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Outdoor activities groups near Miami, FL

Florida Trail Association - Big Cypress Chapter

Miami, FL

Florida Trail Association - Big Cypress Chapter

The Big Cypress Chapter of the Florida Trail Association serves Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.  We are an outdoor adventure and eco-volunteering group.  Our activities include hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, and paddling events throughout the year ranging from easy to strenuous, local to regional.  We focus on outdoor activities in South Florida.  Chartered in 1981, the Big Cypress Chapter of the Florida Trail Association has been home to some of the first and most long-term members of the Florida Trail Association, including Florida Trail founder Jim Kern.  Designated as a National Scenic Trail, the Big Cypress section of the Florida Trail is part of the original trail walked by Jim Kern on his first exploratory hike in the mid-1960s and is one of the wildest segments of the Florida Trail.  Our chapter strives to introduce and inform the ever changing inhabitants of the major metropolitan area of Miami and of the Florida Keys about the Florida Trail and discovering the beauty and wonder of natural Florida.The Big Cypress chapter maintains the southernmost portion of the Florida Trail in Big Cypress National Preserve, with assistance from the Alligator Amblers chapter, based in the Fort Myers-Naples area. The Florida Trail in Big Cypress National Preserve is one of the state’s most rugged places to hike.  Winding through a haunting landscape of dwarf cypress rising from sawgrass, rare rocky islands topped with pine rocklands, colorful cypress sloughs festooned with dense bromeliads and orchids, and dense jungles of tall ferns.  Slipping and sliding on wet marl and wading through ankle-to-knee deep dark water is a norm, and both day hikes and extended backpacking trips must be carefully planned, but the rewards are great: immersing yourself in one of Florida’s most diverse preserves, you truly get in touch with the wilderness.
Membership on Meetup does not mean you are an FTA member.  Please consider joining our state organization at 
www.floridatrail.org  This will ensure that you receive our local and statewide e-newsletters as well as a quarterly Footprint newsletter from State.  There are also certain activities that will only be available to FTA members.
Activities are organized by authorized activity leaders.  Participants in activities must sign an Assumption of Risk form and agree to accept personal responsibility for their safety and the safety of accompanying minors.  Always contact the activity leader in advance for more information, to let them know you are attending, and to find out about any special requirements for a trip.

3803 members · Public

The Childhood Nature Project

Miami, FL

The Childhood Nature Project
In 2011, **The Childhood Nature Project** (Former known as Buzzy Kids Playdates) a 501-C3 Non-For-Profit organization was stablished, gathering at that moment families attending the toddler's program at The Miami Beach Regional Library to offer different types of outdoor activities around Miami. As a result of the need of nature based activities in Miami, the playgroup families increased in number and in 2015, the first program was created: ***"IMAGINA a Parent and Child Institute"*** started with 6 families at Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park, gathering now around 80 families whom every year gathers twice a week at one of the different locations. Five years ago the second program became a reality after a long research and training process, with the support of the Small Community Grant from Children's Trust we were able to conceive ***"Adventures in the Forest"*** the First Forest Kindergarten in South Florida and became the beginning point of all the nature based education movement in Miami Dade. Our team is conformed by moms who registered in the program and with the time decided to complete our training to become Mentors or Facilitators in the organization. ***We have a diverse range of professional backgrounds but what unite us is our desire to advocate for childhood and the freedom in allowing our children to grow up and learn at their own pace based in their own interests.*** Our program rest on the following statements: • Encourage to Conquer without limits • Indirect interventions • Conscious and Positive Discipline  • Learning within Community At this meetup group you will find our events and other nature / outdoor related events around Miami. We don't host all the events listed here (except for the ones at our locations). Our main goal is to bring a calendar of nature related events around Miami for families interested on raising their children in close relationship with nature. If you would like to receive more information about our Nature and Placed Based programs, contact us at Contact@MiamiNaturePLAYschool.Com Please visit our website at **[Miami Nature PLAYschool](https://www.miaminatureplayschool.com/)** to find more about the programs offered by our organization for children under 5 and visit **[Miami Nature School](https://miaminatureschool.com/)** for information about our Elementary and Middle School Self-Learning community. Follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MiamiNaturePlayschool/) or [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/miaminatureplayschool/)
336 members · Private

Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun

Miami, FL

Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun
This is a very fun group for beginners to advanced players of Ultimate Frisbee. The group is for women and men ages 25+. We meet once per week to play on Thursdays in Coral Gables or its vicinity and we sometimes go out right after for drinks/food someplace close by.   This is not pick-up ultimate frisbee, so if you would like to play, make sure to request to join. Once you’re accepted, be sure to RSVP no later than the Wednesday before the game. If we don’t have 10 RSVPs by then, the Thursday game will be canceled.   We look forward to playing ultimate frisbee with you! Rosalie **Please keep in mind that the following waiver applies to our meetup group:** PARTICIPATING IN THE MIAMI ULTIMATE FRISBEE FOR FUN GROUP ACTIVITIES AGREEMENT: I certify that I have no known medical or other conditions that could interfere with my participation in The Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun Group activities. I also understand and accept that the practice of ultimate frisbee, both indoor and outdoor, involves certain risks of physical injury. Therefore, I, individually and my heirs, assigns and successors, hereby release and discharge, The Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun Group Organizer and Assistant Organizers from any and all claims, actions, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to any claims of negligence, arising out of, resulting from, by reason of, or in connection with my participation in any of The Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun Group programs or activities. The Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun Group Organizer and its Assistant Organizers reserve the right to take and utilize photographs, video, or any type of recording of participating person while engaged in our or associated activities. I consent to The Miami Ultimate Frisbee for Fun Group use the photograph, video, or recording of me, for advertising, promotional, or related purposes, and waive all rights to compensation and other rights which may arise as a result.
836 members · Private