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Environmental Education Resource Guide to Southwest Florida

Martin B. Main, and Ginger M. Allen

Brought to you by
The Florida Master Naturalist Program http://www.MasterNaturalist.org

Overview:

The Environmental Education Resource Guide to Southwest Florida provides an extensive listing of environmental education organizations and educational materials. As such, the Environmental Education Resource Guide to Southwest Florida is intended to facilitate communication between environmental organizations, educators, and other persons interested in environmental education. The resource guide can benefit educators and organizations planning field trips or environmental education workshops and is a useful tool for environmental professionals who want to participate in or collaborate on environmental education programs. Community and school leaders and other groups also can benefit from using this resource guide when planning extracurricular activities for adults or children.

Counties listed in this guide include Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades, and Lee. Please see the availability of other resource guides for Florida under the additional resource section. Every effort was made to contact organizations that provide to their members or the public environmental education. The information gathered includes organization name, mailing , web site, environmental education contact, phone number, E-mail , and educational resources available.

The Environmental Education Resource Guide to Southwest Florida is a product of the Florida Master Naturalist Program, an environmental education training program provided through the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service. More information can be learned about the Florida Master Naturalist Program on the web at www.MasterNaturalist.org.

For Additions, Deletions, or Corrections to the Environmental Education Resource Guide to Southwest Florida write to: FMNP at 2686 SR 29 N, Immokalee, FL. 34142, phone (941)-658-3400
or e-mail gmallen@ufl.edu.

Codes used for resources, activities, materials and fees:

Subject Area Code:   Audience Code: Printed Materials: Activities:
CO =Coastal            P = Preschool B = Brochures available T = Tours
FW =Freshwater Wetlands E = Elementary C = Curriculum developed S = Speakers
UP =Uplands M = Middle G = Guides available H = Hands on
SP =Species Specific H = High School P = Publications F = Field trips
G = General       G = General N = Newsletters published _F = Free
Hist =Historical Information A = Adult _$ = Charge to purchase  materials _$ = Charge for activity
N/A =Not Applicable C = College _F = Free
* = All areas * = All above

Environmental Education Resource Listings:

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Charlotte County

Organization Babcock Wilderness Adventures Charlotte County Cooperative
Extension
Charlotte County Dept. of Env. Services
Street 8000 St. Rd. 31 6900 Florida St. 27221 Beechcraft Ave.
City, St, Zip Punta Gorda, FL 33982 Punta Gorda, FL 33950-5799 Punta Gorda, FL 33982-2441
Web site babcockwilderness.com ifas.ufl.edu/-charlotte Not yet
Type PT PB PB
EE Contact Steve Tutko Carolyn H. Best Jim Thompson
E-Mail adventure@babcockwilderness.com best@mail.ifas.ufl.edu  
Phone (941) 639-3958 (941) 639-6255 (941) 639-1349
Fax (941) 637-4611 (941) 639-6719 (941) 639-4821
Subject FW, UP G FW,UP
Audience * G *
Ed Video Yes Yes Yes
Ed Slides Yes Yes Yes
Printed Mat BF GF/N$ University of FL, materials BF
Activities T$ Ecotours available SF SF
Training No Yes Yes
Organization Charlotte County Park & Rec. Dept. Charlotte Harbor Aquatic & State Buffer Pres. Charlotte Harbor Area Historical Society
Street 4500 Harbor Blvd. 12301 Burnt Store Rd. P.O. Box 511441
City, St, Zip Port Charlotte, FL 33952 Punta Gorda, FL 33955 Punta Gorda, FL 33951-1441
Web site charlottecountyfl.com No No
Type PB PB PT
EE Contact Laura Kleiss Hoeft Carla Kappmeyer-Sherwin U.S. Cleveland
E-Mail ccprkrec@peganet.com carla.kappmeyer-sherwin@
dep.state.fl.us
 
Phone (941) 627-1628 (941) 575-5861 (941) 639-1065
Fax (941) 627-3838 (941) 575-5863 -
Subject N/A CO,FW,UP N/A
Audience * A, G *
Ed Video No No No
Ed Slides No Yes Yes
Printed Mat BF All DEP printed materials No
Activities SF/FF/HF SF/TF SF
Training No Yes No

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Charlotte County (Cont.)

