Miami nature events

Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Black Point

Thursday, Jul 4 8:30p

Celebrate our nation's independence day at Black Point Park and Marina! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a patriotic 20-minute spectacular fireworks display...

Fabulous First Friday

Friday, Jun 7 8:00p

Miami Science Museum, Coconut Grove

Location: Planetarium - Miami Science Museum Join us for an evening of laser lights, stars, and more. Free Planetarium Star Show (7 p.m.) rooftop observatory viewing (8:30 p.m. – 10 p.m...

Kayak and Snorkel Adventure

Saturday, May 25 9:30a

Crandon Park Visitors and Biscayne Nature Center, Key Biscayne

Kayak along the beautiful shallow waters of Key Biscayne and explore the protected areas of Bear Cut Preserve where land meets the sea...

Bear Cut Preserve Nature Trail Tour

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Crandon Park Visitors and Biscayne Nature Center, Key Biscayne

A naturalist guided tour through a rare remnant of Miami's remaining maritime hammock, scrub habitat and mangrove forest...

Bird Walk

Saturday, May 25 8:00a

Crandon Park Visitors and Biscayne Nature Center, Key Biscayne

Join a Crandon Park naturalist as you learn the basics of bird watching and identification...

Nature Trail Walks

Saturday, May 25 3:00p

Arch Creek Park, North Miami

Join us on this naturalist guided tour through a tropical hardwood hammock where you will find an assortment of interesting plants and animals native to South Florida and come learn about Arch Cree...

Sunset & Moonlight Kayak Adventure

Friday, May 24 6:30p

Crandon Park Visitors and Biscayne Nature Center, Key Biscayne

This naturalist-led kayak trip explores the Bear Cut Preserve by the light of the full moon...

Oleta River Canoe Tour

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Arch Creek Park, North Miami

The beauty of the Oleta River has drawn man to its shore for centuries...

Eco-Bike Tour

Saturday, May 25 10:30a

Deering Estate, Palmetto Bay

Join our Interpretive and Education Staff as they bike along historic limestone trails through the native ecosystems preserved at the Deering Estate at Cutler...

Moonlight Canoe Tours

Friday, May 24 7:00p

Deering Estate, Palmetto Bay

Take a canoe tour across Biscayne Bay to Chicken Key under the light of the full moon! A Deering Education and Interpretive Staff Member will accompany you to Chicken Key while sharing some of the ...

Zoo Miami - Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Awareness Days

Saturday, May 25 9:30a

Zoo Miami, Miami

Zoo Miami will be celebrating and bringing awareness to the beautiful and amazing Matschie’s tree kangaroos. Meet these animals, native to Papua, New Guinea, who are very intelligent...

Volunteer Information Days at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Thursday, Jun 20 10:00a

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami

Learn how you can volunteer at a tropical paradise tucked away in Coral Gables. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is signing up volunteers who love nature and being outdoors...

"Speaking Sustainably" Film & Lecture Series

Wednesday, May 22 7:00p

Deering Estate, Palmetto Bay

Coastal Carnivores screening and discussion: On the southern tip of the Florida Everglades, the Shark River meets the Gulf of Mexico to form an estuary a number of predators, including alligators a...

Plant ID Workshop

Friday, Jun 7 1:00p

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami

Is there a plant in your garden but you just don t know what it is? Then, bring it to Fairchild s Herbarium and let our Scientists uncover its origin! Bring a cutting from your plant to Fairchild s...