Click here to REGISTER! “Fall Into the Lowcountry” A retreat for South Carolina Master Naturalists on coastal systems September 13-15, 2019; Friday check in starts at 11:00 am – Sunday programming through lunch. Join the Coastal Master Naturalists Association for an experience in the natural areas of the Lowcountry. Hear presentations on coastal ecology from […]
Volunteers Needed!! Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) is seeking another site-captain for the 31st Beach Sweep/River Sweep!! This event is South Carolina’s largest one-day volunteer waterway cleanup event. Every 3rd Saturday in September since 1988, thousands of South Carolinians clear beaches, rivers, lakes, marshes, and swamps of aquatic debris. The S.C. Sea Grant […]
Here are August 2019 options: Every Wednesday and Saturday, 8:30am-11:30am, join a naturalist, at Caw Caw Interpretive Center, on one or more of our regular bird walks. Our trek through many distinct habitats will allow us to view and discuss a variety of birds, butterflies, and other organisms. A paid chaperone is required for participants […]
Attention: if you want to observe a CMNA Board meeting, you are welcome to attend Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, at Johns Island Regional Library Meeting Room, 3531 Maybank Highway John’s Island, SC 29455. Maybe you are interested in how your Association functions? Maybe you are interested in serving on the Board […]
Join the great staff at CCPRC for advanced training opportunities in July and they are just FUN! Preregistration required Lighthouse Inlet Bird Walk July 12, 2019 Fri 8:30 – 10:30am $7.00 12 and up This walk focuses on the incredibly diverse northeast end of Folly Island. Once the home of a Coast Guard station, this […]
This Friday, July 12, 2019 from 10:30 – 12:30 join SCDNR staff in helping plant marsh grass behind oyster reefs at a Charleston restoration site. We will have everything you need, just come wearing closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get muddy and wet! Please bring a reusable water bottle to minimize waste (we will […]
Sporobolus (a somewhat fun word to say) is a widespread genus of grasses commonly referred to as ‘Dropseeds’– a reference to their seed dispersal methods. Species in this genus occur mainly in open habitats such as prairies, savannahs, and roadsides, and the species makeup of this genus was originally based on their morphology and flower […]
It’s not every day that a naturalist volunteers to help construct a multi-family housing project on the banks of one of our precious waterways. On April 16th, I had the pleasure of working with several other CMNA members to construct one of the newest residential hotspots in the Charleston area. Our adventure began at the […]
Calling All (Former) SEANETers: the Data Portal is back online! The Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) was designed to bring together interdisciplinary researchers and members of the public (i.e. citizen scientists) in a long-term collaborative effort to identify and mitigate threats to seabirds along the Atlantic seaboard. Several members of the Master Naturalist community received […]
Each year, the CMNA looks forward to supporting environmental education opportunities for Junior Naturalists with our scholarship fund. Through the generosity of CMNA member donations, we have provided needs-based support to several children over the years in the county park’s fall Junior Naturalist series and Beidler Forest’s Swamp Camp. New for 2019, we are expanding […]