Organization Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center Charlotte Harbor FL Native Plant Soc. Charlotte Harbor Natl. Estuary Program
Street P.O. Box 2494 1312 Corktree Circle P.O. Box 3455
City, St, Zip Port Charlotte, FL 33949 Port Charlotte, FL 33952 North Ft. Myers, FL 33918-3455
Web site No charlotteharbornep.com
Type PT PT PB
EE Contact Joy Duperault Coyla Sooley Melissa Upton
E-Mail chec@sunline.net chnep-uptom@mindspring.com
Phone (941) 575-5495 (941) 743-0209 (941) 995-1777
Fax (941) 505-8243 - (941) 656-7724
Subject * SP CO,FW,UP
Audience G G *
Ed Video No No
Ed Slides Yes Yes
Printed Mat PF/N_ N *** NF/PF
Activities SF/TF/FF/HF SF/FF SF*/FF*
Training Yes Yes Yes
Comments *** For members only
Organization Charlotte Harbor Watch, Inc. Charlotte Soil & Water Conservation Environmental Quality Lab, Inc.
Street 245 Lido Drive 6900 Florida St. 1009 Tamiami Trail
City, St, Zip Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Port Charlotte, FL 33953
Web site No
Type PT PB PT
EE Contact Robert Lynch or Brenda Bossman Tom Pinder Dave Crane
E-Mail promtg@gls3c.com No eqlab@cyberstreet.com
Phone (941) 474-8528 (941) 639-6233 (941) 625-3137
Fax (941) 698-8944 (941) 639-6719 (941) 629-7467
Subject CO,FW *
Audience A *
Ed Video No No
Ed Slides No No
Printed Mat None P$/Maps$
Activities S$ Ages 16 and up SF SF/TF/FF
Training No No

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Charlotte County (Cont.)

Organization Evergreen FL Marine Research Institute Charlotte Harbor Florida Adventure Museum
Street 21521 Augusta Ave. 1481-A Market Circle 260 West Retta Esplanade
City, St, Zip Port Charlotte, FL 33952 Port Charlotte, FL 33953-3815 Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Web site No fmri.usf.edu/ Charlotte-Florida.com/Museum
Type PT PB PT
EE Contact Louise Raterman Scott Willis Lori Tomlinson
E-Mail museum@sunline.net
Phone (941) 629-8833 (941) 255-7403 (941) 639-3777
Fax - (941) 629-7478 (941) 639-3505
Subject CO,FW,UP CO N/A
Audience * G *
Ed Video Yes No No
Ed Slides Yes No No
Printed Mat P$ PF/BF No
Activities SF/TF/FF/HF SF/FF/HF/TF S$/T$/F$
Training Yes Yes Yes
Comments 20$ recommended "PINECONE" Mainly focus on history, not environment
Organization Florida Environmental, Inc. Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission Grande Tours, Inc.
Street P.O. Box 381108 29200 Tucker's Grade P.O. Box 281
City, St, Zip Murdock, FL 33938-1108 Punta Gorda, FL 33955 Placida, FL 33946
Web site No fcn.state.fl.us/gfc grandetours.com
Type PT PB PT
EE Contact Andrew Dodd Jim Beaver Marian Schneider
E-Mail fei@sunline.com
Phone (941) 624-2911 (941) 575-5765 (941) 697-8825
Fax (941) 629-7210 (941) 575-5766 (941) 697-8825
Subject N/A UP,FW CO
Audience G G *
Ed Video No No
Ed Slides No Yes
Printed Mat N/A PF/GF BF
Activities N/A SF/HF/ T$/SF
Training No Yes Yes

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Charlotte County (Cont.)

