EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

Dear ELC Friends, 


November is a perfect time to remind you how thankful we are for each of you! We simply could not fulfill our mission of educating, inspiring, and empowering stewards of the environment (and in the process improving our own well-being!) without our community of supporters.



If you are a member, volunteer, program participant, visitor, donor, venue renter, or simply out there telling folks about the ELC, we are grateful. Happy November and we hope to see you out at the ELC this month! 


In service and gratitude,

Barb

Barbara Schlitt Ford

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RECENT ELC HAPPENINGS

Over 70 non-profits attended

the IR CARES Summit

Facilitator, Barb Ford, at IR

Cares Summit

Hands-on Field Work

Canoeing Excursion

Bird & Nature Art Exhibit

Young Environmental Leaders Corps Reptile Day

United Way Day of Caring

IRL Talk with Heather Stapleton

Boat dock almost finished!

Y-ELC Career Day

Pontoon Boat Eco-Tour

Thank you Dyer Subaru for sponsoring WinterGreen Night Lights!

Craft time at Little Wonders

Katherine Larson painting en plein air

Seine Netting

Plankton Lab

UPCOMING EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

Canoe Reservations for WinterGreen Night Lights 

Thank you to our generous sponsors who make it possible for us

to bring this popular event back to the community!

ELC is taking your senses to Cuba for Mangroves, Moonlight, and Mambo! Join us on Saturday, February 3, 2024, from 6-9 PM

This is our signature fundraiser and is how our education programs are

made possible. Please join us as we celebrate our accomplishments and

showcase our amazing outdoor Schidel Education and Event Pavilion

 

Guests will enjoy an open bar with lively libations and a catered dinner on the lawn as the live Miami-based Cuban band entertains on stage.

 

Treat your friends and colleagues to a night of dancing the mambo while supporting your favorite organization! Secure your VIP Table now!

Reserve Your  Mangroves, Moonlight and Mambo Table 
RSVP for November 10th Meet and Greet 
RSVP for Book Reading and Meditation  

Holidays at the ELC are Magical!

ELC is professionally illuminated now through January.

Book your holiday party or 2024 celebration now

and experience ELC like never before!


$250 an hour / $175 for non-profits

Venue rental includes use of tables, chairs, tablecloths, and a catering kitchen.

Alcohol and food is permitted.


Contact Bookings@DiscoverELC.org

Indoor and Outdoor Nature Space - Customizable Experiences

Early Booking Discounts

Check out the video below to see all the wonderful ways our campus is utilized!

Venue Rentals at the ELC - Weddings - Parties - Meetings

YOUTH PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

2nd - 5th Graders

November Camp Registration
January Camp Registration 

Contact Bookings@DiscoverELC.org for Field Trip Proposals

Early Learning for Ages 18 Months to 4 Years Old

Sign Up for Little Wonders 

Ages 4 - 6 Are Having Fun at Nature Explorers

Sign Up for Nature Explorers 

Lagoon Academy for Ages 7-12 and 13-15

Lagoon Academy Registration and Information 

STEAM Immersion for middle and high schoolers

STEAM Registration

Archery Club is for Ages 8 - Adults

Sign up for Archery 

Y-ELC for Ages 13-18

Sign Up for Y-ELC 

WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES

Register for Painting with Ella 

This event has moved to February 25, 2024! Environmental Learning Center is pleased to be the host venue for the Above and Beyond Events Wedding ExpoTreasure Coast Nature and Nuptials will showcase the ELC where the wonders of nature intertwine with the magic of matrimony. Picture a gathering of exceptional wedding vendors, all coming together in perfect harmony to celebrate the union of love and the splendor of the great outdoors. This event aims to inspire couples seeking to exchange vows in the embrace of Mother Nature's exquisite beauty here at ELC.

Join the Wedding Expo as a Vendor 
Click Here for a Printable Summary of  Events
Fill out a Vendor Application  
Book an Excursion!

Admission is FREE for ELC members.

$10 for adults 12 and up

$5 for children 2-11

Free for children under age 2


Business Hours

Monday - Friday 8 AM-5 PM

Saturday and Sunday 8 AM-4 PM

We Appreciate ELC's Funding Partners


Donate to Support the ELC Mission 

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Environmental Learning Center

255 Live Oak Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 32963

Call 772-589-5050