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for Any Tour!

Tour Schedule

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Join a local naturalist guide for short walks, group tours and educational field trips to discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of Manatee County. Interactive programs, games and storytelling are included. 

Our goal is to give a sense of Florida as “home,” to encourage greater appreciation of Florida's rich history, and to conserve Florida's wild lands for people, native plants and animals.
 

We tell the Florida story...

Discover the secrets of
our local natural and cultural history.

TOUR RATES

FIELD TRIPS for SCHOOLS

FIELD TRIPS for HOMESCHOOLERS

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
and REQUEST FORMS

PRIVATE GROUP TOURS

Many of our field trips and tours are free to you because they are paid for by the following sponsors, who hope you will take these opportunities to learn about, fully appreciate and care for the uniqueness of of this home that is Florida.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

Manatee Education Foundation

Pinellas County Environmental Fund

Sarasota Bay Estuary Program

Southwest Florida Water Management District

Tampa Bay Estuary Program

Manatee Sarasota Fish & Game Association

Serenoa Chapter Florida Native Plant Society

     
Emerson Point Temple Mound       Rye Wilderness Park


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 Grant-funded Field Trips for schools

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Gift Certificates Available 
for any tour!
Our goal is to give a sense of Florida as 
“home” and to encourage greater 
appreciation of Florida’s rich history and conservation of Florida’s wild lands for 
future generations of people, 
native plants and animals. 

Field Trips

Allow our Nature Guides to lead your class on an outdoor learning adventure at local parks in Manatee County!  
FREE! sponsored by Manatee County Conservation Lands Division
Chaperones free!
Follow link for FREE funded opportunities!
 

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Guided nature walks - slow to moderately paced - for novice to naturalist

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Youth Travel click here

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