# Event Details - **Event Name**: Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am – Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Learn about Florida's Ecosystems in this NEW and FREE multi-day education program for youth between 14 and 18 years of age.About this EventWhat is a the Polk's Youth Naturalist Program?A naturalist is someone who spends their time studying the natural world around them. The Polk's Youth Naturalist Program aims to instill a love for learning and the natural world into the hearts and minds of Polk County's youth.Over the span of 4 days, through hands-on activities, fields trips, and lessons, participants will learn about the diverse ecology of Polk County's habitats.Topics Include: Freshwater, Upland, and Urban habitats, plants, birds, reptiles, mammals, fish, macroinvertebrates, habitat fragmentation, habitat restoration, careers in natural resources, and more!Activities Include: Presentations by experts in the field, guided hikes, dip netting, sweep netting, touring various habitats within Polk County's Environmental Lands, bird identification, plant identification, gopher tortoise monitoring, data collection, interactive projects, and more!Date & Time : November 22th-26th (Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; 8:30am-3:30pm)November 22: Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Introduction to Environmental IssuesNovember 24: Uplands Systems – Habitats, Flora and Fauna, ConservationNovember 25: Freshwater Systems - Habitats, Flora and Fauna, ConservationNovember 26: Urban Landscapes, Modern Conservation Efforts, Group Project Presentations, and Graduation!Program Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Drop off/ Sign-In: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Pick up/ Sign-Out: 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Who should sign up for this? This program is for youth, ages 14-18.Location: 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland Fl. 33803The class will be held in the Discovery Center Workshop Building at Circle B Bar Reserve (Please see maps below for details)Tickets & Sign-Ups: Tickets and completed registration packets are required for participation in this program. A registration packet will be sent to the participant's email used at sign-up.Other Helpful Info:Participants should bring a cold-packed lunch each day and be prepared to be outdoors and hike up to 2.5 miles per day.Dress to be outdoors and appropriate for current weather conditions.Close-toed shoes are required.Make sure to apply sunscreen and bug spray.Bring a refillable water bottle.If you have questions or issues registering, please contact the Natural Resources Educator, atNREducator@polk-county.net(863) 668-4673 Ext. 203 https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/d46c59a0-8c23-11f0-9c5f-cd27b3802ea0-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2f342a-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lakeland/polks-youth-naturalist-program-fall-2025/100001591289322199 - **Event Categories**: Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Lakeland - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: Polk's Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve - **lat**: 27.9967309 - **long**: -81.87293199999999 - **full address**: Polk's Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a647f6b6ea9f62d7195fe1c45094cfa7955776c2bb2bb76bc6a29a9dd2f0e853-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2f5596-gmir.jpg?v=1757274598 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025) being held? - **A:** Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025) takes place on Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am to Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 03:30 pm at Polk's Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve, 4399 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025)? - **A:** Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025) is organized by Polk's Nature Discovery Center. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Polk's Youth Naturalist Program (FALL 2025)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a647f6b6ea9f62d7195fe1c45094cfa7955776c2bb2bb76bc6a29a9dd2f0e853-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2f5596-gmir.jpg?v=1757274598", "startDate": "2025-11-22", "endDate": "2025-11-26", "url": "https://allevents.in/lakeland/polks-youth-naturalist-program-fall-2025/100001591289322199", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Polk's Nature Discovery Center at Circle B Bar Reserve", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "4399 Winter Lake Road", "postalCode": "33803", "addressLocality": "Lakeland", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "27.9967309", "longitude": "-81.87293199999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Learn about Florida's Ecosystems in this NEW and FREE multi-day education program for youth between 14 and 18 years of age.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-29", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-26", "validFrom": "2026-04-29", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/lakeland/polks-youth-naturalist-program-fall-2025/100001591289322199" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-29", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/lakeland/polks-youth-naturalist-program-fall-2025/100001591289322199", "price": 0, "name": "Youth Participant (14-18 years old)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Polks Nature Discovery Center", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/polks-nature-discovery-center/17592220", "description": "\r\n\r\nPolk's Nature Discovery Center sits on one of Polk County's treasured Environmental Areas, Circle B Bar Reserve. The facilities at Circle B Bar Reserve were opened November 2008 and act as an information station for its visitors free of charge.\r\nThe center not only offers outdoor educational opportunities, but chances to learn about our surrounding local environment in an indoor setting. We encourage you to stop in for an educational experience before you hit the trails, which will have you coming back for more.\r\n \r\nEducation\r\n \r\nPolk's Nature Discovery Center and Polk County's Environmental Land Sites are the perfect place for families, school groups, teachers, adults and other visitors to explore the outdoors and learn about our environment. Exploring connections in nature is the focus of programs and resources available. A variety of programs are designed for all ages to enhance your visit. If you are planning to bring a group of 10 participants or more, we request you schedule your visit with our office. Staff, volunteers and facilities are limited, but we will do our best to help you plan your visit. It is strongly recommended that reservations / requests are made well in advance. Regardless of what you plan to do on you next visit, we hope you have a memorable time discovering Polk's water, wildlife and wilderness.\r\nIndoor Classroom Polk County Board of County Commissioners and the Polk County School Board have a partnership. Together they provide a unique educational program for the seventh grade students in Polk County.\r\nInstructor Workshop Connect classroom concepts to outdoor experiences with your visits to Circle B Bar Reserve. To enhance the educational opportunity and to increase the ability to reach more people, instructor workshops will be held throughout the year. The workshops are typically one-day trainings on what resources are available at the Center. The training will help you get most out of your visit whether hiking the trails, exploring the exhibit hall, using the facilities or if you are interested in using one of the traveling trunks or existing educational publications. Appropriate for all instructors looking to visit Circle B Bar Reserve and Polk's Nature Discovery Center.\r\nOutdoor Classroom This outdoor area offers a variety of purposes such as live animal presentations. The small scale stadium seating gives each visitor a bird's eye view of the presenter.\r\n \r\n\r\n" } ] } ] ```