School, Scout & Youth Club Outdoor Field Trips
at Fort De Soto Park!
This 1,136 acre coastal park is a mosaic of five connected keys creating a worldwide birding destination and Pinellas County's largest park.
Sensing Nature provides outdoor fun and educational youth field trips at Fort De Soto Park located in the southern tip of Pinellas County, an important migratory bird site that is also filled with human history from Native Americans to early settlers and the fort's military soldiers. Today, the beautiful beaches provide relaxation, wildlife viewing, recreation, and an inspiring view of the Skyway Bridge to both residents and visitors alike.
Outdoor Field Trips led by Sensing Nature's Professional Biologists
and Certified UF Florida Master Naturalist Guides
Beach Explorations - - Coastal Wildlife Viewing - Seining & Dip Netting
- Kayaking - Fort De Soto History & Ecology
- Social Responsibility Litter Clean-up & Coastal Conservation
Quality, Engaging Group Field Experiences Correlated with
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
- Multiple Outdoor Activity Options to Choose
- Field Trip Times Vary to Fit Your Schedule, 7 Days a Week
- Group Sizes Range from only 10 Youths to Large Groups
- When Possible, We Gladly Modify Our Curriculum for Your Requests
- Low Fee per Participant includes Professionally Guided Educational Experience
- 1 Free Teacher / Chaperone per 10 Youths (adult chaperones are required)
General Information:
Inquiry vs. Registration: The Inquiry Form tells us what your field trip needs are and allows us to email you field trip information with the Registration Form link for the field location that fits your experiential requests.
Activity Options: Our field trip activities are not a la carte, and due to the uniqueness of each Sensing Nature location, we cannot offer all options at every location.
Just Getting Started? If you are in the beginning stage of planning, please provide us with your best ideas at this time. We understand that things change.
Do You Have to Know Your Dates? Times? Details? No, you still can be deciding your details to request our field trip information.
Holding Your Date: If you know your details and provide them, we can hold your date for up to 1-week while you electronically submit your Registration Form and Deposit.
We need to know your activity selection, group size, and arrival/departure times to hold your date. Some activities require specific field equipment such as boats, or nets, or Sensing Nature guides with specific certificates or specialized skills (i.e. seining, canoeing/kayaking, birding, etc.).
Replying to Your Inquiry: We will reply to your Inquiry Request Form by letting you know if the date(s) and times are available (if you provided these), and we will send you directions about how to submit our online Registration Form and your Deposit, which is $150 or 50% of your total invoice amount, whichever amount is less for you.
Inquiry vs. Registration: The Inquiry Form tells us what your field trip needs are and allows us to email you field trip information with the Registration Form link for the field location that fits your experiential requests.
Activity Options: Our field trip activities are not a la carte, and due to the uniqueness of each Sensing Nature location, we cannot offer all options at every location.
Just Getting Started? If you are in the beginning stage of planning, please provide us with your best ideas at this time. We understand that things change.
Do You Have to Know Your Dates? Times? Details? No, you still can be deciding your details to request our field trip information.
Holding Your Date: If you know your details and provide them, we can hold your date for up to 1-week while you electronically submit your Registration Form and Deposit.
We need to know your activity selection, group size, and arrival/departure times to hold your date. Some activities require specific field equipment such as boats, or nets, or Sensing Nature guides with specific certificates or specialized skills (i.e. seining, canoeing/kayaking, birding, etc.).
Replying to Your Inquiry: We will reply to your Inquiry Request Form by letting you know if the date(s) and times are available (if you provided these), and we will send you directions about how to submit our online Registration Form and your Deposit, which is $150 or 50% of your total invoice amount, whichever amount is less for you.
Not a School, Scout Troop or Youth Club?
We also offer outdoor nature experiences
for visiting conference families and their youths!
We also offer outdoor nature experiences
for visiting conference families and their youths!
