EVENING PROGRAMS

On a Thursday of each month between September and April, the Seabrook Island Natural History Group sponsors a meeting and educational program. All residents are welcome. Members pay nothing; guests are asked to pay $5 which will be donated to the Barrier Island Program.
Refreshments will be served at 7:00 and the lectures will start at 7:30
Please Note: The location of September 11th talk will be the Temple Conference Center at Camp St. Christopher.
Please carpool if possible. There are some parking spaces close to the Conference Center and there is a large gravel parking lot behind the dining hall.

The locations of the October and November talks will be announced later.


FALL 2008 PROGRAMS

The Jail Birds of Alcatraz;

Thursday, Sept 11, 2008
Speaker: David Gardner

David Gardner is the Barrier Island Program Director at Camp Sr. Christopher. David previously worked as a field biologist for PRBO Conservation Science, formly known as the Point Reyes Bird Observatory. In 2003 he became project manager for Alcatraz research projects. This work allowed him to monitor bird populations in an effort to measure the affects that climate, humans and other factors have on the environment as a whole and on specific bird species. Join us to hear David's unique presentation on the birds and history of Alcatraz.

The Other Turtle-The Diamondback Terrapin

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Speaker: Meg Hoyle
Meg Hoyle is a native of South Carolina Lowcountry. She is the creator and executive director of Learning Through Loggerheads. She is a founding board member of the Johns Island Rural Transportation Alliance, a community based group working on transportation and planning issues in Charleston County. She is the Southeast Chairman for the Diamondback Terrapin Working Group and is president of 3E Environmental, a consulting and environmental education firm. Meg will talk to us about the Diamondback Terrapin (turtle).

Preserving South Carolina's
Natural and Cultural Resources

Thursday, November 13, 2008
Speaker: Roger Stroup
Roger Stroup is the State Historic Preservation Officer for the South Carolina Department Archives and History. He has a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina where his major fields of study were Southern and South Carolina History. He has also been a 1st Lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps, the Director/Curator of the Historic Columbia Foundation, and the deputy director of the South Carolina State Museum. Roger Serves on a variety of state and community boards including the Heritage Trust Advisory Board of the Department of Natural Resources, the Old Exchange Commission, and the Draytn Hall Advisory Council.

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