Organization Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary Peace River Audubon Society Peace River Wildlife Center
Street 41660 Horseshoe Rd. P.O. Box 9510760 3400 W. Marion Ave.
City, St, Zip Punta Gorda, FL 33955 Punta Gorda, FL 33951-0760 Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Web site octagon@cyberstreet.com audubon.org/chapter/fl/peaceriver/ charlotte-florida.com/
Type PT PT PT
EE Contact Peter Caron Bob Wilkin Maureen Yuster or Cheryl Landry
E-Mail wecoombs@peganet.com
Phone (941) 543-1130 (941) 426-8624 (941) 637-3830
Fax (941) 543-4287 (941) 637-3857
Subject SP CO,FW,UP N/A
Audience * * *
Ed Video No Yes Yes
Ed Slides No No Yes
Printed Mat Not Available P$ BF
Activities T$/S$ FF/SF TF/SF
Training Yes No Yes
Comments Care & Rehabilitaion of wildlife erhawkeye@aol.com Care of injured indigenous wildlife
Organization The Florida Bat Center The Horticultural Soc. of Charlotte County The Nature Center at Palm Island Resort
Street 10941 Burnt Store Rd. 19471 Hillsborough Blvd. P.O. Box 205
City, St, Zip Punta Gorda, FL 33955 Port Charlotte, FL 33954-2006 Placida, FL 33946
Web site No No No
Type PT PT PT
EE Contact Cyndi Marks Joan Zeeb Brenda Bossman
E-Mail flabats@aol.com
Phone (941) 637-6990 (941) 624-5367 (941) 474-8528
Fax (941) 575-5437 (941) 624-5367 (941) 698-8944
Subject SP SP CO,UP
Audience * * ***only for guests of Resort
Ed Video Yes No No
Ed Slides Yes No Yes
Printed Mat BF/P$/CF NF BF
Activities TF/SF/F$ SF/FF T$
Training Yes No No

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Collier County

Organization American Hibiscus Society Big Cypress Basin SFWMD Big Cypress National Preserve
Street 6211 18th Ave. NW 6089 Jane's Lane HCR 61 Box 110
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34119 Naples, FL 34109 Ochopee, FL 33943
Org Web site No sfwmd.gov nps.gov
Type PT PB PB
EE Contact Terry Iamuri Barbara Kerby Lisa Andrews
E-Mail lisa_andrews@nps.gov
Phone (941) 591-4403 (941) 597-1505 (941) 695-2000
Fax - (941) 597-4987 (941) 695-3007
Subject SP SW FW, SP    *** Panthers & Alligators
Audience * * ****6th Graders
Ed Video Yes Yes No
Ed Slides Yes Yes Yes
Printed Mat CF/P$ CF/BF/GF C$
Activities *** programs vary * TF/SF
Training No No No
Organization Briggs Nature Center (Conservancy) Butterflies in Flight Collier Cooperative Extension Service
Street 401 Shell Island Rd. 6151 A Everett St. 14700 Immokalee Rd.
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34113 Naples, FL 33962 Naples, FL 33964
Web site conservancy.org/ No
Type PT PT PB
EE Contact Sally Steine Bill & Debi Hill Linda Denning
E-Mail
Phone (941) 775-8569 (941) 793-2359 (941) 353-4244
Fax (941) 775-5139 (941) 263-4110 (941) 353-7127
Subject CO, FW SP N/A
Audience * * *
Ed Video No Yes Yes
Ed Slides Yes No Yes
Printed Mat *F PF&$ CF
Activities *F&$ T$ *
Training Yes*** Yes Yes
Comments Training programs for Vols. Seasonal tours University of FL, materials

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Collier County (Cont.)

