There are nature centers and environmental education centers throughout the state of Florida.
Name Location County Region Summary Amelia Island Nature Center Amelia Island Nassau Greater Jacksonville website, operated by Amelia Island Plantation Anne Kolb Nature Center Hollywood Broward South website, located in the municipal West Lake Park, 1,500 acres of coastal mangrove wetlands, 3,500-gallon saltwater aquarium Apalachicola Environmental Education and Training Center Eastpoint Franklin Florida Panhandle website, operated by the State, features tanks and exhibits about the river, bay and gulf habitats found in Apalachicola Arch Creek Park Museum & Nature Center North Miami Miami-Dade South 8 acres, operated by the County, museum features Native American artifacts Archbold Biological Station Venus Highlands Central 5,192.63-acre (21 km2) research institute, open to visitors, environmental education programs Audubon Center for Birds of Prey Maitland Orange Central website, raptor rehabilitation and environmental education center, operated by the National Audubon Society Audubon House Vero Beach Indian River County Central website, an environmental education center surrounded by 444 acre Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, operated by the Pelican Island Audubon Society Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake Tampa Hillsborough Tampa Bay Area Operated by the Tampa Audubon Society in the 240-acre park Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge & Education Center Orlando Orange Central Facebook site, wildlife rehabilitation center Bahia Honda State Park Marathon Monroe South 524 acres, Sand and Sea Nature Center features displays about local sea and shore life, including corals, shells, crabs, sea urchins, drift seeds, sea sponges and sea turtles Barrier Island Sanctuary Management and Education Center Melbourne Beach Brevard Central 34 acres in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, operated by the County, partners with Sea Turtle Conservancy for sea turtle guided walks Bill Sadowski Park and Nature Center Miami Miami-Dade South website, operated by the County, 30 acres Blowing Rocks Preserve Jupiter Island Martin Treasure Coast 73 acres, owned by the Nature Conservancy, Hawley Education Center features rotating natural history and art exhibits Bonita Nature Place Bonita Springs Lee Southwest website, operated by the City, 30 acres, preserve for gopher tortoises, bee house, bat house Boyd Hill Nature Preserve St. Petersburg Pinellas Tampa Bay Area Operated by St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation, 245 acres, features the Boyd Hill Environmental Center Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center Tarpon Springs Pinellas Tampa Bay Area ,800 acres, operated by the County Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Jupiter Palm Beach South website, nature center and wildlife rehabilitation hospital Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium Fort Myers Lee Southwest Includes the museum, 105 acres with three nature trails, a planetarium, butterfly and bird aviaries Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center Ruskin Hillsborough Tampa Bay Area website, 160-acre preserve, environmental education and hands-on learning center Castellow Hammock Preserve & Nature Center Miami Miami-Dade South website, 112 acres, operated by the County Cedar Point Environmental Park Englewood Charlotte Southwest website, 115 acres with pine flatwoods, salt marsh, mangrove fringe and hammock areas, environmental center Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center Punta Gorda Charlotte Southwest website, provides over 20 different educational programs, manages 8 environmentally sensitive lands and provides a total of over 8 miles of hiking trail and other recreational opportunities Chinsegut Conservation Center Brooksville Hernando Tampa Bay Area website, cover 408 of the 850 acres comprising Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area, managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Collier-Seminole State Park Naples Collier Southwest 7,271 acres of mangrove swamp, cypress swamps, salt marshes, mangrove river estuaries, and pine flatwoods, nature center Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center Naples Collier Southwest 21 acres Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Naples Collier Southwest Operated by the National Audubon Society, includes the Blair Audubon Center in the 13,000 acre swamp preserve Crane Point Museum and Nature Center Marathon Monroe South 63 acres, includes the natural history museum, trails, wild bird rehabilitation center Crowley Natural and Cultural History Center Sarasota Sarasota Southwest website, 185 acres, includes trails, pioneer museum and historic buildings, wild and farm animals Crystal Springs Preserve Crystal Springs Pasco Central 525-acre sanctuary with Magnitude 2 spring system, nature center and learning lab Daggerwing Nature Center Boca Raton Palm Beach South website, 40 acres, located in South County Regional Park, operated by Palm Beach County Parks & RecreationDante Fascell Visitor CenterHomesteadMiami-DadeSoutheastwebsite, one of several visitor centers for Biscayne National Park, focus is the four ecosystems found in the park, also art gallery Deerfield Island Park Deerfield Beach Broward South website, accessible by boat only, 53.3-acre nature-oriented park with guided nature walks, trails, water shuttle Discovery Center at Tuscawilla Park Ocala Marion Central Operated by the City of Ocala, environmental and science education Ed Yarborough Nature Center at Geneva Wilderness Area Geneva Seminole Central website, 180 acres, operated by the County Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education and Research Center Hobe Sound Martin Treasure Coast Located in the 11,500-acre Jonathan Dickinson State Park Enchanted Forest Sanctuary Titusville Brevard Central website, 471-acre nature preserve, management & education center features hands-on exhibit room, discovery room Environmental Center at Miami Dade College Kendall Miami-Dade South website, 9-acre nature preserve, features