PRCA News

Don't forget: Morningside Nature Park will be will be closing at 6 p.m. until further notice. The Living History Farm remains closed.Enjoy nature at your own pace and stay safe.

As part of the Nature Operation Division’s routine land management practices, a prescribed burn is scheduled for today, weather and site conditions permitting, at Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E. University Ave., beginning at 10 a.m. and ending before 5 p.m. This is an ecological fuel reduction burn, which will be conducted with support from the Florida Forest Service. All public access to the park and living history farm will be prohibited during the burn.

All Sweetwater Wetlands Park passholders who had a valid annual pass in March 2020, received a two-month extension. Passholders may receive the extra two months at their renewal time or display their pass two months after the original expiration date.

Pre-registration is open online until June 17 and in-person registration is available on June 11-12 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the MLK Multipurpose Center.

The City of Gainesville’s department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs has scheduled a phased reopening of the city’s pools beginning Monday, June 8.

Parks and Facilities Open/Closed

Morningside Nature Park will be will be closing at 6 p.m. until further notice. The Living History Farm is still closed until further notice.  

Understanding the challenges presented by measures being taken to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department has extended the deadline for accepting Special Event Additional Support (SEAS) Grant applications for Fiscal Year 2021 grant period to Friday, May 1.

Understanding the challenges presented by measures being taken to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department has extended the deadline for Outside Agency Grant applications for the Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022 grant periods to Friday, May 1.