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ex•plore (Explore with Extension)

Get your hands dirty and your feet wet! Join us to “ex•plore” (or, EXtension exPLORE program) in a fun, hands-on way. Connect with nature, dig into gardening, dive into water resources, and much more. No experience needed—just a sense of adventure.

Events in this collection

  • Agents of Discovery: Mission Venice Area Audubon Rookery primary image

    Agents of Discovery: Mission Venice Area Audubon Rookery

    Fri, Jun 6 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Red Bug Slough primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Red Bug Slough

    Sat, Jun 7 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Lemon Bay Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Lemon Bay Park

    Mon, Jun 9 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Sleeping Turtles North primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Sleeping Turtles North

    Tue, Jul 1 • 9:30 AM

    Free

  • Agents of Discovery: Mission Pinecraft Park primary image

    Agents of Discovery: Mission Pinecraft Park

    Thu, Jul 3 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park

    Thu, Jul 17 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • Agents of Discovery: Mission Red Bug Slough Preserve primary image

    Agents of Discovery: Mission Red Bug Slough Preserve

    Mon, Jul 21 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • Invasive Plants: Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) primary image

    Invasive Plants: Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP)

    Tue, Jul 29 • 8:00 AM

    Free

  • ex•plore: Venice Arboretum primary image

    ex•plore: Venice Arboretum

    Mon, Aug 4 • 8:30 AM

    Free

  • ex•plore: Nature at Night primary image

    ex•plore: Nature at Night

    Fri, Aug 8 • 8:00 PM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County: Curry Creek East primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County: Curry Creek East

    Fri, Aug 15 • 9:30 AM

    Free

  • ex•plore: The Bay & Sarasota Garden Club primary image

    ex•plore: The Bay & Sarasota Garden Club

    Tue, Aug 19 • 8:30 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park

    Thu, Aug 21 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Sleeping Turtles North primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Sleeping Turtles North

    Mon, Sep 15 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park

    Thu, Sep 18 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • Freshwater Restoration: Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) primary image

    Freshwater Restoration: Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP)

    Tue, Sep 23 • 8:00 AM

    Free

  • National Public Lands Day and Take a Child Outside Exploration Stations primary image

    National Public Lands Day and Take a Child Outside Exploration Stations

    Sat, Sep 27 • 8:30 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park

    Thu, Oct 16 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Manasota Scrub primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Manasota Scrub

    Mon, Oct 20 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • Bats and Birds at Venice Area Audubon Rookery with Family Activities! primary image

    Bats and Birds at Venice Area Audubon Rookery with Family Activities!

    Fri, Oct 24 • 6:00 PM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Scrub Stroll - South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve primary image

    EcoWalk: Scrub Stroll - South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve

    Mon, Nov 17 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Urfer Family Park

    Thu, Nov 20 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • ex•plore: Nature at Night primary image

    ex•plore: Nature at Night

    Fri, Nov 21 • 6:00 PM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Shamrock Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Shamrock Park

    Mon, Dec 15 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Mangroves primary image

    EcoWalk: Mangroves

    Tue, May 13 • 8:30 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Shamrock Park primary image

    EcoWalk: Unique Preserves of Sarasota County - Shamrock Park

    Mon, May 12 • 9:00 AM

    Free

  • EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Red Bug Slough primary image

    EcoWalk: Meditation in the Parks - Red Bug Slough

    Sat, May 3 • 9:00 AM

    Free

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UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota Countyprovides practical education you can trust, to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. This service is a partnership between theUniversity of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), theU.S. Department of AgricultureandSarasota County.For regular updates on the latest news and happenings at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, sign up to receiveour e-newsletters.An Equal Opportunity Institution. The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact311 (941-861-5000 outside Sarasota County) or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu at least two weeks in advance. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. Learn more atada.ufl.eduandscgov.net/ada.