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Alligator Alley is a fun learning adventure for students and teachers alike! After a guided tour along the boardwalk, your students will get to witness the alligator feedings and then have the opportunity to hold one of the baby gators. This is the perfect place for a hands-on opportunity to learn about wildlife! Read more...

Our popular Summer Camps at Graham Creek Nature Preserve are customized programs for age-specific nature exploration and education as an in-depth day camp experience. Camps include Explorer Day Camp and Pioneer Day Camp, both of which promote environmental education and exploration. Read more...

Graham Creek Nature Preserve offers field trips for students of all ages. Lessons are based on a variety of environmental topics focusing on the habitats and biodiversity encountered in our area. Lessons and curriculum are divided into three sections elementary, intermediate and middle/high school. Read more...

5 Rivers is a field trip destination for students of all ages. With an exhibit hall, learning center, theater, nature trail and boat tours, we specialize in teaching about the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and Alabama’s incredible biodiversity. Read more...

Marine Science Adventures is an incredible field trip for all ages. It covers a wide range of sciences as it explores the diverse ecosystems of the marine environment. Students love that the trip is all hands-on learning. We explore tidal pools, salt-water marshes, estuaries, bays, the gulf, dunes, maritime forests and the lagoon. We collect close to a hundred different Read more...

At Estuary Life, our mission is to provide an environment for learning about God’s creation through science and natural history using our estuary system in and around Wolf Bay with hands-on inquiry-based experiences to enhance character education and earth stewardship. At Estuary Life, students investigate Wolf Bay’s aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, explore native plants and animals, discover creative and practical Read more...

Seasons in the Sun Farm is a small, family-owned farm located in Spanish Fort, Alabama. We are committed to producing and providing fresh foods, free of chemicals and preservatives. Field trips include educational experiences with gardening, hydroponics and aquaponics; honey bees/bumble bees and their roll in life; farm animals and the purpose they serve; and many more farm life experiences! Read more...

We love kids even more than we love blueberries. We welcome and are always ready to schedule visits by school classes for delightful educational and activity-oriented outings: We’ll tell them and show them that blueberries TASTE amazing (then we’ll throw in a few facts about eating healthy). We’ll plant “teaching gardens” with them and let them get good and dirty Read more...

Come and join us for a fun-filled Saturday outdoors on Dauphin Island. Discovery Hall Programs is now offering its popular summer camps during the school year, too. On the second and fourth Saturday of each month, we are offering an ocean-themed program full of science, activities, and fun. Each program is approximately six hours long and is focused on a Read more...

The K-12 Field Classes at DISL are available through Discovery Hall with a variety of field trips, labs, and lectures designed especially for students of those ages. Each program consists of a half-day field/lecture or a half-day lab/lecture experience. Programs may be incorporated into short day trips, or into 1 to 4-day field trips for groups staying overnight. Programs include Read more...