Looking for a fun, educational field trip that lets your group experience the wonders of Brevard’s barrier island ecosystem first hand? With access to ocean, lagoon and everything in between, the Barrier Island Center is the place to be, and best of all it’s free!
During June and July the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program through it’s partner the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) has a limited number of spaces for the public to join us on a guided sea turtle walk from the Barrier Island Center. Through this program, the EEL Program and STC hopes that the experience of a guided sea turtle walk will help inspire future naturalists and sea turtle advocates. Florida’s beaches, especially along the east central coast in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, provide nesting habitat for more nesting loggerhead turtles than any place in the Western Hemisphere and more endangered green turtles than any place in North America. In addition, endangered leatherback sea turtles nest in the Carr Refuge.