Master Gardener and Coastal Master Naturalist Fall 2014 graduate, Linda Geronilla offers a lecture series to discuss the importance of creating healthy soils and a sustainable ecosystem in your own yard. Learn what “carbon gardening” is all about. Land management is responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. First lecture is on improving soil and […]
Volunteers needed! Longleaf Planting day at Lisa Matthews Memorial Bay; Tuesday, March 19th Volunteers Needed in Bamberg County (for information about this location click here) Due to a generous donation, SCNPS has 1000 longleaf seedlings to plant at Lisa Matthews Memorial Bay. They will be having a volunteer planting day on Tuesday, March 19th starting […]
Spring Native Plant Sale! Saturday, March 16, 9 am – 12 noon (SCNPS Members can start shopping at 8:30; volunteers can shop at 8:15.) Charles Towne Landing parking lot, 1500 Old Towne Road, Charleston 29407 We have a great selection of native plants with many hard-to-find species — colorful perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses, ferns and […]
Attend or Volunteer! On Saturday, March 23rd, you’re invited to bring the family to the Awendaw Green and Sewee Outpost for a free event showcasing how controlled burns are making our communities safer and restoring native forests. For more information about attending click here. The Nature Conservancy and other groups are once again having the […]
YOU’RE INVITED TO Holland Lifelong Learning Finale & Annual Watershed Dinner Friday, March 22 Finale: 6 – 7:30 p.m. | The American Theater Dinner: 7:30 – 10 p.m. | The William Aiken House What does the future of ocean exploration look like? What will we discover in this alien world? Will colonizing the ocean become a […]
Kiawah Litter sweep 030519 Click above to open poster Our own Pam Wilson, CMNA Board member and Fall 2017 graduate, supplied this opportunity for you to get some volunteer hours! On March 5, 2019 from 10:00-12:00 participate in a litter sweep on Kiawah Island. Meet at Mingo Point; refreshments (bring your own cup or mug!) […]
Another great source for Advanced Training and for Volunteer opportunities is the South Carolina Wildlife Federation. Here’s their link
Have you looked at the upcoming events page at Audubon South Carolina? (click here to go to their website) Most of these programs will count as Advanced Training hours for Master Naturalist Program graduates; some are volunteer opportunities (and they are fun!)
The programs at Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission will fulfill advanced training hours for the Master Naturalists requirements; and they are lots of fun! (use this link to search & sign up for programs) Coming up: Early Morning Bird Walks at Caw Caw Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8:30am-11:30am. Join us on one or more […]
CMNA’s own Linda Rowe is organizing a volunteer opportunity! Each month we will spend an hour or two cleaning up the lowcountry and meeting fellow master naturalists. Save the date: Tuesday, Feb 26 at 10 am-Noon as the next CMNA clean up. Recent graduate, Jack Burg, suggested a great clean-up site near the Limehouse Bridge, […]