Nature Preserves in The Lower Gulf Coast
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Nature Preserves in The Lower Gulf Coast
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Babcock Wilderness Adventures
To see what Florida looked like centuries ago, visit Babcock's... |
Nature Preserves | Cape Coral, Pine Island, and North Fort Myers |
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Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (C.R.O.W)
In existence for more than 40 years, the clinic currently cares... |
Nature Preserves | Sanibel and Captiva Islands |
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Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center
On 21 acres bordering a tidal lagoon teeming with wildlife, the... |
Nature Preserves, Zoos / Aquariums | Naples |
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
To get a feel for what this part of Florida was like before civil... |
Nature Preserves | Naples |
J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge
More than half of Sanibel is occupied by the subtly beautiful... |
Nature Preserves | Sanibel and Captiva Islands |
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Manatee Park
Here you may glimpse Florida's most famous, yet often hard to... |
Nature Preserves | Fort Myers |
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Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
In the midst of 110,000-acre Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research... |
Nature Preserves | Naples |
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Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
For a good look at snowy egrets, great blue herons, alligators... |
Nature Preserves | Sanibel and Captiva Islands |
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