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Events and Registration

Summer Camp Registration is now open!

Registration is broken down by week and age, click each week to learn more. 

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  • Mar 19, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Come meet the sometimes-beautiful animals that make some essential kinds of plant life possible in Florida. This class will include hands-on activities, games, & a live animal presentation.
  • Mar 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Come meet the sometimes-beautiful animals that make some essential kinds of plant life possible in Florida. This class will include hands-on activities, games, & a live animal presentation.
  • Mar 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    What's a pollinator? What is a pollinator? Which plants need them? How are they essential to Florida’s ecosystems? Come learn all about the pollinators and the plants that depend upon them: some of the most important (sometimes really beautiful!) and often-overlooked species in Florida.
  • Apr 06, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    In honor of Earth Day, Nature Explorers will be exploring our planet!
  • Jun 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 07, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    From the shore to the swamp, bald eagles to butterflies and everything in between, there’s no place like Florida! Spend the week exploring the wilds of the Nature Center and encounter some of Florida’s unique habitats, plants, & animals.
  • Jun 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 07, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Ever wonder what it would be like to work at the Nature Center? You’ll spend this week immersed behind the scenes learning how we care for our animals, maintain our trails, create exhibits, & provide programs. This camp includes one-on-one time with many of our animal ambassadors.
  • Jun 10, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 14, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Do you know what to do if you're lost in the woods? Can you find shelter? Make a fire? Stay hydrated? Find your way through a swamp? Learn how to read a map, pack for a hiking trip and be prepared for adventuring in the outdoors!
  • Jun 10, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 14, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Build shelters, start fires, find and cook food, purify water, and get a little lost in the woods as you put your survival skills to the test in our forest and swamp during this intense week of adventures. Learn how people have survived in Southwest Florida in the past, present, and future, and get
  • Jun 17, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 21, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Who raided the garbage can last night? What animal left those chomp marks on the leaves? Who pooped on the porch? Who’s bones are those? How can you tell a cat track from a dog track? Through a series of “critter crime scenes” and hands-on activities we will learn how to ID animal bones, skulls, tra
  • Jun 17, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 21, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Who left that turd on the trail? How does a snake slither? Do bees really dance? Whose footprints show five toes? What bird call sounds like “who cooks for you, who cooks for you all?” Using our senses and detective skills we will answer these questions to solve these mysteries and more! Spend the w
  • Jun 24, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 28, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Join us as we take imaginary trips through the solar system, explore the sky, build rockets, and watch astronomy shows in our Planetarium. Each day will be filled with astronomy related experiences and lots of hands-on fun.
  • Jun 24, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 28, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Space exploration includes many different things, like our planet’s atmosphere and beyond. During this week of camp we will become astronauts, meteorologists, and atmospheric scientists! We will watch planetarium shows, identify constellations, learn how to use a telescope, tell time using the sun,
  • Jul 01, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 05, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Were there ever any dinosaurs in Florida? Who were the first people to live here? What are Florida’s state bird, tree, flower, and mammal? Florida is home to many animals, plants, and interesting ecosystems. Come and explore your home state with us and learn the answers to these questions and more!
  • Jul 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 12, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Join us this week as some of our most favorite nature stories and books come alive! Find out what an acorn turns into, what lives over and under in the pond, what hungry caterpillars actually eat, if there really is a zoo in the sky and if a nest is in fact noisy. Each day we will read nature story
  • Jul 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 12, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    What has hollow bones, no hair and travels faster than a cheetah? How long can a blue whale hold their breath? How far can an eagle see? What bird has the largest wingspan? Come learn all about the amazing adaptations animals have through fun hands-on activities, games, & live animal encounters.
  • Jul 15, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 19, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Do you know what to do if you're lost in the woods? Can you find shelter? Make a fire? Stay hydrated? Find your way through a swamp? Learn how to read a map, pack for a hiking trip and be prepared for adventuring in the outdoors!
  • Jul 15, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 19, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Build shelters, start fires, find and cook food, purify water, and get a little lost in the woods as you put your survival skills to the test in our forest and swamp during this intense week of adventures. Learn how people have survived in Southwest Florida in the past, present, and future.
  • Jul 22, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 26, 2024, 3:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    In this fun filled week of hands-on activities, crafts, DIY projects, and experiments, STEAM meets NATURE! Using the Nature Center as our maker space we will dive into all the ways STEAM and NATURE collide with creativity!

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