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Caw Caw BioBlitz with world-renowned naturalist Peter Alden

February 5th saw the Caw Caw Interpretive Center in Ravenel host its first ever BioBlitz, and how amazing to have naturalist and author Peter Alden as our guest! Kudos to Kristina Wheeler, CCPRC...

Colin HOCKING
5 February 2023
Walk & Talk Member Stories

An Adventure in a Cypress Dome

My husband Harold and I took a trip to Everglades National Park in early January. We were primarily going to do some birding, but we were disappointed in the lack of birds compared to what we saw...

Denise KRONINGER
20 January 2023
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Thank you for your service!

Two very distinguished volunteers are stepping down from their Board of Director positions, so a huge thank you goes to Debbie Seabrook, this year's recipient of the Carl Cole Service Award, and...

Kristina WHEELER
20 January 2023
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The CMNA Annual General Meeting and more!

Our 2023 Annual Meeting for the Coastal Master Naturalist Association was a place of comradery. On Sunday, January 8, the newest class of graduates along with members from over the years gathered...

Allyssa ZEBROWSKI
16 January 2023
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My first Christmas Bird Count

December 19th saw me on my first ever Christmas Bird Count, and what an experience it was!! It was a very cold start, and we had to wipe down the wooden bench seats of the open air pick-up truck...

Colin HOCKING
26 December 2022
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Wambaw Tract field trip

On what I'd like to call the "What do we do on Tuesdays now we've graduated?" field trip, we had a very welcome introduction to the expertise of Sharleen Johnson!Other experts joined in too, so...

Colin HOCKING
23 December 2022
Member Stories

Volunteer Spotlight: Corinne & David Ramage

Francis Beidler Forest is an 18,000-acre bird and wildlife sanctuary tucked away in Harleyville. It has two parts: 1) the cypress-tupelo hardwood forest and swamp is the world’s largest, virgin...

Corinne RAMAGE
11 December 2022
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Fall is in the air....

We usually know that fall is near when the pumpkin spice flavor starts to show up in everything everywhere, but I typically prefer to let Mother Nature show me that the cool, crisp season of fall...

Laura BRIDGEMAN
17 November 2022
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A rare visit to the Dill Sanctuary

If, like me, you'd never heard of the Dill Sanctuary before, then feel free to read on! Owned by The Charleston Museum, the Dill sanctuary is a 580 acre wildlife sanctuary on James Island, and...

Colin HOCKING
31 October 2022
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Exploring the Redwoods of California

This summer our family spent a week in the North Coast region of California on a mission to explore the ancient California coast redwood groves. California coast redwood trees get their common...

Laura BRIDGEMAN
19 September 2022
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A VERY Early Morning Bird Walk

Many of us have probably been to the early Morning Board Walks at Caw Caw, but what about the VERY early one? I'm talking about a 6.30am start kind of early! Well, one morning this past August,...

Colin HOCKING
11 September 2022
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Special Encounters

South Carolina is home to 165 species of butterflies. I’ve had several species of these fluttering visitors to my yard over the past few months but one in particular was a special encounter. The...

Laura BRIDGEMAN
16 August 2022
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SC Master Naturalist Advisory Board Retreat

The mission of the South Carolina Master Naturalist Program (SCMNP) is to provide nature-based education that inspires citizen volunteers to promote environmental stewardship within their...

Kristina WHEELER
1 July 2022
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Day of the Dragon

In May I had the opportunity to participate in the “Day of the Dragon” advanced training which focused on dragonflies and damselflies.The training was hosted by the South Carolina Wildlife...

Laura BRIDGEMAN
26 June 2022
Member Stories

Find your volunteering happy place

For the past several months I have had the pleasure of volunteering for the Charleston County Park and Recreation Natural History Department as a Natural History Interpretive Docent. In the spring...

Laura BRIDGEMAN
26 June 2022
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The World of Phytoplankton

This past month of May, I completed the Master Naturalist program. After being exposed to many topics to practice newfound skills, I decided to pursue more education in the phytoplankton world....

Jerrie VANE
10 June 2022
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Walk & Talk - Cypress Gardens tour with Gabe Schuler

Saturday, May 21, 2022It was a warm but cloudy day, which made it a perfect morning for our walk through the gardens, the Butterfly House, and Swamparium (eww). Gabe was an enthusiastic and...

Elise DUBOIS
5 June 2022
Walk & Talk Member Stories

Yawkey Wildlife Center

Our second outing in May was to the Yawkey Wildlife Center in Georgetown, SC.It was my first visit to the center, but I will be back! Our guide for the day was Jim Lee, a SCDNR Education and...

Colin HOCKING
1 June 2022
Member Stories

Wood Ducks of Four Hole Swamp

On a cool morning in March, I joined fellow Master Naturalist, Edsel Taylor, at his bottomland forest property in Ridgeville, adjacent to Four Holes Swamp.For almost two decades, he’s nurtured the...

Colin HOCKING
31 August 2021
Member Stories

Dolphin feeding and wading birds

The cool December morning bites. The low tide wanes. Herons and egrets fly overhead. There’s a ruckus in the creek. I rush down to see two large bottlenose dolphins circling in the shallow waters,...

Colin HOCKING
29 December 2020
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Keeping Wildlife Wild: Burrito the Squirrelet’s Story

Release your inspiration...In the midst of hurricane season, we have had several stronger storms in the Lowcountry that have produced high winds and heavy rain. With new hatchlings of many species...

Allyssa ZEBROWSKI
12 October 2020
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Prothonotary Warbler Nest Box Installation

A week and a half into March saw an enthusiastic group of Coastal SC Master Naturalists meet in the classroom at the Caw Caw Interpretive Center for a morning of installing bird boxes.Our host was...

Colin HOCKING
9 April 2020
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