What is Agents of Discovery?
Agents of Discovery is an award-winning educational mobile game that turns the great outdoors into an interactive learning experience. Turn your next park visit into a mission and explore nature like never before! Help Field Agent Forest Parker solve nature-based challenges to complete missions at select Sarasota County Parks.
Currently you can play and learn about Sarasota County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources 25 years of protecting land! Play these four special missions before January 1st. Visit the first 3 properties saved through the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ESLPP) and learn more about our County Parks by playing “Saving Land for Everyone” (a play form anywhere mission)!
How to Get Started
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Take a screenshot of your digital badge for each ESLPP anniversary mission completed. Download the app
Search for Agents of Discovery on the App Store or Google Play - Create a login
Quickly create an account so that you can log into and save your progress as you complete each mission. - Check which locations are currently available to play on the app, or at SarasotaCountyParks.com/AOD
- Visit available locations to complete missions!
- Register for events
Want to have fun and learn with a group? Register here for special optional free active mission events. Check back often for newly added locations!
Check out these videos to learn all about how to sign up and start getting involved!
How Can I Receive My Mission Badge Stickers?
Forest Parker has had a limited number of Mission badges printed as stickers. If you would like to receive these limited edition stickers for the missions you complete, follow the steps below.
Special Agents- Don’t forget to create your account and save your progress! Make sure you find and complete all the challenges to get your mission complete status! A few of the challenges are tricky, so stay patient until you figure them out and get the answer(s) correct. Sometimes it’s tough being a Special Agent, but you can do it!
Once you have completed a mission, choose one of the three ways below to share you completion status with us. Once we verify that you have completed a mission, if there are badge stickers left, we will notify you on how and when to pick up. We do not mail the badge stickers, and they are only available while supplies last.
Complete all four Environmentally Sensitive Land Protection Program (ESLPP) missions before January 1, 2026, and you can graduate from Special Agent to Field Agent and qualify for your limited edition Field Agent prize!
How Does My Special Agent Graduate to Field Agent?
Complete all four of the Environmentally Sensitive Land Protection Program missions, and you can graduate from Special Agent to Field Agent! Complete them all before the end of the year (December 31st) and you can qualify for a limited edition Field Agent prize (while supplies last).
Complete all four Environmentally Sensitive Land Protection Program (ESLPP) missions:
- Red Bug Slough Preserve
- Manasota Scrub Preserve
- Deer Prairie Creek Preserve (South entrance)
- Saving Land for Everyone! Play anywhere mission (can be played from anywhere on your device!)
How do I Collect My Field Agent Prize?
There are 3 ways to collect your Agents of Discovery prize (while supplies last). Don’t forget to create your account and save your progress! Make sure you find and complete all the challenges to get your mission complete status!
- Take a screenshot of your mission complete status when you finish each of the ESLPP Anniversary missions, OR
- Take a screenshot of your digital badge upon completion of each of the ESLPP Anniversary missions, OR
- Check your account, if all your completed missions are saved, email your username so we can check your mission status.
Click on this link to upload your screenshots or provide your username. You can then choose whether you would like a limited edition Field Agent t-shirt, or a plushie of Field Agent Forest Parker!
Once your mission completion status has been confirmed, we will notify you that your Special Agent’s prize is ready for pickup! (We do not mail prizes and prizes are only available while supplies last).
Why Families Love It!
✅ Encourages outdoor play and physical activity
✅ Sparks curiosity and love for the environment
✅ Teaches kids about local ecology through hands-on discovery
✅ Fun for ages 6–12, but enjoyable for all ages!
✅ Available in English, as well as auto-translated into Spanish, French, and Mandarin!
Learn More at SarasotaCountyParks.com/AOD
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