Wild Life

Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium

3450 Ortiz Avenue

Ft Myers, FL 33905
(239) 275-3435

 

Mon-Sat: 9AM - 5PM

Sun: 11AM - 5PM

 

Distance: 9.3 miles‎

 

The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium is a private, not for profit, environmental education organization located in Fort Myers, Florida.  Our 105 acre site has a museum, three nature trails, a Planetarium, butterfly and bird aviaries, a gift shop and meeting and picnic areas.

Strolling through our Museum, visitors can  learn about  Southwest Florida's natural history.  Daily educational programs allow visitors an up close and personal view of some of our resident creatures, including a skunk, bobcat, raccoon, white tail deer, Butterfly Aviary and Native Plant Nursery and an Audubon Aviary which houses permanently injured birds of prey (hawks, vultures, bald eagles, owls and more!).

Various amphibians and arthropods are also waiting for you. The Museum's interpretive displays address many issues effecting our area, from water resources to the plight of the endangered manatee.

The stars are always out in our Planetarium, the only one south of Bradenton and west of the Miami!  Check the Planetarium pages for astronomical happenings and other special events.

Admission to the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium is $9 for adults and $6 for children (ages 3-12). This one-price admission includes the Museum, Butterfly Aviary, Trails, and all Planetarium shows scheduled that day.

 

 

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Harns Marsh

3399 38th St West, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971

Note: Drive to the end of 38th St West. This road is full of holes, so drive carefully!

Distance: 6.3 miles‎

 

Harns Marsh is a Man Made Marsh Used to Filter the Stormwater Runoff from the Lehigh Acres Area Before it Enters the Orange River. The Harns Marsh Phase I and Yellowtail Replacement projects received funding from a Florida State CBIR Grant and is the first Florida DEP administered A.R.R.A stimulus-funded project in Florida to be completed. Harns Marsh Phase I will reduce flooding on the Orange River, improve water quality and recharge the local groundwater aquifer.


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