TNT Explore Nature

TNT Explore Nature Owner-Guides share beloved Everglades' through fun, immersive nature tours. Create lasting connections with the Everglades and Nature. Dry/Wet Hikes. Bicycle.

Experience unique plants, rare orchids, endangered wildlife. Kayak. Auto. Expert guides lead guests on an immersive Everglades experience.

A scene perfectly representative of the Everglades' Strand Swamps. It's all about the epiphytes, also called "air plants...
06/19/2026

A scene perfectly representative of the Everglades' Strand Swamps. It's all about the epiphytes, also called "air plants." Air plants appear to grow out of thin air but are actually resting upon a "host" plant, where their roots absorb nutrients and moisture from the surrounding atmosphere, actually taking nothing from their "host" plant.

Exhibit ends Saturday at 4PM! Don't miss out!
Growing Obsession: The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades
Museum of the Everglades
Everglades City FL

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We're fascinated by our friends, the Black squirrels. Black squirrels are a color variant that occurs as a subspecies am...
06/19/2026

We're fascinated by our friends, the Black squirrels. Black squirrels are a color variant that occurs as a subspecies among several distinct species of squirrel, most commonly in the northern Great Lakes region, among Eastern Gray squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis, and in the southeastern United States, among Fox squirrels, Sciurus niger. Pictured here, at The Retreat, a black variant Eastern Gray Squirrel.

The "Pine Pink" orchid is considered common, across its range. However, the albino variant is extremely rare, occurring ...
06/19/2026

The "Pine Pink" orchid is considered common, across its range. However, the albino variant is extremely rare, occurring in only four locations in the world. In just one location in the Everglades, they coexist.

"Growing Obsession: The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades"
Through Saturday, Museum of the Everglades, Everglades City, FL

Bletia purpurea, alba forma. Everglades, South Florida.

Canada columbine is a native wildflower in Michigan and across much of eastern and central North America. It has been wi...
06/18/2026

Canada columbine is a native wildflower in Michigan and across much of eastern and central North America. It has been widely cultivated and historically prized for both its beauty and delicious fragrance. Wild columbine is one of numerous native wildflowers we work hard to encourage at The Retreat!

"Growing Obsession:The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades."Museum of the EvergladesEverglades City, FLTuesday...
06/17/2026

"Growing Obsession:
The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades."
Museum of the Everglades
Everglades City, FL
Tuesday-Saturday
9AM-4PM
FINAL WEEK!!
FREE!

There's absolutely never a dull moment here at The Retreat! This is the partial clean-up crew to visit the area around t...
06/17/2026

There's absolutely never a dull moment here at The Retreat! This is the partial clean-up crew to visit the area around the bird feeders. We try to keep the seed contained, but have you ever seen a Blue Jay eat? :D Haven't met a critter yet who doesn't like sunflower seeds! ;)

Hurry! It's almost over... Featured now through THIS SATURDAY June 20, 2026, at the Museum of the Everglades, director a...
06/16/2026

Hurry! It's almost over...

Featured now through THIS SATURDAY June 20, 2026, at the Museum of the Everglades, director and curator Thomas Lockyear introduces visitors to the epic saga of "orchidelirium," the ongoing obsession with the elusive and stunning native orchids of the Everglades. The museum is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9AM-4PM. Admission is free.

Y'all, to say we are honored to be included in this exhibit is an immeasurable understatement. To share the walls of this museum with the likes of Mike Brown, Rolando Perez, Bryan Delaney, Rick Cruz, Annie Talley, Jacqueline Wright, and Dick Jay, is a privilege and an honor we cannot begin to describe.

The Everglades truly is a magical land of native orchids! North America is home to about 200 species of orchid; Florida ...
06/16/2026

The Everglades truly is a magical land of native orchids! North America is home to about 200 species of orchid; Florida is home to around 110 species, and 50 of those can only be found in the Everglades. They are rare, unique, highly sought-after, and highly protected. Learn the intrigue and romance of the illicit orchid trade, through THIS Saturday, at the Museum of the Everglades, in Everglades City. Several of our photographs accompany the exhibit, alongside the stunning photography of Mike Brown Rolando Perez Bryan Delaney Rick Cruz Jacqueline Wright, and Dick Jay, and the extraordinary artistry of Anne Talley. What an honor!

Over the course of the last several years, we have come to fondly regard this plant like an old friend. Each Spring, we ...
06/16/2026

Over the course of the last several years, we have come to fondly regard this plant like an old friend. Each Spring, we check-in regularly, patiently waiting for the first blooms to open. This Spring was no exception. And upon our final visit before migrating north for the summer, we encountered her in her full splendor, and she was glorious!

Florida Butterfly orchid; Encyclia tampensis. Fakahatchee Strand. May 2026.

LAST CALL! This is the final week of "Growing Obsession: The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades," a delightfu...
06/15/2026

LAST CALL! This is the final week of "Growing Obsession: The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades," a delightful exhibit at the Museum of the Everglades, in Everglades City. Admission is FREE and open to the public.

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Everglades City, FL

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Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 7am - 7pm
Sunday 7am - 7pm

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