On the Water

Johnson Preserve Braden River Paddle

Join us for a guided paddle launching from Johnson Preserve. As we paddle downstream, your naturalist guide will interpret the plants and animals that call the river home and highlight ways you can help protect the Braden River watershed. We’ll stop for lunch at the Linger Lodge Restaurant and Bar (participants must purchase their own meal) before returning … Read more

Deer Prairie Creek Paddle and Lunch

Join us for a guided paddle of Deer Prairie Creek and the lower Myakka River! As we make our way downstream, your naturalist guide will interpret the plants and animals that call the river home and highlight ways you can help protect the Myakka River Watershed. We’ll stop for lunch at the Tarpon Point Grill and … Read more

Sunrise Full Moon Paddle

Join us for a special sunrise paddle departing from Bay Preserve! As wading birds fly through cotton candy skies and mullet splash in calm morning water, we’ll make our way along the mangrove shorelines of Little Sarasota Bay to Palmer Point Park. If the skies are clear, we may observe the full moon setting over … Read more