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Explore. Discover. Educate.
There is so much to see and do at the Hobe Sound Nature Center! Visit us to learn about and experience wildlife up-close, engage with interactive exhibits in our museum, take a stroll down our nature trails, and/or dip your toes in the Indian River Lagoon along our sugar sand beach!
Dr. Jill Griffin, Executive Director speaks at Nature's Narrative Spring Lecture Series - photo credit Jim Mandeville
At Nature's Nook Story Time, children explore the magic of nature-inspired books and meet a live animal ambassador at the Hobe Sound Nature Center
Hobe Sound Nature Center animal ambassadors enjoy showing off for the Benjamin School field trip.
Hobe Sound Nature Center school field trips are even more fun with our animal ambassadors!
Hobe Sound Nature Center educators love sharing their passion with school students.
Science Exploration Stations at a HSNC Family Friendly Special Events
Animal Ambassadors
School field trips at the Hobe Sound Nature Center are immersive, engaging and educational.
HSNC Creepy Creature Feature (2019)
All are welcome at the Hobe Sound Nature Center!
Ever touch an alligator?! Benjamin students enjoying a day at the Hobe Sound Nature Center
Games and Activities with Miss Tracy at the Hobe Sound Nature Center Summer Camp
Summer Nature Camp - Hobe Sound
Explore Wildlife at Nathaniel P. Reed Refuge
Beyond the walls of the Hobe Sound Nature Center, guests can walk the expansive trail network that meanders through the scrub to the Indian River Lagoon, on the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, where you may discover a shy gopher tortoise quietly sunning, a kingfisher in flight or a vibrant cardinal singing his love song. The Hobe Sound Nature Center is also home to several, non-releasable native animals. Baby alligators, opossums, snakes, turtles, and amphibians are showcased in our educational programs and both on and off-site.
Discover one of South Florida’s most ancient habitats and and Hobe Sound’s hidden gem at the Hobe Sound Nature Center.
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
King Fisher at Hobe Sound Nature Center - Jim Mandeville
Cardinal - Jim Mandeville Photographer
"Ham," Hobe Sound Nature Center's Opossum Ambassador
Blue Jay - Jim Mandeville Photographer
Hummingbird - Jim Mandeville Photographer
Rootie the Screech Owl - Animal Ambassador at Hobe Sound Nature Center
Snape (greater siren)
Daisy (gopher tortoise)
Honey (hognose snake)
Animal ambassador "Ham" out for a stroll.
Sammy (porcupine fish)
Bird Watching on the Hobe Sound Nature Center trail
King Fisher at Hobe Sound Nature Center - Jim Mandeville
Rootie the Screech Owl in flight - Animal Ambassador at Hobe Sound Nature Center
Meadow (American alligator)
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Hobe Sound Nature Center - Photo by Jim Mandeville
Celebrations and Events at the Nature Center
We love celebrating nature with our neighbors and visitors! Our community outreach programs vary from a spring lecture series, to live animal programs at local libraries, to on-site events to celebrate Earth Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and the joy of fishing (Hook Kids on Fishing Clinic in collaboration with Anglers for Conservation). Visit our events page regularly for updates and to learn more!
Hobe Sound Nature Center volunteer teaching casting techniques at the Hook Kids on Fishing Clinic.
Teaching children about fishing safety, catch and release, fish habitats, conservation, at the Hook Kids on Fishing Clinic
Hook Kids on Fishing Clinic at the Hobe Sound Nature Center
Hands-on, conservation-minded, and educational fishing program, Hook Kids on Fishing Clinic.
Hobe Sound Nature Center 50th Shell-abration!
Learning how to cast at the Hobe Sound Nature Center
Hook Kids on Fishing Clininc at the nature center in Hobe Sound.
Creepy Creature Feature at HSNC
Hook Kids on Fishing Clininc at the nature center in Hobe Sound.
Hook Kids on Fishing Clininc at the nature center in Hobe Sound.
Earth Day at Hobe Sound Nature Center
Art Classes on the Beach - Natures' Nomads
Lights, Camera, Action!
Enjoy the videos below to learn more about the Hobe Sound Nature Center.
Overview of the Hobe Sound Nature Center, located at the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.
Loggerhead Sea Turtles hatching at Hobe Sound Beach in Florida.