2024 Beidler Forest and Audubon Center - BioBlitz

River Otter at rest at Beidler Forest on 10/12

The hardwood bottomland ecosystem at the Francis Beidler Forest and Audubon Center hosted the BioBlitz on October 12 and invited guest naturalists and also welcomed to public to participate.

The gates to Beidler Forest open at 9 AM and master naturalist Kerri Barrett was volunteering to help, and assigned the task of heading to the oxbow lake and deploying a fish trap to try and attract aquatic life. A cool snap brought the overnight temperatures down to 45-degrees, and I was able to join Barrett on her trek down the boardwalk to the lake. Wildlife observations are best in the mornings and since we were the first to set foot on the boardwalk we quickly spotted a doe deer, two otters taking a morning swim, wild turkeys and a wood stork resting in a cypress tree.

To view the feature article in the Post and Courier click on Tideline.

Inaugural Beidler BioBlitz 10/12/24

To view past blog entries from Tideline click on October Conservation Calendar -  October Saltwater Forecast -  Birds of a Feather Toast-  Photography Tips - Riton Optics - Lighthouse Inlet Preserve -  Coosawhatchie WMA -  Holy City Tarpon Tourney - Int'l Fly Fishing Film Festival - Carolina Kingfish Classic -  Fishing For Mountain Trout -  Hooked On Miracles -  HMY Lowcountry Cup - Turkeys For Tomorrow-  Carolina Ladies Billfish Classic - Paddling For Pups Photos - 2024 Atlantic Cup - Silvopasture Forestry- Beidler Forest 50th Anniversary - Charleston Race Week Photos - Southeast Shorebird Festival - ACE Basin Day Photos - Santee Big Cat Brawl - Carolina Marsh Tacky Association - SEWE Photos - Five Birding Hotspots