Daggerwing Nature Center

Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇🕷️🕸️🐍🦉

Join us for Wildlife Celebration 2024 at Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands!

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with the Friends of Green Cay on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This FREE event is packed with fun activities for all ages—live animal meet & greets, guided wetland tours, an insect investigation station, and much more! There will also be over 20 environmental exhibitors to explore.

This year’s theme, “Protect Insects. Protect Birds!” highlights the critical link between insects and bird conservation.

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Come learn how YOU can help protect our wildlife!

Stay tuned for details and event updates.

One of our biggest events of the year is tomorrow night!

🦉Event: Hoot & Howl, a Halloween celebration at Daggerwing Nature Center

🦉Date: Friday, October 25th

🦉Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Join us for a family-friendly Halloween event which features games, crafts and live animals, all in the darkened nature center!
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Palm Beach County Parks, Beaches and Facilities Reopening Friday, October 11 — county-operated parks, beaches and facilities will reopen on Friday, October 11. Juno Beach Pier will remain closed due to expected possible high surf on Friday. Facility, golf course and Morikami opening hours may vary, please contact them before you visit.

Palm Beach County Parks, Beaches and Facilities Closing in Preparation for Hurricane Milton — In anticipation of Hurricane Milton, and consistent with all county offices, all county-operated parks, beaches and recreational facilities will close at noon on Wednesday, October 9 and remain closed through Thursday, October 10.

Due to expected deteriorating conditions including potential heavy rainfall, recreation programs are canceled the evening of Tuesday, October 8 - Thursday, October 10.

Check back for updates, or visit www.pbcgov.com & www.pbcparks.com

Our Art Gallery for October featuring...
Sandpiper Shores Elementary School!
They are displaying their spooky Halloween and nature themed pumpkin artwork.

Don't "Leaf" Us
“With our 5th graders graduating this year, I wanted to include them in this show. Their work, inspired by the fall season, features their own unique takes on surreal pumpkins. Have you ever thought of what could be living inside of a pumpkin?

I think it is extremely important for us to build up their self-confidence. My phrase in my classroom is "have confidence with Miss Cann." After six years of teaching these artist's, I encouraged them to infuse their personal ideas to show them they are intelligent artists. What are some ways you can add your own ideas to projects that already exist? I’m thrilled to share their creations with you and hope you "Fall" in love with them!”

Rishona Cann ~ Art Teacher, Sandpiper Shores Elementary School

(If you are a local art teacher in Palm Beach County and would like to display your class's artwork, email us at [email protected])

October Front Lobby Theme: Nocturnal & Spooky Animals

Some of the things you will see:
Raccoon, opossum & bobcat pelt & skulls, armadillo skull, bat skeleton and mounted specimen, great horned owl talon, a wolf tooth, black widow and brown recluse spiders, a tarantula molt, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake shed (with the rattle!), frog & snake skeletons, and more!

Come check it out! 🦇🕷️🐍

Our Volunteer Spotlight for October features Animal Care volunteer Jason Cuddihy!

Jason is a senior at West Boca High School and has been a Daggerwing volunteer for one year. He was born in Fort Myers, then lived in Buffalo, NY, before moving back down to Florida.
In his free time, Jason likes to watch action movies and Anime, as well as playing video games. A surprising fact about Jason is he is highly skilled at the Rhythm Genre of video games and enjoys showing people how good he is!

His favorite vacation spot is St. Augustine where his grandmother owns a beach house. While there he enjoys looking for crabs at nighttime. Jason started volunteering because of his love for animals and he felt it would be the most enjoyable way to earn his volunteer hours needed for a scholarship. He loves being able to feed the animals at the nature center, his favorite is Benedict, our box turtle. Jason loves his laid-back personality and how he finds him hiding in strange places, making it fun and challenging to find him.

Jason feels that his friends would describe him as empathetic because he cares about others and how they feel. We can definitely understand this as Jason shows great empathy and compassion for the animals he cares for here at Daggerwing! Jason is always willing to help out and do what is needed.

Thank you, Jason, we really enjoy having you as part of the team!