Trust in Gainesville, FL.
Mar
14
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Little Awesome Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Mar
7
2:00 PM14:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve
Weekly Walk and Talk at Prairie Creek Preserve!
Feb
28
3:00 PM15:00
Feb
28
10:30 AM10:30
Orange Lake Overlook Expansion Opening
Join ACT for a grand opening of a 86 acre addition to the north of Orange Lake Overlook!
Feb
22
10:00 AM10:00
ACT and FTA Accessible Trail Event
Join Alachua Conservation Trust and the Florida Trail Association for a Trail Accessibility Event showcasing trail accessibility programs and disability organizations in the community.
Feb
21
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (Main Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Feb
21
10:30 AM10:30
Margaret Ross Tolbert Little Free Library Unveiling
Join ACT and springs artist Margaret Ross Tolbert for an unveiling of a newly painted Little Free Library.
Feb
14
3:00 PM15:00
Weekly Walk & Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve (South Entrance)
Weekly Walk and Talk at Santa Fe River Preserve!
Feb
12
6:00 PM18:00