a lake, an endangered pine rockland, hammocks, butterfly gardens, native plantings, an organic garden and a variety of animals Environmental Learning Center Vero Beach Indian River Treasure Coast website, 64 acres, environment of the Indian River Lagoon Erna Nixon Park Nature Center Melbourne Brevard Central 54 acres, operated by the County Fern Forest Nature Center Coconut Creek Broward South website, operated by the County, 247-acre Designated Urban Wilderness Area Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center Key West Monroe South Native plants and animals of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, both on land and underwater Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center Tavernier Monroe South website, wild bird rehabilitation center, boardwalk trail past aviaries of rescued but unreleasable birds Florida Museum of Natural History Gainesville Alachua North Central Exhibits include fossils, butterfly rainforest, recreated southwest Florida mangrove forest and sea grass estuary, area Native Americans, Northwest Florida ecosystems, outdoor wildflower and butterfly garden, trails through 60-acre Natural Area Teaching Lab Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center Hutchinson Island Martin Treasure Coast 57 acres, focus is Florida's coastal ecosystems George C. McGough Nature Park Largo Pinellas Tampa Bay Area website, operated by the City, nature center houses live animal exhibits and hands-on activities for children, outdoor birds of prey Grassy Waters Preserve West Palm Beach Palm Beach South website, operated by the City of West Palm Beach, 23 square mile wetlands ecosystem with nature center Green Cay Nature Center Boynton Beach Palm Beach South 100 acres, operated by the County Greynolds Park Miami Miami-Dade South Operated by the County, 249 acres Guana River Environmental Center Ponte Vedra Beach St. Johns Greater Jacksonville Exhibits and education about the ecosystem of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Boca Raton Palm Beach South 20 acres of protected barrier island, operated by the City, includes saltwater tanks displaying different South Florida marine habitats, sea turtle rehabilitation center Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery Center Fort Pierce St. Lucie Treasure Coast Exhibits about marine environments and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University Hobe Sound Nature Center Jupiter Island Martin Treasure Coast Provides support for the 1,035-acre Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge's volunteer, environmental education, interpretation and visitor services programs Homer Powell Nature Center Titusville Brevard Central website, operated by the County in 25-acre Wuesthoff Park Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Homosassa Springs Citrus Tampa Bay Area Park features manatee observation area Honeymoon Island State Park Dunedin Pinellas Tampa Bay Area 385 acres, Rotary Centennial Nature Center features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands and an elevated observation deckHuguenot Memorial Park Nature CenterJacksonvilleDuvalGreater JacksonvilleVisitor center for Huguenot Memorial Park J. 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"Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Sanibel Lee Southwest 5,200 acres, education center features interactive exhibits on refuge ecosystems, the work of "Ding" Darling, migratory flyways, the National Wildlife Refuge System and a hands-on area for children Johnnie Johnson Nature Center at Lori Wilson Park Cocoa Beach Brevard Central website, 32 acres, operated by the County Ladell Brothers Outdoor Environmental Center Madison Madison North Florida website, 20 acres, located on the campus of North Florida Community College Lemon Bay Park and Environmental Center Englewood Sarasota Southwest 210-acre nature-based County park, black mangrove forest, mangrove fringe along the shoreline, pine and scrubby flatwoods, educational classes, guided nature and bird walks Loggerhead Marinelife Center Juno Beach Palm Beach South Education center and sea turtle hospital, features live sea turtles, aquaria, displays of local wildlife, educational displays about South Florida's marine environment Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center Davie Broward South website, operated by the County, 164.8 acres, exhibits on natural history and area Native Americans, elevated oak hammock, 14-acre orange grove, restored wetland marshes, man-made ponds and canals Lyonia Environmental Center Deltona Volusia Central website, located in the Deltona Regional Library complex, adjacent to the 360-acre Lyonia Preserve, operated by the County Manatee Observation and Education Center Fort Pierce St. Lucie Treasure Coast website, waterfront environmental education and wildlife viewing center, touch tank, aquaria Margaret Hames Nature Center Palm Bay Brevard Central Located in over 100-acre Turkey Creek Sanctuary, operated by the City Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Key Biscayne Miami-Dade South Located in the 808-acre Crandon Park, cooperative project of three partners: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation Department and the not-for-profit community support group Marine Science Center Ponce Inlet Volusia Central Operated by the County, includes marine environment exhibits, sea bird and sea turtle rehabilitation MacArthur Beach State Park North Palm Beach Palm Beach South 225 acres, includes William T. Kirby Nature Center Moccasin Lake Nature Park Clearwater Pinellas Tampa Bay Area 51 acres, operated by the City Morningside Nature Center Gainesville Alachua North Central Operated by the City, 278 acres, includes living history farm Oakland Nature Preserve Oakland Orange Central website, 128 acres on Lake Apopka, environmental education center Okeeheelee Nature Center West Palm Beach Palm Beach South website, 90 acres, operated by the County Oscar Scherer State Park Nature Center Osprey Sarasota Southwest 1,400 acres Oxbow Eco-Center Port St. Lucie St. Lucie Treasure Coast website, operated by the County, environmental learning center