Private Events

Field Trips, Private Tours, Birthday Parties, & More!

Planning Your Field Trip: What You Need to Know

Reservations are required! Field trip programs are available Monday-Friday throughout the year, availability permitting. Reservations must be made at least 2 weeks in advance. Submit your reservation request using the "Book Now" button below. Please note: the minimum number of people required to meet the threshold for a field trip is 15 people. If your group has less than 15 people, please view the Private Tour tab for more details.

Field Trip Pricing:

Adults & Children (3-17): $9 per Person

Children 2 or Younger: Free

Please communicate with the staff member booking your field trip if the chaperones for your trip will be included in your total invoice or if they will be paying separately. If they are paying separately, please inform your chaperones to arrive 10 minutes early to pay inside our gift shop on the day of your field trip.

Field Trip Programs & Stations

If you are booking a field trip in Spring 2024, your field trip will consist of a tour of ECWR's ambassador animals (meet them in the Meet the Team tab!) where you will learn about each ambassador's species, their background, and bigger picture ideas such as rehabilitation, conservation, coexistence, keystone species, and native species. Students will also get the chance to learn about wildlife rehabilitation, and our Marine Animal Stranding Team!

*Coming Soon!* ECWR is excited to announce new field trip programs launching in Fall 2024 that are focused on supporting Florida State Curriculum Standards!

When they are ready to go, you will be able to view the offered stations and their related standards, separated by grade level, by clicking on the "Field Trip Stations" button below. If your group is made up of students in multiple grade levels, please select the stations you believe most closely align with the age of majority of your students. If you need any assistance in your selection, or if you have any questions, please contact ECWR's educator, Emma, by emailing Emma@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org.

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Planning Your Private Tour: What You Need to Know

Reservations are required! Private Tours are offered Monday-Sunday throughout the year, availability permitting. Reservations must be made at least one week in advance Submit your reservation request using the "Book Now" button below. Private Tours are designed for small groups of less than 15 people. If you have a group larger than 14 but are still interested in a private tour, please email emma@emeraldcoastwildliferefuge.org to discuss your options!

Private Tours differ from general visits in the depth and scope of the information you will learn and the animal encounters you will experience! If you book a private tour, a staff member will lead you through a 1.5-2 hour tour of our ambassadors and share with you their species information, backstories, and how they connect to bigger picture ideas such as conservation, coexistence, biodiversity, keystone species, native vs. invasive species, and more!

Please note: Private Tours do not include access to the Medical Center or any part of our facility that is closed to the public due to permitting restrictions. The only ambassadors that are available for animal encounters are our reptiles, and all animal encounters are dependent on the comfort and safety of the animals.

Private Tour Pricing:

Beginning June 1, 2023:

Adults (18+) & Children 3-17: $12 per Person

Children 2 or Younger: Free

Please communicate with the staff member booking your private tour if you would like to pay on the day of (with cash or card) or if you would prefer to be sent an invoice after the private tour.

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Planning Your Birthday Party:

What You Need to Know

ECWR is excited to offer birthday parties for all those wild about wildlife! With multiple theme and pricing options, here's what you need to know:

Reservations are required and must be made at least two weeks in advance! Birthday parties are offered only on Saturday's at one of two time slots: 9am-11am/12pm or 1pm-3pm/4pm.

Package Theme Options:

- Scales & Scute Birthday Party: Is your birthday child a fan of all things reptiles? This is the perfect package for them! This package includes two reptile ambassador interactions of the birthday child's choice (Corn Snakes, Leopard Geckos, Eastern Box Turtle, Gopher Tortoise, or African Spur Tortoise!).

- Important to note: All interactions are dependent on an animal's health and comfort. We will do our best to fulfill your child's top two choices of ambassador interactions, but cannot guarantee that those animals will be up for it on the day of. Our animal's health and comfort comes first!

- If you are interested in a corn snake interaction, this package is not available on the 1st-3rd or the 15th-17th of each month due to their feeding schedule.

- Furry Friends Birthday Party: Are you fascinated by our furry friends? This may be the package for you! This package includes a training and enrichment demonstration with some (or all) of our furry ambassadors - Rose the Raccoon, Loxy the Red Fox, Keanu Trees the Fox Squirrel, and Princess Peggy the Virginia Opossum!

- Important to note: At this time, no untrained members of the public are able to interact hands on with our mammal ambassadors as some of them are rabies vector species. Fear not, however! Our awesome Enrichment coordinator Dawn has the special touch and with your help is able to work our mammal's brains to keep their brains healthy in a special demonstration just for you!

- Bird-Day Party: Birds of a feather, flock together! If beaks and talons are your weapon of choice, this is the package for you! The Bird-Day Party package includes a demonstration from one of our raptor team members with Aries the Red-Shouldered Hawk, and photos with Aries.

- Important to note: Aries will only be handled by the member of the raptor team present for your event. No one from your party will be allowed to wear the raptor glove or hold Aries for her safety, and the safety of your party.

Birthday Party Pricing:

A Wild Time Package: $300

What's Included?

- A 2 hour party for 15 guests (guest total includes children and parents - each additional guest is $10 per person) that includes a tour of our ambassador animals with a special staff attendant, the demonstration and interaction of choice (from above packages), tables and seating in our education center, and a gift for the birthday child!

- Not Included: Paper products, food, or drinks. Outside food is permitted!

Party Animal Package: $450

What's Included?

- A 3 hour party for 15 guests (guest total includes children and parents - each additional guest is $10 per person) that includes a tour of our ambassador animals with a special staff attendant, the demonstration and interaction of choice (from above packages), a special craft, game or animal interaction related to the package choice (from above packages), tables and seating in our education center, small goody bags for guests, and a gift for the birthday child!

