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ROOKERY BAY
programs, tours and events

AT ROOKERY BAY RESERVE

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9 a.m. to workshop is for you. Sonny Saunders has over 35 years of
4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays year round, with special “Science experience in photography and instruction and is renowned for
Saturdays” on the last Saturday of every month. Enjoy the two- his ability to communicate to a wide variety of students.
story visitor center, art gallery, gift shop, nature trail with viewing November 15
platform and more. Themed naturalist programs are offered daily
on topics such as manatees, sharks, sea turtles, Estuary Encounter America Recycles Day
marine life exhibit and more. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for Enjoy Buy one/Get one FREE admission to the
kids 6 – 12, and free for kids under 6 and Friends of Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
members. Located at 300 Tower Road, one mile south of the November 16 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
intersection of US41 and Collier Boulevard. Painting Annual Reception
Enjoy wine and cheese and mingle with the artists. The
Guided Boat and Kayak Tours Painting Annual exhibit reception is free to attend.
Two-hour guided kayak tours let you explore backwater bays November 21 | 12 – 1 p.m.
and mangrove tunnels while learning about your surroundings from Lunch & Learn
an experienced guide and naturalist. Tours provide opportunities to Hear from expert speakers and enjoy a
see wildlife such as wading birds, osprey, fish and dolphins. Tours meal during the Lunch & Learn Lecture Series.
include free admission to the Environmental Learning Center on Registration fee is $15 (includes lunch).
day of trip and proceeds support the non-profit Friends of Rookery Friends of Rookery Bay members receive a
Bay, Inc. Kayak and boat tours are offered Tuesdays through Fridays 10% discount. Pre-registration is required, as
from November through April. space is limited. This month’s lecture is with
Rick Smith (Patrick D. Smith, Jr.), creator and
Learn more and register for tours and events at rookerybay.org/ host of “Patrick Smith’s Florida Is A Land Remembered,” with
calendar stories and excerpts from his father’s book.
November 1 | 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. November 25 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Homeschool Day Friends of Rookery Bay Adventure Race and Fun Run
Homeschool students will use microscopes to view and identify Enjoy a 3k kayak along
different types of plankton and will learn about the key roles they Henderson Creek and a 5k
play at the base of our estuarine ecosystems. trail run at the Rookery Bay
November 6 – February 1 Environmental Learning Center
Painting Annual Exhibit to benefit the Friends of
Hosted by the Friends of Rookery Bay Rookery Bay. All participants
and the United Arts Council of Collier will receive a t-shirt,
County, this year’s exhibit will be juried by giveaways, post-race refreshments and free admission to the
Morgan Paine, painting professor at Florida Environmental Learning Center. Awards will be presented
Gulf Coast University. to the top finishers in each category: men, women, relays,
tandem-teams, surf-skis.
November 11 | 8 – 10 a.m.
Birds of the Beach workshop November 25
In this class, Adam DiNuovo of Audubon Florida will discuss the Science Saturday
life history of these birds and the amazing journeys many of them Science Saturdays provide an opportunity for families to
make annually. Classroom session followed by field trip to practice spend the day at the Environmental Learning Center enjoying
identification skills. programs, labs and activities centered around a different
science theme, on the last Saturday of every month. This
November 13 | 9 – 11:30 a.m. month’s theme is Plankton! Scheduled activities include:
Essentials of Digital Photography Estuary Encounter, Activity Lab, Show & Tell and Nature on the
If you want to get the best pictures possible, and truly Silver Screen.
understanding your camera’s features, the Essentials of Digital
Photography: How to get the most from your digital camera

See rookerybay.org/calendar for details and registration