The new Daggerwing Nature Center's exhibit hall takes visitors on a journey that begins under the ground, continues under water, and rises above the surface up to the canopy of a swamp. Interactive exhibits, live animals, sloped flooring and over sized features create a storybook-like experience to help understand the swamp habitat.

Following the exhibit, you can take a walk on the boardwalk through 40 acres
of real swamp to test out what you learned in the exhibit hall.

Daggerwing offers programs for school groups as well as private gatherings
for birthday parties, scout troops, camps, nature clubs, church groups,
“mommy and me” groups, senior adult centers and libraries. For all programs,
educators use a hands-on approach with live animals, models, interesting
facts and other fun materials to teach about conservation and what’s
native to Florida.

The new astronomical observatory, which will have a dome that opens and
a telescope for viewing celestial objects/events, is yet to be built on the
very site where the grand opening took place on April 26. He promised it
would be open for business within a year’s time.

Daggerwing is located in South County Regional Park just west of the
Tennis Center and just north of Coconut Cove Waterpark. It is open six
days a week from Tuesday to Sunday, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, except for
Saturday, when the facility opens at 8:15 am.
Admission is free.

For more information, go to www.pbcparks.com/nature and
click on the Daggerwing link.

Thanks to Alan Kellock, W. Boca Blogger

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