Organization Collier County Audubon Society Collier County Museum Collier County Natural Resources Dept.
Street P.O. Box 11387 3301 Tamiami Trail East 3301 E. Tamiami Trail, Bldg. H
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34101-1387 Naples, FL 34112 Naples, FL 34112
Web site No colliermuseum.com
Type PT PB PB
EE Contact Brad Kornell Nancy E. Olson William Lorenz
E-Mail nancyolson@colliergov.net NATURALRESOURCES@colliergov.net
Phone (941) 592-7805 (941) 774-8476 (941) 732-2505
Fax (941) 774-8580 (941) 774-8282
Subject CO,FW,UP * *
Audience * * *
Ed Video No Yes No
Ed Slides No Yes Yes**
Printed Mat N$ All$ PF
Activities SF All$ SF
Training Yes Yes Yes**
Comments Large plant native plant garden **Sea Turtle Program
Organization Collier County Parks & Recreation Collier County Schools-Env. Education Collier Mosquito Control District
Street 3300 Santa Barbara Blvd. 3710 Estey Ave. 600 North Rd.
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34116 Naples, FL 33940 Naples, FL 334104
Web site sciencerules.org collier-mosquito.org
Type PB PB PB
EE Contact Nan Gerhardt John Egana Gene Lemire
E-Mail egana@gateway.net gene@collier-mosquito.org
Phone (941) 353-0404 (941) 436-6408 (941) 436-1000
Fax (941) 353-1002 (941) 436-6545 (941) 436-1005
Subject CO * SP
Audience * K-H E-A
Ed Video No Yes No
Ed Slides Yes Yes No
Printed Mat BF GF/CF/WF PF/GF/BF
Activities SF/TF FF/HF SF/TF/HF
Training No Yes No

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Collier County (Cont.)

Organization Collier-Seminole State Park Conservancy Purple Martin Society Delnor-Wiggins State Recreational Area
Street 20200 Tamiami Trail E. 3090 55th Terr. S.W. 11100 Gulfshore Dr. N.
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34114 Naples, FL 34116 Naples, FL 34108
Web site No No dep.state.fl.us/parks/
Type PB PT PB
EE Contact Pete Brockmann Bill Dietrich Carolyn Shaw
E-Mail billd@naples.net
Phone (941) 394-3397 (941) 455-0201 (941) 597-6196
Fax (941) 394-5113 - (941) 597-8223
Subject CO,UP SP CO,SP
Audience * * *
Ed Video No No
Ed Slides Yes No Yes
Printed Mat BF PF *F
Activities SF/TF/FF/HF SF for memb. TF/SF
Training Yes No Yes
Comments charge to get into park $1 month due for members--newsletter
Organization Florida & National Wildlife Federation Florida D.O.F Picayune State Forest Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
Street 5051 Castello Drive, #240 710 Roundall Blvd. 3860 Tollgate Blvd., Ste. 300
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34103 Naples, FL 34120 Naples, FL 33942
Web site nwf.org fl-dof.com/Fm/stforest/index.html No
Type PB PB PB
EE Contact Nancy Payton or Kris Thoemke Rich Gordon & Sonja Durrwachter Jim Krakowski & Ben Nottingham
E-Mail ben_nottingham@fws.gov
Phone (941) 643-4111 (941) 352-4212 (941) 353-8442
Fax (941) 643-5130 (941) 352-4241 (941) 353-8640
Subject FW,CO UP CO,FW,UP
Audience N/A * *
Ed Video N/A Yes Yes
Ed Slides N/A No Yes
Printed Mat N/A PF/GF N$/BF
Activities Not handling education as of yet SF/TF SF/FF/TF
Training N/A Yes Yes

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Collier County (Cont.)

Organization Friends of the Bald Eagle, Inc. Naithloriendun Wildlife Sanctuary Naples Shell Club, Inc.
Street 1441 Gulf Coast Drive P.O. Box 10053 P.O. Box 1991
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 22963 Naples, FL 34101 Naples, FL 34106
Web site Not Yet No
Type PT PT PT
EE Contact Chris Straton Dr. Robert H. Gore Gary W. Schmelz
E-Mail cstraton@peganet.com
Phone (828) 685-9589 (941) 455-9697 (941) 455-4984
Fax (941) 597-7127 (941) 455-9697 -
Subject SP,UP,CO,FW FW,UP CO,FW,UP
Audience * * *
Ed Video No Yes
Ed Slides Yes Yes
Printed Mat BF/C$ NF
Activities T$/S$ SF/FF& $8.00 membership fees
Training Yes Yes Yes
Organization Natl Audubon Soc.--Corkscrew Swamp Pepper Ranch & Preserve Rookery Bay Natl Estuarine Reserve
Street 375 Sanctuary Rd. 6315 Pepper Rd. 300 Tower Rd.
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 33964 Immokalee, FL 34142 Naples, FL 34113
Web site audubon.org
Type PT PT PB
EE Contact Brooke Langston Gene Hearn Steve Theberg
E-Mail
Phone (941) 348-9157 (941) 657-6517 (941) 417-6310
Fax (941) 657-6869 (941) 657-6517 (941) 417-6315
Subject FW, UP FW,UP CO,UP
Audience * * *
Ed Video Yes *** Yes
Ed Slides Yes *** *** Yes
Printed Mat * *** G$/C$/P$
Activities T$/F$/H$ *** T$/S$
Training Yes *** Yes
Comments Volunteer & Intern Programs ***Just getting started

