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My last day on Eagle Watch....
Like some others of you, I spent many days at Caw Caw these last several months volunteering to monitor the activity on and around the bald eagle nest there. 'Eagle Watch' started early last...
Getting to Know Debbie Seabrook, 2023 Carl Cole Service Award Recipient
Debbie Seabrook was this year’s recipient of the Carl Cole Service Award for her time and dedication to the Coastal Master Naturalist Association. Most of us know Debbie, but do we really KNOW...
Your Association Donation $s at Work!
The Charleston County Park and Recreation’s Education team, in partnership with Community Recreation, implemented a series of Junior Naturalists programs for students from E B Ellington in March...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...