The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center offers free programs for kids.
A turtle-theme event 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 20 includes making turtle puppets. Discovery Saturday events are for kids in kindergarten to fifth grades, usually third Saturdays of the month.
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is at 35 East Quay Road, Key West, 305-809-4750
Entry is always free to the The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West, which that showcases the local ecosystems with interactive displays and exhibits.
Among the exhibits is a mock version of the Aquarius ocean laboratory.
The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 305-809-4750.
The venue offers Discovery Saturday programs the third Saturdays of the month, featuring free activities for kids.
The Center is run and sponsored by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA, the South Florida Water Management District, Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks, the National Wildlife Refuges of the Florida Keys and Eastern National.
Enjoy a free environmental film festival featuring sharks.
The free films Sunday April 22
1 p.m. – “Great White Odyssey”
2 p.m. – “Sharks at Risk”
3 p.m. – “Expedition Great White”
4 p.m. – “Dangerous Encounters, Mystery Shark”
5 p.m. – Award winning documentary “Sharkwater”
The event is at the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, 35 East Quay Road, Key West, 305-809-4755
Films with environmental themes are shown free outdoors.
The Wildnight Wednesdays films include April 11 at 6:30 p.m., 305-809-4750
The films are presented at National Key Deer Refuge nature trails parking lot, Key Deer Blvd, 1/4 mile north of Blue Hole, Big Pine Key.
Popcorn is provided, but supply your own chair.
The Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is offering a free program for youngsters.
The Discovery Saturday events for kids in kindergarten to fifth grade are December 17 and other third Saturdays of the month.
The events include games and crafts.
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is at 35 East Quay Road, Key West, 305-809-4750