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Collier County (Cont.)

Organization Southwest FL Land Preservation Trust SW FL Research & Education Center The Botanical Garden, Greater Naples
Street P.O. Box 2721 2686 SR 29 North 3584 Exchange Avenue
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34102 Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 Naples, FL 34104
Web site www.imok.ufl.edu not yet
Type PT PB PT
EE Contact Cher Compton Program Faculty Hollis Gillespie
E-Mail swflandtrust@juno.com swfrec@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Phone (941) 352-7112 (941)658-3400 (941) 643-7275
Fax (941) 348-1408 (941)658-3469 (941) 649-7306
Subject CO,FW,UP * SP
Audience N/A * *
Ed Video N/A All Univ. of FL materials Yes
Ed Slides N/A Yes
Printed Mat BF CF/BF
Activities fund raisers SF/TF
Training No Yes
Organization The Conservancy, Inc. The Naples Chapter/FL Native Plant Soc. U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation
Street 1450 Merrihue Dr. P.O. Box 422 14700 Immokalee Rd.
City, St, Zip Naples, FL 34102-3449 Naples, FL 33939-0422 Naples, FL 34120
Web site conservancy.org lfmnh.ufl.edu/fnps/fnps.htm No
Type PT PT PB
EE Contact Hollice Gillespie or Maran Hilgendors Lea Brennan Anthony Polizos
E-Mail holiceg@conservancy.org naplesfnps@aol.com
Phone (941) 403-4239 (941) 263-1610 (941) 455-4100
Fax (941) 263-3019 (941) 353-8640 (941) 455-2693
Subject * SP N/A
Audience G * *
Ed Video Yes Yes
Ed Slides No Yes
Printed Mat N$/BF P/G/N CF/BF
Activities *+more S/F HF/SF
Training Yes No

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Glades County

Organization Glades County Cooperative Extension Glades County Parks and Recreation Save Our Creeks
Street P.O. Box 549 P.O. Box 85 P.O. Box 1057
City, St, Zip Moore Haven, FL 33471 Moore Haven, FL 33471 Moore Haven, FL 33471
Web site
Type PB PB PT
EE Contact Tommy Hare Elthea Stafford Becky Hendry
E-Mail yepeterson@juno.com
Phone (941) 946-0244 (941) 946-0309 (941) 946-3352
Fax - (941) 946-1535 (941) 992-0515
Subject N/A UP FW
Audience * * *
Ed Video Yes No
Ed Slides Yes No
Printed Mat CF University of FL, materials No
Activities * Limited programs
Training Yes No

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Hendry County

Organization Clewiston Museum Hendry County Cooperative Extension Hendry Environmental Ed. Council
Street 112 South Commercio St. P.O. Box 68 P.O Box 1980
City, St, Zip Clewiston, FL 33440 Labelle, FL 33975-0068 LaBelle, FL 33975
Web site No
Type PT PB PB
EE Contact J.B. McCrary Dallas Townsend Scott Cooper
E-Mail repv@gate.net
Phone (941) 983-2870 (941) 674-4092 (941) 674-4550
Fax - (941) 674-4090
Subject Hist. N/A *
Audience * * K-H
Ed Video Yes Yes Yes
Ed Slides No Yes Yes
Printed Mat BF CF University of FL, materials Sunshine State Standards
Activities TF * Varies
Training No Yes No

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Hendry County (Cont.)

Organization LaBelle Heritage Museum National WildTurkey Federation
Street