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Message from the President
Hello my friends,Writing this post is bittersweet because it is my last as your President, a position I'm honored to have been allowed to fill for the last four...
Caw Caw Bioblitz 2023 Results
The Coastal Master Naturalists Association, hosted what we hope is the first of an annual series of bioblitzes on February 5, 2023. Noted author and naturalist...
Nurdles up close
In addition to reading about our nurdling adventers in Kristina's article (https://www.coastalmasternaturalists.org/articles/136136-nurdle-patrol) I thought it...
Christmas Bird Count 2024
December 18th was my day to join Kristina wheeler, Noel Williams, Dave Eslinger, and Tony Panek on our annual trek to Brosnan Forest to participate in the...
Nurdle Patrol
On Friday December 8th members of the Coastal Master Naturalists Association took part in a Nurdle Patrol Advanced Training Activity under guidance and...
The Hope Summit
The Hope Summit is a multidisciplinary and intersectional ideas and solutions summit with core thematic tracks that include water quality and plastic pollution,...
The Big Sit...was a big hit!
October 7th saw Charleston County Parks' Big Sit birding event. Organized by naturalist Kristina Wheeler at James Island County Park, several of our CMNA members...
Message from the President
Hello again my friends,I hope the sweltering summer has been treating you well. Personally, I have been traveling quite a bit, which has made it hard to...
Battery Warren Herp adventure...
Following the very informative Think & Drink session from naturalist Gabe Shuler, we enjoyed an equally informative walk along the Battery Warren Trail in...
Kiawah Beach Dolphins...(scroll down for the video)
One of July's outings was a walk along the beach to watch the dolphins strand feeding along the Kiawah River at Captain Sam's Spit. Due to the impending bad...
The Caw Caw Interpretive Center's garden gets an upgrade!
Caw Caw Interpretive Center and some Master Naturalist volunteers teamed up with Sharleen Johnson of Native Plants to the People LLC (NPTTP) to install...
Message from the President, July 2023
Hello my friends,Well, it is that hot, humid time of year that makes me glad that the birds and I are early risers, so I can get in my daily bird count with...
Eagle Watch, by the numbers....
Let’s talk numbers. Two. That is the number of eaglets our nesting pair of bald eagles successfully raised this year. I’m sure you already know this information...
Spring Graduation & Semi-Annual Business meeting
The first weekend in June saw us gather to celebrate our new Master Naturalist graduates! While the weather had turned a little chilly for June, we had a quality...
Tibwin impoundments Walk & Talk
If you attended the Tibwin impoundments Think & Drink, you know how knowledeable our host, Matthew Marbert, is about the work he does as the manager of the...
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....
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...
McAlhany Preserve outing
Our Walk and Talk for March was a wonderful visit to the McAlhany Nature Preserve, a property owned and managed by Charleston Audubon. Our hosts for the day were...
Message from the President
Hello again, my friends!Spring is in the air, or at least the pollen has been! I'm very grateful for the recent rains that have knocked down most of the pine...
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...
Foraging Native Plants for Food & Medicine...
For our February Think & Drink April Punslan introduced us to the concept of foraging native and naturalized plants for food and medicine. She discussed the four...
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...
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...
