Registration | Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Registration

Reservations must be made in advance and must be approved by the Reserve Manager or Program Coordinator by using the form below.
This form will serve as a confirmation of your reservation. Please fax a signed copy of this document to Pat O’Donnell, RBNERR, 239-417-6315. User(s) must complete (if not already on file) a RBNERR/FDEP volunteer or visiting investigator application form prior to or at the time of check-in.
Maximum length of stay is limited to two weeks, unless approved by the Reserve Manager.
Please provide at least two days notice if you must cancel your reservation.

GIS Shapefiles

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95doqbase

A basemap of Southwest Collier County created from the 1995 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Digital Ortho Quarter Quads (DOQQ). The shapefile covers the coastal area from South Naples to Everglades City.

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Statute

The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve managed boundary. Additional funding for the installation of the second culvert is being pursued with construction anticipated to begin within one year.

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Shapefiles are not for legal use. For illustrative purposes only.

Research Papers

Visiting Investigators Research Papers

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Beach Conditions

Southwest Florida Beach Conditions:

For the latest beach conditions in Southwest Florida and Collier County, check out the new beach reporting system. Updates include wind direction, surf conditions, the presence of Red Tide and more.

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Fee Schedule

The Friends of Rookery Bay, Inc., a non-profit citizen support organization for RBNERR is facilitating the operation of the two Field Stations by accepting (tax deducible) fee donations to defray the costs associated with the maintenance and operation of the facilities.

Fee Donations are:

$15.00 per student per night
$25.00 per non-student per night
A $25.00 cleaning deposit per group is required, returnable upon departure. Please provide this in the form of a separate payment with your rental fee donation.

Payment must be received at least two weeks in advance. Cash or check only. Checks should be made payable to:

Friends of Rookery Bay, Inc. or FORB.

Payment can be made at RBNERR Headquarters Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Please mail your rental fee donation to RBNERR,

attn: Dorm Facilities Donation,
300 Tower Road,
Naples, Florida 34113.

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Guidelines, information and maps to assist you in your visit to Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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