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  • Summer Camp: Nocturnal Nature (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Nocturnal Nature (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jun 23
    Fort Myers
    Jun 23, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jun 27, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Experience night during the day at the Nature Center! Do flying squirrels exist? Are owls really silent flyers? What do moths feed on? Does a raccoon wash its food before eating it?
  • Summer Camp: Riveting Reptiles (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Riveting Reptiles (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jun 23
    Fort Myers
    Jun 23, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jun 27, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Spend the week immersed in the wonderful world of reptiles!
  • Family Night in the Planetarium
    Family Night in the Planetarium
    Fri, Jun 27
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
    Jun 27, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Enjoy a night of star gazing, as well as planetarium shows!
  • Bob Ross Oil-Painting Workshop
    Bob Ross Oil-Painting Workshop
    Sat, Jun 28
    Fort Myers
    Jun 28, 2025, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Classic Bob Ross oil painting, "Pastel Seascape" (season 22 episode 11) Taught by Mathew Halstead of Lazy Painter Brushworks.
  • Summer Camp: Feathered Friends (1st-5th grade)
    Summer Camp: Feathered Friends (1st-5th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jun 30
    Fort Myers
    Jun 30, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 03, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    What has hollow bones, ho hair, & can travel faster than a cheetah? A peregrine falcon! Why do birds have different beaks? Do all birds fly?
  • Sensory Sunday: The Journey
    Sensory Sunday: The Journey
    Sun, Jul 06
    Fort Myers
    Jul 06, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    A trip through time and space with visuals taking us from butterfly filled caverns to the edges of our Solar system accompanied by the sound of Tibetan Singing Bowls.
  • Summer Camp: Space Science (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Space Science (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 07
    Fort Myers
    Jul 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 11, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Space Adventures (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Space Adventures (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 07
    Fort Myers
    Jul 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 11, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Nature Crime Scene Investigators (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Crime Scene Investigators (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 14
    Fort Myers
    Jul 14, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 18, 2025, 3:30 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?
  • Summer Camp: Nature Detectives (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Detectives (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 14
    Fort Myers
    Jul 14, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 18, 2025, 3:30 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?"
  • Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (5th-8th grade)
    Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (5th-8th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 21
    Fort Myers
    Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 25, 2025, 3:30 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.
  • Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (1st-4th grade)
    Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (1st-4th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 21
    Fort Myers
    Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 25, 2025, 3:30 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?
  • Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 28
    Fort Myers
    Jul 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 01, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 28
    Fort Myers
    Jul 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 01, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Wild About Water (1st-4th grade)
    Summer Camp: Wild About Water (1st-4th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Aug 04
    Fort Myers
    Aug 04, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 08, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Spend this week wading through our cypress swamp exploring the aquatic world to find out if fish sleep, how long turtles can hold their breath, why crayfish swim backwards, and how water striders can walk on water!
  • Summer Camp: Junior Naturalist (5th-8th grade)
    Summer Camp: Junior Naturalist (5th-8th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Aug 04
    Fort Myers
    Aug 04, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 08, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Ever wonder what it would be like to work at the Nature Center?
  • CNCP Summer Festival
    CNCP Summer Festival
    Sat, Aug 09
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
    Aug 09, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    End of summer bash!
  • Friendly Forest
    Friendly Forest
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Sep 20
    Fort Myers
    Sep 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Friendly Forest Fall Festival is the Calusa Nature Centers welcome to Fall celebration.

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  • Summer Camp: Nocturnal Nature (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Nocturnal Nature (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jun 23
    Fort Myers
    Jun 23, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jun 27, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Experience night during the day at the Nature Center! Do flying squirrels exist? Are owls really silent flyers? What do moths feed on? Does a raccoon wash its food before eating it?
  • Summer Camp: Riveting Reptiles (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Riveting Reptiles (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jun 23
    Fort Myers
    Jun 23, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jun 27, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Spend the week immersed in the wonderful world of reptiles!
  • Family Night in the Planetarium
    Family Night in the Planetarium
    Fri, Jun 27
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
    Jun 27, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Enjoy a night of star gazing, as well as planetarium shows!
  • Bob Ross Oil-Painting Workshop
    Bob Ross Oil-Painting Workshop
    Sat, Jun 28
    Fort Myers
    Jun 28, 2025, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Classic Bob Ross oil painting, "Pastel Seascape" (season 22 episode 11) Taught by Mathew Halstead of Lazy Painter Brushworks.
  • Summer Camp: Feathered Friends (1st-5th grade)
    Summer Camp: Feathered Friends (1st-5th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jun 30
    Fort Myers
    Jun 30, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 03, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    What has hollow bones, ho hair, & can travel faster than a cheetah? A peregrine falcon! Why do birds have different beaks? Do all birds fly?
  • Sensory Sunday: The Journey
    Sensory Sunday: The Journey
    Sun, Jul 06
    Fort Myers
    Jul 06, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    A trip through time and space with visuals taking us from butterfly filled caverns to the edges of our Solar system accompanied by the sound of Tibetan Singing Bowls.
  • Summer Camp: Space Science (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Space Science (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 07
    Fort Myers
    Jul 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 11, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Space Adventures (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Space Adventures (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 07
    Fort Myers
    Jul 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 11, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Nature Crime Scene Investigators (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Crime Scene Investigators (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 14
    Fort Myers
    Jul 14, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 18, 2025, 3:30 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?
  • Summer Camp: Nature Detectives (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Detectives (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 14
    Fort Myers
    Jul 14, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 18, 2025, 3:30 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?"
  • Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (5th-8th grade)
    Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (5th-8th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 21
    Fort Myers
    Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 25, 2025, 3:30 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.
  • Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (1st-4th grade)
    Summer Camp: Outdoor Survival (1st-4th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 21
    Fort Myers
    Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 25, 2025, 3:30 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?
  • Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (4th-6th grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (4th-6th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 28
    Fort Myers
    Jul 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 01, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (1st-3rd grade)
    Summer Camp: Nature Maker Space (1st-3rd grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Jul 28
    Fort Myers
    Jul 28, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 01, 2025, 3:30 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!
  • Summer Camp: Wild About Water (1st-4th grade)
    Summer Camp: Wild About Water (1st-4th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Aug 04
    Fort Myers
    Aug 04, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 08, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Spend this week wading through our cypress swamp exploring the aquatic world to find out if fish sleep, how long turtles can hold their breath, why crayfish swim backwards, and how water striders can walk on water!
  • Summer Camp: Junior Naturalist (5th-8th grade)
    Summer Camp: Junior Naturalist (5th-8th grade)
    Membership Offer
    Mon, Aug 04
    Fort Myers
    Aug 04, 2025, 9:00 AM – Aug 08, 2025, 3:30 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Ever wonder what it would be like to work at the Nature Center?
  • CNCP Summer Festival
    CNCP Summer Festival
    Sat, Aug 09
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
    Aug 09, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    End of summer bash!
  • Friendly Forest
    Friendly Forest
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Sep 20
    Fort Myers
    Sep 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Fort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USA
    Friendly Forest Fall Festival is the Calusa Nature Centers welcome to Fall celebration.
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