Upcoming Events

Turtlepalooza

When: Sunday, March 16th

Where: Crandon Park Nature Center: 6767 Crandon Blvd

Come learn about sea turtle conservation and nesting season at Turtlepalooza at the Crandon Park Nature Center! Turtlepalooza will be packed with special guest speakers, eco-friendly activities, animal encounters and more! Swing by the MORAES table to learn about sea turtle nesting and conservation on Virginia Key!

Ryan Solow, Rebecah Delp, Katelyn McGuigan, volunteering for Evolution of Darwin Beach, planting native sea oats

Private Event Inquiry

Interested in a vegetation removal and beach cleanup?

Volunteers will help remove and document non-native and exotic plant species, as well as cleanup marine debris!

For more information on what we do, click HERE.

Ocean Awareness Week

When: March 30th through April 4th

Hosted by University of Miami

Join us for a week of ocean conservation activities, hosted by the University of Miami! Stay tuned for activities such as beach cleanups, tabling events, and a career fair! Ocean Awareness Week is a great way for students and other individuals to get involved in ocean conservation and participate in some fun events. Stay tuned for exact event dates and times!

Sarah Beggerly and Analisa Duran during NEST program for sea turtle nesting survey, in collaboration with Frost

NEST Excavation for Sea Turtles (NEST) Program

NEST is a new, limited-edition program available during the summer in partnership with the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Frost Science).

Participants will learn about sea turtle conservation through a hands-on activity, nature walk on Virginia Key Beach and observing a nest excavation, an opportunity to look inside a sea turtle nest after it hatches.

Nest excavations take place three days after a sea turtle nest hatches and can only be completed by a person authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. The Frost Science Education Team will talk guests through the process and purpose of a nest excavation while we excavate the nest (under permit #153).