Central Florida NatureFest 2012 - Registration

Instructions

To register for the event, first select the number of individuals that will be participating in the NatureFest weekend. Your registration fee includes a NatureFest event t-shirt, water bottle and drawstring bag. Your official registration packet and commemorative Polk Nature Festival gifts will be available at your first excursion. After selecting the total number of registrants, it's time for you to choose your excursions.

Selecting Excursions

Excursions are listed by day and show the number of spots remaining for that activity. You will also see the price per participant listed to the right. Select the number of participants for the event. Once you select all of your desired events, fill out the payment information. Click confirm to register. You will be given an option to review your event schedule before your credit card is charged.

Registration Deadlines

For registrations received AFTER Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 11:00pm EST, vouchers will only be available at Will Call located at the Polk County Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland (4399 Winter Lake Rd., Lakeland 33803). You will need to pick up your voucher(s) before reporting to your excursion.

Basic Information









× $20

Choose Your Excursions

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Time Excursion # of Spots
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Fall Bird Migration Hike at Mosaic Peace River Park

Want to bird watch but can not stand to get sand in your boots? Come enjoy the fall bird migration in Homeland. Take a leisurely walk down a boardwalk that meanders through a wooded area and reaches t...

434815
× $5
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

9 Spots Remaining

Reedy Creek Advanced Kayak Excursion

Calling all *Intermediate to Advanced* Paddlers! This creek meanders through the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest. There is no telling what you will see along the way. Kayaks will be provided for this gu...

43469
× $15
9:00 PM - 11:59 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Night Owl Hike and Tram Tour at Circle B Bar Reserve

Like the outdoors better when the sun sets? Come along on our Night Owl tour and explore what the woods around Lake Hancock have to offer after dark by hiking as well as taking a tram tour. Check out ...

434915
× $12

Friday, October 5, 2012

Time Excursion # of Spots
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

21 Spots Remaining

Air Boat Tour at Camp Mack

View the water, wilderness and wildlife that the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes has to offer by way of AIR BOAT! You and your family do not want to miss out on this exciting adventure. Look high in the sky ...

435221
× $27
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

9 Spots Remaining

What’s in Bloom at Circle B Bar Reserve

What’s in bloom at Circle B Bar Reserve? Find out on a personal electric tram tour led by Ben Bindschadler, the Circle B Bar Reserve wildflower expert. h1.Located At 4399 Winter Lake Road Lakeland, F...

43549
× $5
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

10 Spots Remaining

Swamp Tromp in the Green Swamp

Explore like the early settlers of Florida once did. Hike; yes HIKE through the Green Swamp! Wade through water over your boots while learning about the importance of this unique ecosystem, The Liquid...

436010
× $10
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Exclusive Endangered Species Tour at Avon Park Air Force Range

Rare behind the scenes tour of restoration zones of the Avon Park Air Force Range.

435515
× $15
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Butterflies by Swamp Buggy at Disney Wilderness Preserve

Disney Wilderness Preserve field trip will show butterflies of Polk County in a natural setting. Fall is the best time for butterflies in our area when wildflowers are abundant. Disney Wilderness Pres...

435315
× $15
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

25 Spots Remaining

Night Tram Tour at Colt Creek State Park

Join a Park Ranger as you discover Colt Creek State Park at night. This two hour tram tour takes visitors on an 8 mile journey throughout the park in the light of the moon. The natural and cultural hi...

437025
× $10

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Time Excursion # of Spots
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

12 Spots Remaining

Macro Photography Hike at Lakeland Highlands Scrub

It’s time to get up close and personal with those critters that do not typically get a lot of face time with the photographers. Of course we all love photographing large animals that seem to almost po...

435112
× $10
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

21 Spots Remaining

Air Boat Tours at Camp Mack

View the water, wilderness and wildlife that the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes has to offer by way of AIR BOAT! You and your family do not want to miss out on this exciting adventure. Look high in the sky ...

435921
× $27
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

9 Spots Remaining

Peace River Intermediate Kayak Excursion

Let us forget about the concrete that makes up our large cities, let us set aside the paved paths to our homes and favorite attractions and PADDLE the PEACE. The Peace River was once home to Native ...

43619
× $15
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

12 Spots Remaining

Wildflowers and Wings at Lake Kissimmee State Park

Birds are a treat to watch and everyone loves when the wildflowers are in bloom. This guided hike combines both of them - taking place at Kissimmee State Park where you will hike along the trails and ...

436312
× $10
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

20 Spots Remaining

Snakes Alive! at Circle B Bar Reserve

Spend some time with a Park Ranger and learn all about what makes a snake a snake. Focus will be on snakes native to Florida with some emphasis on invasive species in south Florida. Live snakes will b...

436420
× $5
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Star Gazing & Photography at Circle B Bar Reserve

Get even closer to the stars on the Lakeland Ridge! Join us at Circle B Bar Reserve for a night of star gazing. Powerful telescopes will be on site to provide you with a view of the night sky but you ...

436515
× $5

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Time Excursion # of Spots
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Scenic Tour of Lake Wales Ridge State Forest

Hike two miles round trip from School Bus Road through pine flatwoods and into a mixed hardwoods canopy to the edge of pristine Lake Arbuckle. After a short hike along Lake Arbuckle we will return to ...

437415
× $5
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

21 Spots Remaining

Air Boat Tours at Camp Mack

View the water, wilderness and wildlife that the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes has to offer by way of AIR BOAT! You and your family do not want to miss out on this exciting adventure. Look high in the sky ...

437221
× $27
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12 Spots Remaining

Tour Florida’s Ancient Islands

Tour what was once beach front property on the Lake Wales Ridge.

437512
× $10
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

15 Spots Remaining

Ancient Sand Dunes Exploration at Hickory Lake Scrub

Hike along side plants that occur nowhere else in the world with a knowledgeable guide who has such a passion for the Scrub Habitat you will walk away with a smile as well as loving the harshest habit...

590215
× $5
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

9 Spots Remaining

Walk-in-Water Creek Advanced Kayak Excursion

Calling all *intermediate and advanced paddlers*! During this trip you may get a little wet as you kayak Walk-in-Water Creek but this is just how we say “Welcome to the Swamp!” Immerse yourself in nat...

43769
× $15

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