FoFL Projects

Since its inception, Friends of First Landing has expanded its agenda to include a variety of projects to benefit the Park. We are proud of everything our members and volunteers have accomplished together.

Current/Ongoing Projects

Memorial Bench

Commemorative benches placed throughout the park to honor and remember loved ones. See our Memorial Bench page for application details.

Engraved brick plaza at the Seashore State Park entrance with rustic wooden sign and stone bench

Seashore Terrace

This project will replace and expand the brick area by the entrance of the main beach boardwalk. See the homepage for details.

Kids in the Park trailhead sign with brochure dispensers in the woods

Kids in Park

Provide Tracks & Trails brochures to encourage children to explore and connect with nature.

Map of First Landing State Park and Broad Bay showing the six Chronolog photo station locations

Chronolog Photo Stations

Six Chronolog photo stations placed throughout the park to document seasonal and long-term environmental changes.

Volunteers serving lemonade and drinks to children under a tent at a Junior Ranger camp cookout

Junior Ranger Camp Cookouts

Provide graduation cookouts for campers and their families.

Red and white striped popcorn box filled with popcorn

Free Popcorn for Visitors

Free popcorn for park visitors at special events and throughout the season, a small treat made possible by our members and volunteers.

Small orange pumpkins piled on hay bales

Music for Fall Fest

Live music and entertainment for the annual Fall Fest, bringing festive sounds to this community celebration in the park.

Sign-up Genius

Sign-up Genius is used for Junior Ranger camp sign-up and other park events.

Past Projects

Bike repair station on a concrete pad in the wooded area of First Landing State Park

Bike Maintenance Station

Deluxe stainless steel public work stand with ground mounted pump.

Yellow black-eyed Susan flowers blooming in a native flower garden bed

Native Flower Gardens

Provide support and funding for the Habitat Garden behind the Trail Center and other gardens with native flowers around the Visitor Center.

Outdoor Classroom

An outdoor classroom space for educational programs and school group visits.

Bay Lab

Exhibits and touch tank at the Trail Center, bringing hands-on marine education to park visitors of all ages.

Fall Fest Concessions

Provided food, lemonade, and water for this annual community outreach event through 2023.

Trail Center

Landscape of native plants and upgrade of exhibits at the park's main Trail Center.

Bridge Repairs

Extensive repairs to the bridge on Long Creek Trail in February 2021.

Tan outdoor shower tower with chrome faucets on a sandy pad beside a wooden boardwalk

Shower Towers

Four 6-station shower towers installed for park visitor convenience.

Drinking Fountain

State of the art drinking fountain installed outside the Trail Center.

Hay Wagon

Hay wagon for park use and hay rides, adding a fun seasonal experience for families.

Fox on Alert Sculpture

Purchase and installation of a fox sculpture by David Turner outside the Trail Center in 2017.

Tree Army

Plantings to hide unauthorized trails and preserve sensitive habitat throughout the park. This project has been replaced with efforts supervised by the natural resources park rangers.