Public & Family Seagrass Adventure
2025-03-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-04-26 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-05-10 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-06 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-10-18 12:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-13 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
Drag a net in the seagrass and who knows what you may come up with! There’s sea life of all shapes and sizes living in the seagrass right outside our doors. It’s wading fun for the whole family, with netfulls of surprises! Limited capacity, so register today. $15/pp
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Hammock Hike
2025-03-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
Embark on a hike through the hammock at the Bearcut Preserve guided by a Naturalist. Learn about the native and non-native plants and animals that inhabit these unique South Florida ecosystems.
$15 per person.
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Weeding Warriors
2025-03-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
Join the Weeding Warriors and assist the Biscayne Nature Center control invasive plants, and contribute to the overall health and biodiversity of the park.
Community Service hours available.
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Hardwood Hammock Happy Hour Hike
2025-05-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
Embark on a hike through the hammock at the Bearcut Preserve guided by a Naturalist. Learn about the native and non-native plants and animals that inhabit these unique South Florida ecosystems.
This is a Happy Hour Hardwood Hike (Adults Only)
$15 per person.
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A Day of Art & Celebration Featuring Xavier Cortada and Purvis Young
2025-09-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Florida
50th Anniversary of Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves
Join us in celebrating and taking part in Xavier Cortada’s eco-art project, Seahorse Society, dedicated to protecting our threatened seagrass meadows.
And, don’t miss your last chance to view our extraordinary exhibit of Purvis Young‘s iconic paintings!
The event is free and open to the public. See invitation.

International Coastal Cleanup
2025-09-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Florida
Join us for the 40th anniversary of the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest, one-day volunteer effort for our oceans and waterways, and show your commitment to reducing marine debris, along with millions of volunteers from across the globe! Help clean up the Environmentally Endangered Lands of Bear Cut Preserve.
What should you bring?

Closed toed shoes
Water in a resuable bottle
Sunscreen
Insect repellent
Gloves
Hat & sunglasses

Additional information and registration here.

Paint Out with Miami Plein Aire
2025-09-20 09:00 - 13:00 | Florida
The Biscayne Nature Center is delighted to collaborate with Miami Plein Aire to launch a new series of monthly plein aire outings:
Join our artist-in-residence Jacqui Roch for a morning of painting inspired by the beauty of Crandon Beach! To paint en plein air is to step into a dialogue with the living world. The breeze becomes your companion, the shifting light your muse, and the rhythm of waves, wind, and birdsong your quiet metronome.
Bring your easel, paints, and creativity to capture the magic of nature! All levels welcome.
Schedule
9:00 am -12:00 pm Paint Out!
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Reception and Refreshments

Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition
2025-10-04 - 2025-12-13 | Florida
Join us for the Miami Watercolor Society’s Fall 51st Anniversary Exhibition. The exhibition is a juried program featuring members’ best work. See the magic of creating with watercolors!
Free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display through Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition & Awards Reception
2025-10-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Florida
Join us for the Miami Watercolor Society’s Fall 51st Anniversary Exhibition and Awards Reception. The exhibition is a juried program featuring members’ best work. See the magic of creating with watercolors!
Free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display until Saturday, November 1, 2025.

Ode to Marjory with O, Miami
2025-10-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Florida
Join us for a hands-on workshop with O, Miami where you’ll write and paint postcards celebrating the beloved coastal sanctuary.
The finished postcards will be sent out to county commissioners and the mayor’s office in support of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center.
The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here.
If you can’t make it to this event, we encourage you to take 5 minutes to write a brief letter in support of retaining our home and submit it here.

Planting Workshop with Master Gardeners
2025-10-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Florida

Afternoon with the Author Dafne Heinzmann: Signed Books, Sparkling Conversation & Sound Healing
2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Florida
Artist Dafne Heinzmann joins us to discuss and sign her new book, Ethereal Moments. Not just a collection of photographs — it is a sensory journey, a meditation on the transformative power of nature and the emotions it evokes. Captured entirely through the lens of her phone, these images of Key Biscayne challenge convention, embracing the immediacy and intimacy of the moment. For the artist, photography is not about the tools but about capturing the essence of a fleeting experience: the light, the texture, the feeling of being immersed in paradise.

Biscayne Day: Notes from the Shallows
2026-02-07 - 2026-03-31 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
The paintings in this exhibit were created in a single day at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center as part of an inaugural Adventure Painting residency co-facilitated by Bridge Initiative and The Guild of Adventure Painters. Working en plein air alongside naturalists, the artists entered the shallow seagrass beds to observe, listen, and respond—brush in hand—to an ecosystem that is both delicate and essential.
Free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display until March 31, 2026

Afternoon Tea for Marjory's Birthday
2026-04-11 15:00 - 17:00 | The Woman’s Club of Miami, 1737 N Bayshore Dr, Miami, FL, 33132
Join The Miami Woman’s Club and Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center to celebrate Marjory’s birthday with afternoon tea. Hats are encouraged and also will be provided.

POSTPONED! Meet the Artist Opening Reception: Jacqueline Roch
2026-04-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Florida
Join our BNC artist in residence Jacqueline Roch as we open her new exhibit, Botanical Breeze. Layering pastels to create complex colors, Jacqueline is able to achieve a quality that’s reminiscent of an oil painting. Her work is highly distinctive with bold color choices and contrasts – best described as “tropical realism.”
RSVP for the reception and stay for the plein aire event immediately following! All mediums, all skill levels are welcome to paint out in our vibrant natural environment.
Both event are free and open to the public.

Miami Plein Aire Monthly Outing
2026-04-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida, 33149
Miami Plein Aire brings artists together to celebrate and expand South Florida’s Plein Air community through collaborative events and vibrant outdoor painting experiences.
This month’s event will be held at the Biscayne Nature Center immediately following the opening reception for Jacqueline Roch’s new exhibit, Botanical Breeze.
All mediums and all skill levels are welcome to attend. Free and open to the public. The recommended start time is 2:00 pm, but artists are welcome to arrive and begin working as early as they like. The group will meet at 5:00 pm for check in and a group photo.
This is a self-directed experience; artists should bring their own tools and materials.

EarthFest 2026: Our Power, Our Planet
2026-04-25 15:00 - 20:00 | Paradise Park and Civic Center, 530 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL, 33149
In celebration of Earth Day, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center presents Earthfest 2026: Our Power, Our Planet
This community-wide event, produced in partnership with the Village of Key Biscayne, will bring together families, students, and neighbors for a joyful day of learning, creativity, and stewardship of our precious natural resources and our shared responsibility to protect them.
Free and open to the public!

Location:Key Biscayne Civic Center (530 Crandon Blvd)
Featured activities:

Live music from the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Grant Livingston, and Paty B.
Recycled Fashion Show – Enter today!
Eco Village: Planet Protectors Row
Eco Passport Program
Arts and Crafts
Poetry and Storytelling
Native Plants and Gardening
Food vendors
