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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...
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...
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...
Stono Preserve
On October 22, 2022, we joined Matt Rutter, a professor in the Department of Biology at the College of Charleston and Academic Director of Stono Preserve, on a...
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...
Message from the President...
Hello my friends!I hope your holidays are going well and you are staying warm. I do love cooler weather, but this isn't really what I had in mind when I left...
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...
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...
November Walk & Talk
Charlotte Hope, retired SCDNR and eagle observer for decades, shared her extensive knowledge about the Bald Eagle with CMNA in November.On Wednesday, November...
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...
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...
Message from the President
Hi fellow Master Naturalists!I hope your summer has been going well and you are not suffering too much damage or inconvenience from Hurricane Ian. I’m in an...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
Message from the President
Hello Coastal Master Naturalists!I hope your summer is going well. I am not really a fan of all the heat and humidity, but I do enjoy many of the natural aspects...
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...
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 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...
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)....
May Think & Drink and Walk & Talk
Was conducted by newly graduated Master Naturalist Gabe Shuler, a naturalist employed at Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner.Gabe gave us a very interesting insight...
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...
Message from the President
Hello Coastal Master Naturalists!I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the beautiful spring weather we've been having. I know there have been some stormy...
