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Reptile fan and volunteer Paul Allen shows a Red Rat Snake to Micah Standridge, 4, foreground right, and Jace Dawson, 8, background right, at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center Saturday in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary Day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff

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Reptile fan and volunteer Paul Allen shows a Red Rat Snake to Micah Standridge, 4, foreground right, and Jace Dawson, 8, background right, at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center Saturday in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary Day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff

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  • Naples resident Makenzie Tillotson, 2, left, slides in to a viewing nook to get a fisheye view of life in a mangrove estuary at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center Saturday in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • A big animal fan according to her parents, Madisyn Hawke, 3, center, gazes at life inside a mangrove estuary at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center Saturday in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Volunteer Linda Shockley, top right, and education specialist Dave Graff, bottom right, showcase a number of creatures found in Southwest Florida waters at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center touch tank. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary day Saturday for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Austin Weber, 5, center, looks on as his sister, Autumn Weber, 5, has a turtle tattoo placed on her hand at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center Saturday in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Reptile fan and volunteer Paul Allen shows a Red Rat Snake to Micah Standridge, 4, foreground right, and Jace Dawson, 8, background right, at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center Saturday in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary Day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Volunteer George Luther lectures a group of visitors about the history of the area now known as the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Saturday at the Environmental Learning Center in Naples. The learning center hosed the open house event for National Esturary day for families to come in and learn about the unique ecosystem. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • A skywalk leads back to the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center which hosted an open house to celebrate National Esturary Day. The skywalk will eventually lead to a trail system designed for tours of the surrounding ecosystem and is slated to open some time in December. Michel Fortier/Staff

The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center held National Estuary Day Saturday in Naples at their new learning facility.

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