Evening Programs
Evening Programs are open to all Seabrookers and Visitors. The programs meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Seabrook Island Lake House in Live Oak Hall. Gathering begins at 7pm and the programs start at 7:30pm. Coffee and cookies are generally available during the gathering time. The programs are free to SINHG members and a $5 donation is requested from non-SINHG members.
- Thursday February 9, 2012
- Captain Michael F. White, Jr.
- "The Role of the U.S. Coast Guard in Our Area"
- In his role as Sector Commander, Captain White leads approximately 700 active duty, reserve and civilian men and women to conduct all Coast Guard missions in the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Those missions include search and rescue of mariners in distress; ensuring maritime safety; securing our ports, waterways and coasts; interdicting illegal drugs and migrants; enforcing fishery laws; responding to pollution threats in the marine environment; and protecting the flow of military cargo through our critical ports. Enlisting in 1984, he served as a Boatswain's Mate at Coast Guard Stations Swansboro, North Carolina, and Block Island, Rhode Island, before being commissioned in 1988. Captain White has served in a variety of operational and staff assignments throughout the United States during his 26 years of Coast Guard service, most recently as Special Assistant to the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
- Thursday March 8, 2012
- Dr. Norman Levine
- "The Potential Impacts of Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Tsunamis on Seabrook Island"
- Earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes have been in the news a lot in recent years and it is the unusual Seabrooker who hasn't wondered what would happen to our Island if we were ever faced with one of these events. And it is probably not a matter of if one of these events occurs but when. So come hear Dr. Norman Levine speak on "The Potential Impacts of Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Tsunamis on Seabrook Island." Dr. Levine received his PhD from Purdue and is an Associate Professor at the College of Charleston. He is the Director of the Low Country Hazards Center and Co-Director of the South Carolina Earthquake Education and Preparedness Program.
- Thursday April 12, 2012
- Dr. Carlos Estol
- "The Herpetofauna of Seabrook Island"
- Did you ever wonder what was crawling around in the marshes and woodlands of Seabook Island that might cause you bodily harm? Dr. Carlos Estol will present "The Herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) of Seabrook Island". Dr. Carlos Estol, a resident of Seabrook Island, has a Ph.D. from New York University where he is a Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor specializing in venomous snakes of East Asia, and North, Central, and South America. He is the unofficial Herpetologist for the Town of Seabrook Island. Dr. Estol will bring some non-venomous snakes, and possibly "Homer" a senior citizen Cottonmouth snake. We may get a visit from a young alligator as well. You won't want to miss this Evening Program!