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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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- Jun 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jun 07, 2024, 3:00 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAFrom 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAEver 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USADo 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USABuild 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAWho 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAWho 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAJoin 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USASpace 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAWere 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAJoin 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAWhat 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USADo 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USABuild 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 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAIn 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!
- Membership OfferJul 22, 2024, 9:00 AM – Jul 26, 2024, 3:00 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAIn 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!
- Jul 29, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 02, 2024, 3:00 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USADiscover the difference between insects and arachnids and learn all about other arthropods. We will search the woods for insects, meet insects up-close, learn how to classify them, create bug crafts, and play lots of fun buggy games.
- Jul 29, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 02, 2024, 3:00 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USAEver 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.
- Aug 05, 2024, 9:00 AM – Aug 09, 2024, 3:00 PMFort Myers, 3450 Ortiz Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905, USASpend 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! We’ll also learn all about where our water comes from and how the water cycle works.
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