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With your support, Friends of Rookery Bay’s 2020 Adopt-a-Sea-Turtle-Nest Program raised $16,930 to fund an intern and project supplies for the Reserve’s turtle program. 142 nests were identified and protected against predation, resulting in 7,122 emerged hatchlings!

We invite you to remember loved ones, honor friends, and commemorate special occasions by purchasing personalized bricks. Bricks will be featured in our new pollinator garden. Allow 4 weeks for production time.

What is YOUR lasting legacy? Will it inspire children to care for our coastal treasure?  Or drive cutting-edge research and monitoring to guide conservation of Southwest Florida’s coastal environment. The treasure is OURS…the legacy is YOURS.

Contact Executive Director, Athan Barkoukis, to discuss wills, bequests, annuities and charitable trusts.

Lal’s Legacy Club was established in 2019 as an inspiration from Lavern Gaynor, a long-time supporter of education and environmental programs at Rookery Bay and throughout South Florida.  Contributing a minimum of $2,500 each, our 12 founding members enable the Friends to support the Reserve’s Education programs, serving more than 3,000 Collier County Public school children annually.  Your contribution to Lal’s Legacy Club will help teachers and students understand more about the region’s coastal environment and engage them in the process of science.

Find YOUR gift on our wishlist. Throughout the year Rookery Bay Research Reserve and Friends of Rookery Bay staff often need a wide array of tools and other resources that don’t make it in our annual budget. From aquaria supplies to iPad cases for youth education programs,  YOUR gift helps us accomplish the task at hand.