CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT 

CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us 

ROOKERY BAY RESERVE OFFERS
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

~Enjoy arts, crafts and movies for the entire family~

A variety of crafts will be available for children to create Dec. 21 – 23. 

WHAT:    Kids Crafts
WHEN:    Dec. 21 – 23, 2015; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHAT:     Art for Mom & Me               
WHEN:     Dec. 21; 1 – 2 p.m.

WHAT:     Winter Solstice BOGO admission all day
WHEN:     Dec. 22

WHAT:     Movie Mania
WHEN:     Dec. 28 – 31; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

WHERE:   Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
                 300 Tower Road
                 Naples, FL 34113

NAPLES, Fla. -- Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center invites children to participate in several arts, crafts and movie events during the holidays. Families can make wildlife crafts such as least tern tree ornaments, fish prints and cabbage palm reindeer. The kids craft activities are geared toward children ages 6 to 12.

Art for Mom & Me takes place on Dec. 21 from 1 – 2 p.m. Local artist Marjorie Pesek will instruct children ages 5 and up and adults (dads and other guardians are welcome too!) in her unique art technique of layered imagery. Each parent and child will team up to create a wildlife-themed masterpiece using photos and magazine clippings. Cost is $25 for one adult and one child and includes all supplies. Registration is required.

Additionally, the Environmental Learning Center is celebrating the Winter Solstice on Dec. 22 with buy one/get one free admission all day.

From Dec. 28 – 31, families can enjoy a selection of nature films in the auditorium.

Crafts and movies are free with Environmental Learning Center admission ($5 adults, $3 kids 6-12, FREE for kids under 6) and registration is not required. Please note, the Environmental Learning Center will be closed Dec. 24 – 26 and on Jan. 1, 2016.

About Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, managed by Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Office in cooperation with NOAA, encompasses 110,000 acres of coastal lands and waters on the Gulf coast between Naples and Everglades National Park. It serves as an outdoor classroom and laboratory for students and scientists from around the world.  For more information, visit www.rookerybay.org.

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