Jupiter Outdoor Center Blog

High tide is when the moon pushes water from the ocean in towards shore. This influx of water rushes into jetty’s and channels along the coasts, causing many fish and other wildlife to come in towards the shore. High tide is the best time to fish, snorkel, and kayak for the most clarity and sightings. This is…

Once proposed for luxury properties, Fullerton Island was 12 acres of prime Jupiter real estate ready to be sold to the highest bidder. Fullerton Island is a piece of land right off Jupiter’s Sawfish Bay Park that remained vacant for many years over legal disputes. Before 2013, the island was infested with invasive species and required…

In honor of Jupiter Outdoor Center’s 20th anniversary, the center will be celebrating this milestone by offering a free 3 month individual membership to the person that submits a story and picture that best illustrates the many reasons why JOC is the ultimate choice for outdoor adventure and fun! Here is our story about why…

Jupiter Outdoor Center has had a few School’s Out Day Camps since my last blog from Camp #2. Most of those camps were a combination of wind and more wind plus the added bonus of one camp on a full moon. Never the less, fun and adventure were had by the kids. Speaking of the…

The Epic V5 surfski opens up a whole new world to performance paddling. Excellent stability makes it easy for anybody to jump in and go. Sleek lines and Epic’s comfortable surfski cockpit make it fun for paddlers of all sizes and skill level. Our proprietary foam core construction creates stiffness unmatched in typical plastic kayaks….

There is no place quite like the Florida everglades.  Growing up in Rockland County NY I got to experience a wide variety of natural areas and have paddled in some pretty cool spots but none have lived up to paddling through the Florida Everglades.  The diverse amount of wildlife from birds to fish and even…

By: Matthew Hudson, Outdoor Guide and Instructor How does one learn? This might seem like a weird question to ask but really how do you learn? The best way to achieve this is through outdoor education and environmental education that holds an emphasis on direct experiences.  The camping experience is one-way children receive this type of experiential learning that will last forever and boost youth development.  These experiences are the only way for anyone to truly understand what it is they are being taught. Author Bill McKibben has called “the end of nature, the final sadness of a world where there is no escaping man.” (Louv, r. p. 4).  However this sadness is a world that can be corrected and fixed through proper education.  Growing up just like many children of my era, I ran through the woods made forts, jumped in streams, and…

The earth is changing everyday more and more natural resources are being used up and the Earth may never be the same. How can we stop further devastation to our planet and what have we done? To be able to save our planet Earth calls for environmental stewards, however this is not a new phenomena this has been going on for some time now. The book American Earth provides different writings from all types of authors since Henry David Thoreau. The only way that we can change the way we have lived is through education and all of the authors in this book edited by Bill McKibben shows how important environmental writing is for the planet’s sake of survival. Some of the most influential people in American History have realized that American environmentalism may be our toughest fight yet, the…

November is manatee awareness month.  Florida’s gentle giant can be seen in many of the beautiful waterways right here in our backyard.  The Florida manatee is an endangered species related to the elephant that spend most of their day grazing on sea grass.  These large marine mammals inhabit rivers, canals, bays, estuaries, and costal areas.  They can travel as…

Kayaks were first created thousands of years ago by the Intuits who inhabited areas of Greenland, northeastern Russia, Alaska, and the upper regions of Canada.  Early on kayak frames were made from driftwood and wrapped in sealskins.  Kayaks were used to hunt and fish in the arctic water, in fact the word kayak translates to hunters boat….

So you’re looking to buy a stand up paddleboard.  Where should you start?  When you look on the water you see a lot of different styles out there.  From surf style boards to racing boards there is a pretty broad spectrum.  So what’s out there?  On the market right now you can find a number of different styles. Surfing boards…

To complete my degree in Outdoor Recreation from the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Cortland, I needed to complete a 14-week full semester internship.  I have always been very involved in the world of aquatics and have loved all outdoor recreation activities from hiking to biking.  While searching for the perfect internship site I…