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Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Education · Nature & Outdoors

110,000-acre protected coast with a nature center, eco-tours and family events

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About

Rookery Bay is a protected area of mangroves, islands and bays that runs from Naples to the edge of the Everglades. Its Environmental Learning Center has hands-on exhibits, an art gallery, trails and picnic spots. Visitors can take boat and kayak tours, camp on some islands, and join bird walks, classes and family events. The reserve also does science research and is supported by the Friends of Rookery Bay.

Upcoming events

Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 amScience Saturdays at Rookery BaySat, Oct 31 · 9:00 amScience Saturdays at Rookery BayTue, Nov 3The Gulf – Florida Gulf coast University Mixed Media Art ExhibitionWed, Nov 4The Gulf – Florida Gulf Coast University Mixed Media Opening ReceptionThu, Nov 5 · 8:30 amWatercolors & Wildlife: Painting with JanThu, Nov 5 · 9:30 amWatercolors and Wildlife:
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Stories from Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Oct 19, 2026Nearly Three Decades of Monitoring Reveal a Brighter Future for American Crocodiles at Rookery BaySep 17, 2026A Season of New Beginnings: Sea Turtles and Shorebirds Nest Across Rookery Bay

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