2 Feet Under The Bay
“Conservation Foundation partnered with Around the Bend Nature Tours to create a morning of family fun at Bay Preserve. Kids used dip-nets to explore the shallows of Little Sarasota Bay, played an osprey game and learned about fiddler crabs.”
Youth In Nature
Youth in Nature engages youth in a variety of nature experiences in order to enrich young lives through the cultivation of love for the natural world. See the smiling faces experiencing 'Wow!' moments in nature!
Feast Upon The Fields
More than 200 guests gathered under oak hammock on the banks of the Myakka River to celebrate the conservation of Triangle Ranch and enjoy a farm-to-table luncheon benefiting Conservation Foundation. Triangle Ranch owner and philanthropist, Elizabeth Moore, partnered with us to permanently conserve the 1,134-acre Triangle Ranch last year which is home to more than 120 species of birds and three miles of the Myakka River
Pine Island Guided Walk
Conservation Foundation biologist and land steward Lee Amos led a guided walk through Pine Island Preserve at Matlacha Pass. This was a special opportunity to see the different natural habitats critical to wildlife in the area.
Pine Island Plant Survey
Conservation Foundation biologist and land steward, Lee Amos, was joined by botanist Bruce Holst and team from Selby Gardens, to survey the variety of plants on Pine Island Preserve at Matlacha Pass.
Pine Island Fisheries
A great experience on Pine Island Preserve: monitoring for juvenile tarpon and snook as part of our efforts to restore the water flow into the mangrove creeks along Matlacha Pass.
Wedding and Event Rental
Beautiful Bay Preserve is the perfect place for your next special event. The possibilities are many!
Fall Family Festival
Fall Family Festival is our annual day of outdoor fun at Bay Preserve. Join us on November 4, 2017.
Sleeping Turtles Preserve July 2016
Photos from the Sleeping Turtles preserve