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Nature Festival
ROOKERY BAY
at Rookery Bay Reserve January 16 - 18, 2015
W hether you like plants, shells, birds, with regional partners such as Corkscrew Swamp
Sanctuary, Big Cypress National Preserve, and
or other animals, the Southwest
Florida Nature Festival is a great way
Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Field trip
to connect with wildlife and wild places in and prices range from $10 to $100. Registration is
around Collier county. With dozens of field trips required at www.rookerybay.org.
to wildlife hotspots across southwest Florida, In addition to field trips, the Rookery Bay
the 11th annual event is hosted by Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center will host a day
National Estuarine Research Reserve. of on-site activities and lectures on Saturday,
Registration is open for three days of field January 17, including marine life touch tank,
trips using a variety of transportation modes guided trail walks, educational booths, and
including walking, driving, biking, paddling, and more. Admission on Saturday is $10 ($5 for
boating. Most trips are offered in cooperation members).
UPCOMING EVENTS
Registration required at www.rookerybay.org or call 239.530.5940
9th Annual Juried Painting Exhibition Dec. 22, 23, 26, 27
The United Arts Council of Collier County and Holiday Crafts for Kids
Friends of Rookery Bay present this exhibit of Make wildlife crafts such as marine
painted works by artists from Lee and Collier mammal puppets, fish prints and
counties. Juried by Richard Mueller, Professor cabbage palm reindeers. Activities are
of Art at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, geared to children ages 6 to 12. Free
the exhibit can be viewed in the gallery at Rookery Bay Environmental with Environmental Learning Center
Learning Center through Jan. 22. admission ($5 adults, $3 kids 6-12, FREE kids under 6). Registration
not required.
Boat and Kayak tours
Explore Rookery Bay Reserve via small boat tours while learning about Jan. 5 - 9
our surroundings from an experienced guide and naturalist. Themed Art Class: Realistic Portraits in Graphite
tours are offered daily, with Sunset to Starlight on the full moon. A new Learn how to draw realistic portraits
tour this year is Essence of the Estuary. Kayak tours are also offered in graphite during this five-day class
daily and include all equipment and paddling instruction. Prices range with Lee Hammond. Class is geared
from $55 – 90, include admission to the Rookery Bay Environmental toward students at all ability levels; no
Learning Center on the day of the tour. Must be 12 years of age or experience required. Hammond has been
older. Registration required. a professional artist and instructor for
more than 30 years, having published 35 art instruction books and
Dec. 18 - 19 DVDs. Cost is $375, supplies not included. Registration required.
Nature Photography Workshop
This two-day workshop is designed Jan. 6
as a skill building session for relative Lunch & Learn Lecture
newcomers to digital SLR photography. The Everglades Queen and Other Tales of Old Florida
Educator and photographer Dave From John Ashley’s gun moll to Carl Tanzler’s not-so-magnificent
Graff will teach nature photography obsession, the men and women of old Florida are some of the most
techniques, ethics, and tips on how to colorful characters ever to grace the pages of
get that “perfect shot,” concluding with history books. Join master storyteller Caren
a field-based exercise. Students must have own digital SLR camera Neile as she makes history come alive in
with detachable lenses. Cost is $150, registration required. these dramatic interpretations of Florida folly
and fortune. Caren S. Neile, Ph.D., professor
at Florida Atlantic University, has performed
and lectured as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Austria and Israel.
Cost is $10 (free for members) and includes lunch from Carrabba’s.
Registration required.
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ROOKERY BAY
at Rookery Bay Reserve January 16 - 18, 2015
W hether you like plants, shells, birds, with regional partners such as Corkscrew Swamp
Sanctuary, Big Cypress National Preserve, and
or other animals, the Southwest
Florida Nature Festival is a great way
Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Field trip
to connect with wildlife and wild places in and prices range from $10 to $100. Registration is
around Collier county. With dozens of field trips required at www.rookerybay.org.
to wildlife hotspots across southwest Florida, In addition to field trips, the Rookery Bay
the 11th annual event is hosted by Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center will host a day
National Estuarine Research Reserve. of on-site activities and lectures on Saturday,
Registration is open for three days of field January 17, including marine life touch tank,
trips using a variety of transportation modes guided trail walks, educational booths, and
including walking, driving, biking, paddling, and more. Admission on Saturday is $10 ($5 for
boating. Most trips are offered in cooperation members).
UPCOMING EVENTS
Registration required at www.rookerybay.org or call 239.530.5940
9th Annual Juried Painting Exhibition Dec. 22, 23, 26, 27
The United Arts Council of Collier County and Holiday Crafts for Kids
Friends of Rookery Bay present this exhibit of Make wildlife crafts such as marine
painted works by artists from Lee and Collier mammal puppets, fish prints and
counties. Juried by Richard Mueller, Professor cabbage palm reindeers. Activities are
of Art at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, geared to children ages 6 to 12. Free
the exhibit can be viewed in the gallery at Rookery Bay Environmental with Environmental Learning Center
Learning Center through Jan. 22. admission ($5 adults, $3 kids 6-12, FREE kids under 6). Registration
not required.
Boat and Kayak tours
Explore Rookery Bay Reserve via small boat tours while learning about Jan. 5 - 9
our surroundings from an experienced guide and naturalist. Themed Art Class: Realistic Portraits in Graphite
tours are offered daily, with Sunset to Starlight on the full moon. A new Learn how to draw realistic portraits
tour this year is Essence of the Estuary. Kayak tours are also offered in graphite during this five-day class
daily and include all equipment and paddling instruction. Prices range with Lee Hammond. Class is geared
from $55 – 90, include admission to the Rookery Bay Environmental toward students at all ability levels; no
Learning Center on the day of the tour. Must be 12 years of age or experience required. Hammond has been
older. Registration required. a professional artist and instructor for
more than 30 years, having published 35 art instruction books and
Dec. 18 - 19 DVDs. Cost is $375, supplies not included. Registration required.
Nature Photography Workshop
This two-day workshop is designed Jan. 6
as a skill building session for relative Lunch & Learn Lecture
newcomers to digital SLR photography. The Everglades Queen and Other Tales of Old Florida
Educator and photographer Dave From John Ashley’s gun moll to Carl Tanzler’s not-so-magnificent
Graff will teach nature photography obsession, the men and women of old Florida are some of the most
techniques, ethics, and tips on how to colorful characters ever to grace the pages of
get that “perfect shot,” concluding with history books. Join master storyteller Caren
a field-based exercise. Students must have own digital SLR camera Neile as she makes history come alive in
with detachable lenses. Cost is $150, registration required. these dramatic interpretations of Florida folly
and fortune. Caren S. Neile, Ph.D., professor
at Florida Atlantic University, has performed
and lectured as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Austria and Israel.
Cost is $10 (free for members) and includes lunch from Carrabba’s.
Registration required.
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