Kapnick Center

A Marvelous Location for Wetland & Aquatic Research

The Everglades Wetland Research Park (EWRP), an FGCU research and teaching program, is housed in a new 10,000 square ft Kapnick Education and Research Center on the campus of the Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, FL.


About the Kapnick Center

Approximately 35 miles south of the main FGCU campus in Ft. Myers. The EWRP provides teaching, research, and service related to wetland, river, coastal science and ecological engineering. The Kapnick building has a close proximity to Naples Bay and the Gulf of Mexico coastline a few miles to the west. As well as the freshwater Florida Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp to the east. Combined this gives us a marvelous location, at Kapnick center, for wetland and aquatic ecosystem research.

Kapnick Center
Kapnick Center

Servicing Our Community

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  • Water Quality and Water level Monitoring

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Visiting Naples Botanical Garden

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) faculty and staff receive free general admission to Naples Botanical Garden. Please show your FGCU ID at ticketing to receive complimentary admission. 

Current FGCU students receive free general admission to Naples Botanical Garden with a valid student ID. Access is limited to the student only and does not include special ticketed events. Membership discount available. For more information, please contact Visitor Services at (239) 325-1354 or at visitorservices@naplesgarden.org.  Visit www.naplesgarden.org to plan your visit today! 

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