
Guests can enjoy more than 100 animals in life-like enclosures and aquaria to better understand the unique habitats of southwest Florida, why they are important, how the Conservancy of Southwest Florida works to protect them and how they can take action. This world-class experience

Sue Dalton after receiving proclamations from the City of Naples, Collier County and the state of Florida declaring November 14 as “Conservancy of Florida Susan and William Dalton Discovery Center Day.”
“It is our pleasure to introduce the Dalton Discovery Center so visitors and members can experience hands-on, technology-rich learning,” said Susan Dalton. “The new Dalton Discovery Center brings the outdoors indoors, providing guests an indoor field trip to visit uplands, the Everglades, mangroves, beaches, the ocean and the Everglades, all under one roof. The Dalton Discovery Center serves to teach and involve newcomers to Naples in the Conservancy mission and help develop the next generation of Conservancy supporters and environmental leaders.”
The Conservancy worked with renowned interpretive designers Cambridge Seven Associates, Kubik Maltbie, and Living Color to design the Dalton Discovery Center, its exhibits and aquariums.

Sue Dalton begins the ribbon cutting and Dalton Discovery Center sign unveiling while Andrew McElwaine, Conservancy of Southwest Florida president observes (left.)
“We gathered the most talented designers in the interpretive industry to help us create an environment that would provide the best guest experience and globally enhance our mission,” said David Webb, Conservancy of Southwest Florida education manager. “The exhibits, sounds, lighting and aquariums work in harmony inside the Dalton Discovery Center, providing guests of all abilities a multi-sensory journey that is both educational and empowering. In addition, our volunteer docents are trained in an interpretive approach to further enhance the visitor experience.”
“The Susan and William Dalton Discovery

Sue Dalton and Andrew McElwaine after unveiling of Dalton Discovery Center sign
For hours of operation and more information on the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, visit www.conservancy.org/nature-center or call239-262-0304.
About the Conservancy of Southwest Florida:
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida began in 1964 when community leaders came together to defeat a

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Naturalists Whitney Swain and Rachel Miner measure the resident juvenile loggerhead sea turtle in the Dalton Discovery Center.
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