
Join Mead Botanical Garden's Young Naturalist Explorers class, Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 9:30am to learn all about Gopher Tortoises!
National Gopher Tortoise Day is celebrated on April 10th to raise awareness and appreciation for these long-lived, gentle reptiles, which are a keystone species in their ecosystem. Join our Young Naturalist Explorers at Mead Botanical Garden for fun gopher tortoises activities and a special burrow crawl. We will be learning all about gopher tortoises, their habitat, burrow buddies, take a hike as a gopher tortoise would, and end with a burrow crawl!
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