The vision for Base Camp Sarasota is to establish a research and education center offering state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and small conference and environmental education facilities amidst the natural habitat of southwest Florida. The site will feature cutting edge green design and demonstrate a low impact to the landscape.

In addition, Base Camp Sarasota has the following missions:

• To study subtropical ecosystems.
• To train tropical, subtropical and temperate biologists.
• To advise and service local environmental managers.
• To provide scientific, peer-reviewed records of southwest Florida ecosystems.
• To serve as a model for tropical ecosystems research and their related issues.