- Not Included: Paper products, food, or drinks. Outside food is permitted!

Interested in an off-site ECWR Birthday Party? ECWR is currently offering one "On the Road" birthday package: Scales & Scutes! Our Scales & Scutes On the Road package includes an ECWR Educator and two reptile ambassadors (typically one of our corn snakes & our three-legged box turtle) travelling off-site to your birthday venue where they will hangout for an hour. During that hour, our education rep can do an optional 30 minute presentation about our reptilian friends and a 30 minute interaction period, or hangout and facilitate animal interactions with your guests for the full hour! This package also includes a gift for the birthday child, and a reptile themed craft.

- Important Note: As with our on-site packages, all animal interactions are dependent on an animal's health and comfort. We will do our best to fulfill your child's top two choices of ambassador interactions, but cannot guarantee that those animals will be up for it on the day of. Our animal's health and comfort comes first!

- Availability: Offered Monday-Sunday, availability of staff permitting

- Pricing: $150

Ready to book? Click the button below to access our birthday party reservation form. Reservations are not confirmed until you have received a confirmation email from an ECWR staff member.

If you have any questions regarding any of our birthday party packages, please email Emma@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org!

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Planning Your Speaker Presentation: What You Need to Know

Reservations are required! Speaker Presentations are available Monday-Friday throughout the year, staff availability permitting. Reservations must be made at least 1 week in advance if you are choosing from our "Tried & True" presentation list, or at least 2 weeks in advance if you are requesting a special topic presentation. Submit your Speaker Presentation Reservation by accessing and submitting the request form through the "Book Now" button below.

What is a speaker presentation? Do you have an organization or group that is interested in learning about Florida's native wildlife from the comfort of your venue? This is the private event option for you! Our staff has the knowledge, and they want to share it. If you book a speaker presentation with ECWR, one of our staff members will travel to you (with an animal ambassador, if the topic permits) and share their knowledge. We offer a list of pre-made, tried, and true presentation topics including:

- Misunderstood Wildlife Misfits: Opossums & Snakes

- Coexistence: Bears, (Shore)birds, & Box Turtles

- Scales & Scutes: All About Reptiles

- Rehabilitating Florida's Native Birds

- Shark Behavior

Or, you can make a special topic request! If your group has a special interest, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate and pair you with the most relevant staff member. Due to availability, we are unfortunately not always able to accommodate special topic requests. If this is the case, a staff member will reach out to you and discuss your options.

Speaker presentations are designed to be off-site, but if you're interested in an on-site presentation, let us know! If you are booking off-site, you must have A/V access at your venue. If you don't, but are still interested in a presentation with ECWR, please email Emma@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org to discuss potential options.

Speaker Presentation Pricing:

Pre-Made Topics: Start at $200

Special Topic Requests: Start at $250

We understand that not all organizations have a budget for speaker presentations - if you are interested in a speaker presentation but are unable to afford the pricing above, please let us know! We want to work with you! Email Director@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email Emma@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org.

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Nothing Fits?

Are you interested in an event with ECWR, but nothing in the other tabs quite fits? Let us know! We will do our best to work with you and set up an event that meets your needs.

Here are some examples of events ECWR has hosted/participated in that don't quite fit in any of the other categories:

- Off-Site Field Trips (including owl pellet dissections, reptile crafts, and more)

- Wedding Receptions

- Hosted Board Meetings for Other Organizations

Let us know what kind of event you're planning, and we'll let you know how we think ECWR can best participate. Pricing and availability varies.

Email Emma@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org or Director@EmeraldCoastWildlifeRefuge.org for inquiries.

Private Events

Injured or Orphaned Wildlife
850-684-1485
Daily
8 am - 4 pm
If we are unable to answer to phone during the times above, or a call is after hours, listen to our detailed voicemail for guidance and leave a message.

Stranding Hotline
1-855-787-2631
Always active
Report beached, stranded, or abnormal behavior of marine mammals and sea turtles ONLY. This is NOT an after-hours phone for injured wildlife.

3051 Cloptons Circle
Navarre, Florida
32566
Education and Medical Facility
If you arrive to drop off an animal between 8 am - 4 pm, but when our Education Center is closed, you will need to call at the gate. We will then have someone assist you.

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Private Events

Injured or Orphaned Wildlife 850-684-1485 Daily 8 am - 4 pm If we are unable to answer to phone during the times above, or a call is after hours, listen to our detailed voicemail for guidance and leave a message.

Stranding Hotline 1-855-787-2631 Always active Report beached, stranded, or abnormal behavior of marine mammals and sea turtles ONLY. This is NOT an after-hours phone for injured wildlife.

3051 Cloptons Circle Navarre, Florida 32566 Education and Medical Facility If you arrive to drop off an animal between 8 am - 4 pm, but when our Education Center is closed, you will need to call at the gate. We will then have someone assist you.

Subscribe to our newsletter: the Pelican Post!

Injured or Orphaned Wildlife
850-684-1485
Daily
8 am - 4 pm
If we are unable to answer to phone during the times above, or a call is after hours, listen to our detailed voicemail for guidance and leave a message.

Stranding Hotline
1-855-787-2631
Always active
Report beached, stranded, or abnormal behavior of marine mammals and sea turtles ONLY. This is NOT an after-hours phone for injured wildlife.

3051 Cloptons Circle
Navarre, Florida
32566
Education and Medical Facility
If you arrive to drop off an animal between 8 am - 4 pm, but when our Education Center is closed, you will need to call at the gate. We will then have someone assist you.