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Summertime Island Adventures!Go wild

Dip Net Every Wednesday at 6:30pm Dip Netting Adventures
In the grass flats of the Manatee River or Sarasota Bay to understand the complex interdependence of life in the oceans. We will catch and release bay inhabitants after we identify them. Read more

Wear shoes to protect your feet (no flip flops or sandals - old sneakers are best)
Don't forget your sun-block!

Register for Bradenton Dipnet Tour

Register for Sarasota Dipnet Tour

 

sarasota bay guardians

Saturday September 25, 9am-noon Location to be Announced (on Whitaker Bayou)
National Estuary Day and National Public Lands Day - Coastal Cleanup

To register for upcoming events contact (941) 794-8773 or karen@aroundbend.com.

Suggested attire:
Sun screen or long sleeve shirts, pants, eye protection and gloves
Wear appropriate shoes to protect your feet (no flip flops or sandals - old sneakers are best)
Don't forget your sun-block!

Click here for more event information.

SBEPhttp://www.sarasotabay.org

From Sarasota Magazine: "To encounter strange new life forms, you don’t need to visit outer space. Around the Bend’s Critter Catching Family Adventure is a dip-netting investigation of the denizens of the grass flats of Sarasota Bay." View the article
Some of our Curriculum Based Programs
Manatee Mineral Springs Trip Manatee Mineral Springs Archaeology Trip
These field trips help students learn what happens during the archaeological process before a shovel turns dirt. Read more
Crab Inquiry Consider The Crab
In this inquiry-based activity, students are told a story about “Why the Crab Has No Head”. Observations are made with live crabs and potentially the group may collect their own crabs for observation and release.Read more
Native American Discovery Native American Discovery
Emerson Point juts into southern Tampa Bay and contains the largest remaining Temple Mound in the area. Pathways through the middens bring you back to ancient lifeways.Read more

 

Discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of Manatee County.
Guides are Professionally Certified Master Naturalists through the
University of Florida and National Association of Interpretation (NAI)

SeahorseWe offer outdoors tours, classes, field trips, and day camps in parks and on the water for groups of all ages.

Our Mission is to give a sense of Florida as “home” by hearing the stories of the land and learning the science of sustainability.

...And to encourage greater appreciation of Florida’s rich history and conservation of Florida’s wildlands for future generations of people, native plants and animals.

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