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| Monarch butterfly on milkweed plant Oct. 25, 2019 |
The Friends of the Edisto Beach State Park organization is looking for volunteers to establish a monarch butterfly garden at the beachfront area of the state park. Volunteers can choose from Nov. 6, Nov. 13 or Nov. 20 and the work will take place between 10 a.m. and noon. Bring drinking water, bug spray, work gloves and anything else required for work in the field. For more information visit www.frespace.org on the Internet.
The Fall 2019 calendar for the Coastal Exploration Series with the SCDNR includes trips to barrier islands and even a visit to a Lowcountry plantation. The beachfront clean up of Otter Island in the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve will take place on Wednesday, November 13. Otter Island is a 2000-acre barrier island in the ACE Basin and a boat ride is required to get there. Volunteers should meet at the McKenzie Field Station at the end of Bennett’s Point Road prior to the 1 .p.m. departure time. The focus will be on 2.5-miles of beachfront and close-toed shoes are required for all, but trash bags and gloves are provided.
Nemours Plantation will host a free workshop on how historical rice fields are still being managed today for wildlife habitat. On Wednesday, December 4 from 9 a.m. until noon, participants will learn first hand about what waterfowl, shorebirds, birds of prey and other wildlife that is present during an open wagon tour of the impoundments. Located in Yemassee, Nemours Plantation is situated along the Combahee River in the ACE Basin, and attendees should dress for the weather and remember to bring binoculars. Look for lots of natural beauty along the way including a mature live oak alley that leads to a handsome plantation house.
To read the entire feature article in the newspaper click on Colletonian.
To view past blog entries from Edisto Beach State Park click on 2018 Coastal Geology - 2016 Coastal Discovery Boat Tour - 2015 Turtle Fest - 2015 ACE Basin NERR
To view past blog entries from Edisto Beach State Park click on 2018 Coastal Geology - 2016 Coastal Discovery Boat Tour - 2015 Turtle Fest - 2015 ACE Basin NERR
To view past blog entries from Nemours Wildlife Foundation click on 2018 Waterfowl Workshop - 2011 Mottled Duck Study - 2012 Army Corps of Engineers - 2014 Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers - 2014 USDA Under Secretary
To view past blog entries on shorebirds click on 2017 Shorebird Symposium / Kiawah Conservancy
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