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Rookery Bay shark research article in Florida Weekly
02 Jan
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Rookery Bay Shark Research Featured in Florida Weekly

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar Amy
Rookery Bay is ringing in 2020 with a front-page story in Florida Weekly featuring our shark research program. The article spotlights R...

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Second Chance Sandbar in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
01 May
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SECOND CHANCE SANDBAR CLOSED FOR SUMMER NESTING SEASON

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
NAPLES, Fla. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, in collaboration w...

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Celebrating 40 Years in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
07 Mar
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ROOKERY BAY RESEARCH RESERVE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS WITH DOCUMENTARY FILM

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar rgbadmin
NAPLES, Fla. – Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the production of a full-length...

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Governor DeSantis Announcement in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
30 Jan
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GOVERNOR DESANTIS MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT AT ROOKERY BAY

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
In the short clip below, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared his vision for the future of water management in southwest Florida at wit...

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Prescribed Burns in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
16 Jan
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PRESCRIBED BURNS PLANNED FOR NEAR EAST NAPLES 2019

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
NAPLES, Fla. – Resource management staff at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve have released plans for their first prescri...

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Coastal Inundation in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
07 Jan
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COASTAL INUNDATION MAPPING COURSE

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
What: Coastal Inundation Mapping Course When: July 23-24, 2019 Where: Florida Gulf Coast University, Seidler Hall 10501 FGCU Blv...

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Sea Turtle Hatching in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
21 Nov
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RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS EMERGED FROM CAPE ROMANO COMPLEX IN 2018

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
NAPLES, Fla. – Florida Department of Environmental Protection staff, interns and volunteers at Rookery Bay Research Reserve recently co...

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Twice a Month Lecture Series in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
29 Oct
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ROOKERY BAY TO HOST TWICE-MONTHLY BIRDING WORKSHOPS

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
WHAT: Birding Basics & Birds of the Beach Workshops WHEN: Birding Basics: Nov. 9, Dec. 21, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8 and April 12...

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08 Oct
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LUNCH & LEARN LECTURE SERIES SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON ROOKERY BAY RESEARCH RESERVE HISTORY

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
What: Lunch & Learn Lecture Series: Rookery Bay Through Their Eyes When: Monthly (Noon-1pm), November 2018 through April 2019 Whe...

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Estuary Encounter in Naples | Rookery Bay Research Reserve
05 Apr
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NEW “ESTUARY ENCOUNTER” INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT UNVEILED AT ROOKERY BAY ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER

  • June 2, 2025
  • By author-avatar [email protected]
NAPLES, Fla. – Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has unveiled a new, 180-gallon marine life exhibit at the Rookery Bay En...

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