Rookery Bay Research Reserve Hosts Free Community Day

Rookery Bay Research Reserve is excited to announce its upcoming Rookery Bay Community Day, a free day of fun for all ages designed to bring people out to the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center to celebrate the beauty, science and wonder of the coastal environment.

Rookery Bay Community Day is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 with free admission to the center and a day filled with activities for the whole family. The event will be held at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center and feature kayak and stand-up paddle demos, face painting, photo booths, music, science and nature activities, an art exhibit by Paul Arsenault, nature book author signings by Bob Gonzales and Susan Levine, and onsite food trucks. There will also be hands-on experiences at Rookery Bay’s touch tanks full of marine life such as sea stars, shrimp, tiny crabs and other critters that live in the estuary waters of Rookery Bay Research Reserve.

In addition, Friends of Rookery Bay is offering “sneak peek” 30-minute boat tours with its exclusive eco-tour provider Rising Tide Explorers, which was four times voted the #1 kayak tour in the country by USA Today. The boat tours are $20 per person with pre-registration required online at rookerybay.org.

The two-story nature center features aquariums, touch tanks, interactive exhibits, nature trails, picnic area, three loops of trails, a butterfly garden, an art gallery and a nature-themed gift shop. The Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is located at 300 Tower Road in Naples. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Learn more at rookerybay.org or call 239-530-5972.

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