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DuPuis Management Area
The Florida Center for Environmental Studies, in cooperation with SFWMD, has developed a field-based, interactive Education Program at DuPuis Visitors Center that targets secondary students, teachers, adults, families and the local community. Community outreach events and lectures are held at the Visitors Center located at Gate 5.
A wealth of recreational activities awaits you at the DuPuis Management Area, a 21,875-acre property owned by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and purchased in 1986 through the Save Our Rivers program. DuPuis contains a vast landscape of pine flatwoods, wet prairies, marshes, and cypress domes.
For more information go to DuPuis Management Area @ sfwmd.gov
DuPuis Visitors Center
DuPuis was once the home of John G. and Susan H. DuPuis, Jr. This unique site offers numerous educational programs facilitated by CES staff that are available to answer questions and provide guided tours.
Inside you will discover Native American Indian artifacts dating from 500 B.C. and learn details about their interesting history at DuPuis. Visitors learn about the wildlife found in DuPuis' beautiful pine flatwoods, cypress swamp, and wetlands in the display room.
Go outside to explore the ADA accessible Habitat Trail or take a stroll through the Butterfly Garden. A picnic area is the perfect spot for visitors to enjoy a packed lunch under an oak stand or in the screened patio. Restrooms and drinking water are available.
Spotlight: DuPuis Visitors’ Center
Tusk Treasures!
A new exhibit has been added to the DuPuis Visitors’ Center. This exhibit holds three unique fossils: two Mastodon tusk cross-sections and the leg bone of a grazing animal. Come out and see these fossils for yourself and learn all about where they were found and what makes them so unique.
Come play in our Pawprint Sandbox!
The Visitors Center has a new activity for kids of all ages! Have you ever seen an animal print in the sand and wondered what it was? Come and play in our new sandbox and make your own Florida wildlife paw prints in the sand.
Did you know?
Fall is an exciting time for many birders as it is the time of year when many migratory birds begin their flight to southern Florida for the winter. Many migratory birds including the Painted and Indigo Buntings, and the Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds arrive at DuPuis every year from October through April. Visitors can easily view all three species right outside the front entrance and along the Habitat Trail. The Painted and Indigo Buntings can be found at the bird feeder or on the ground feeding on insects and seeds. The Hummingbirds can be seen nectaring on flowering plants including the Firebush and Coral Bean, as well as roosting in the cypress trees. Get out to DuPuis this fall to observe their unique behaviors and the rainbow of colors displayed!
