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Climate Change Exhibit
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After nearly one year of planning, the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has unveiled a new exhibit in the Environmental Learning Center. The new, permanent exhibit provides an overview of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and sea level rise, and how they might affect various forms of life in southwest Florida. The exhibit includes an interactive guessing game dispelling myths about climate change, a touchscreen carbon calculator which gives people an opportunity to see how their personal choices measure up on an international standard, and a demonstration of ways people can make a difference in their homes and daily lives.
 
Two Gopher Tortoises Find New Home News - Two Gopher Tortoises Find New Home
New Exhibit! Two gopher tortoises have found new homes in an exhibit at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. These roadside rescues that could not be relocated to the wild had been given temporary homes at Shy Wolf Sanctuary. Gopher tortoises will become the subject of daily programs once they have settled in. 
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Children of all ages will have the opportunity to climb aboard Rookery Bay Research Reserve’s newest research vessel, the R/V Dolphin, where they can explore the estuary. Our “junior scientists” can learn about our estuarine organisms by categorizing animals found in a trawl net, measuring and tagging sharks, viewing underwater scenes, and much more. A second exhibit features live displays of plankton, local drifters of the estuary which include tiny, floating plants and animals that form the base of the food web. An interactive touch tank is also available as part of daily programming offerings.