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Marine Science Summer Camp – Student Institute for Marine Science

Learn from Marine Scientists this summer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve!

Learn from Marine Scientists this summer with Rookery Bay Research Reserve! Join Rookery Bay Research Reserve for a perfect marine science camp for 7th to 10th grade students who want to get hands-on with marine life and learn from real scientists. This flexible camp is filled with nature and science activities including time in Rookery Bay’s labs. Discover the birds, sharks, sea turtles and other amazing wildlife that call Rookery Bay’s amazing coastal habitat home. Camp scholarships are available. June 5, 19 & 26 and July 10 & 17 – “Sleuthing the Lagoon” - Ever wonder what it’s like to be an animal living in an estuary? Experience their unique habitat by surveying fish with nets for collection, scooping crabs and worms out of sand and observing birds wading through water. Location: Tigertail Beach 430 Hernando Dr., Marco Island, FL 34145 June 12 and July 31 – “Invertebrate Investigation”- Join staff in the lab for an exciting exploration of invertebrates and learn about their amazing adaptations. Students will use microscopes to take an in-depth look at some of the smallest estuary inhabitants: plankton! Location: Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center 300 Tower Rd., Naples, 34113 July 24 – “Biology on Bike – Explore the Uplands on Bicycle” Learn to identify plants and animals and how scientific data is collected at the Reserve. Location: Shell Island Road Field Station 10 Shell Island Road, Naples FL, 34113

Date & Time

Weekly on Friday

Jul 10, 2026 through Jul 31, 2026

9:00AM - 12:30PM

Location

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center - 300 Tower Road, Naples, FL, 34113 300 Tower Road Naples 34113 FL US

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1239-530-5940

$75 per class

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