I would like to share a natural encounter that I had on a recent family trip to Emerald Isle, NC. Our beach days were rudely interrupted by a marine swarm of tiny mollusks called sea butterflies. While swimming, we experienced numerous sharp, thorn-like pokes from what looked like little shards of glass! They stuck to …
In the midst of hurricane season, we have had several stronger storms in the Lowcountry that have produced high winds and heavy rain. With new hatchlings of many species making their way into the world, these storms can prematurely put them at risk of exposure to life outside of their nest. The following story taught …
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<observed> May 30, 2020, Mount Pleasant residential neighborhood near Rathall Creek on the Wando River While walking in my neighborhood, I came upon what I initially thought was a snake. Upon closer inspection I realized that I had found a glass lizard. It had eyelids, ear openings and a lateral groove running down its side. …
As we settle into new routines and look for positive signs that life is slowly returning to normal, we are all spending much more time at home. In the first few weeks of social distancing, I discovered that my home was more crowded than usual! Suddenly, I had two teenagers (now home-schooling) and a husband …
A week and a half into March saw an enthusiastic group of Coastal SC Master Naturalists meet in the classroom at the Caw Caw Interpretive Center for a morning of installing bird boxes. Our host was Jay Keck, the Habitat Education Manager for the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, and over the next few hours we …
