Jupiter Outdoor Center Blog

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…

RIVIERA BEACH, FL — Residents and visitors to Singer Island and the greater West Palm Beach area now have another outlet to get outside and enjoy the waterways that make the area so appealing in the first place.  The Singer Island Outdoor Center, in a partnership with Under the Bridge Watersports, Little Deeper Dive Charters, and…

Jupiter, FL–The Jupiter Outdoor Center, 1116 Love Street, Jupiter, FL 33477, hosts guided tours of the Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve, where visitors can explore the ecology of the mangrove lined waterways, and search for the magnificent manatees that abound in our waters during this time of year. “Early sailors and explorers thought that these creatures…

  Over the years the Jupiter Outdoor Center has had many “looks” and different logos. Below you will find some of the previous years logos and designs. We all have a favorite and love the artistic look to each of them, however we are ready to have a new fresh look for Fall. We would…

Join us for Memorial Day Weekend special events like paddleboarding, kayaking and a full moon tour including campfire and marshmallow roasting. All active duty military persons receive a 50% discount on all events and rentals this weekend. Click here to download our flyer for specials and events during the Memorial Day Weekend