40,000 students safely adventuring since 1999

Master Naturalist guides create your exploration

Our Mission: To give a sense of Florida as “home”

by hearing the stories of the land

and learning the science of sustainability.

Family & Group Tours

Field trips for school groups of all ages

From High Life Magazine: the British Airways in-flight magazine says "Karen Fraley has spent the last 20 years promoting the conservation of Florida’s wild lands and takes me on a tour of the sand dunes alive with birds, turtles and other wildlife". View the article

From the Bradenton Herald: tour participants wade with their guides in the shallow grass flats along the southeastern edge of Anna Maria Island, searching for crabs, fish and a number of other creatures that call the shallow water their home. View the article with photos

From Blog The Beach: "At 9 a.m. the July heat and humidity were creating beads of sweat on my face and chest, even in the dark shade of the massive ancient oaks that blocked nearly all sunlight." View the article