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Featured Event

 

***HALLOWEEN "BOO"ARDWALK***

Parents, after trick-or-treating, bring your costumed children and take a walk on the family-friendly “Boo”ardwalk through a real swamp! Take part in fun Halloween activities and crafts, while supplies last, and learn about some spooky creatures of the night!

 For detailed information, click here.

 

Welcome

 

WELCOME TO DAGGERWING NATURE CENTER!
Daggerwing Nature Center is set within the beautiful confines of South County Regional Park in western Boca Raton. Features include a BRAND NEW exhibit hall with live animals and interactive state-of-the-art exhibits, classroom facilities, laboratory, lobby, reading area, and an elevated boardwalk which takes you on a relaxing journey through a swamp.  The boardwalk has two 1/3-mile trails, bench-style seating, as well as an observation tower available for you to view the abundant plant and animal life including: osprey, woodpeckers, butterflies, endangered wood storks, alligators, and a wide variety of bromeliads. Be sure not to miss our namesake, the Ruddy Daggerwing butterfly, as it flutters through the trees!

Nature Center staff offer a variety of educational, interactive programs to people of all ages.  Click on the links at the top left of this page and check out all of our opportunities! 

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Daggerwing Nature Center is to encourage an appreciation of our natural environment through education and demonstration, in hope of inspiring personal involvement in conservation.

Please note: Daggerwing Nature Center is not able to accept sick, injured, or orphaned animals. Please contact a rehabilitation facility* and they may be able to assist you. We are also unable to accept unwanted pets. Please contact your local pet store to see if they can help you, and please keep in mind that it is illegal to release pets into the wild.
*List of local rehabilitation facilities Adobe PDF Document


 

Contact Information

 
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South County Regional Park
11200 Park Access Road
Boca Raton, FL 33498
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(561) 629-8760
Fax (561) 883-2269
 

Staff

 
  • Kelli Kirchofer
    Manager
  • Danica Sanborn
    Naturalist
  • Lori Heath
    Naturalist
  • John Dames
    Maintenance
  • Susan Herr
    Nature Center Assistant
  • Keith Chatterton
    Nature Center Assistant
 

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