We’ve found our new nest, our Chapter meetings will be held in the Activity Center at Myrtle Beach State Park, 4401 S Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575. Thanks to Park Manager Troy Crider and Interpretive Ranger Anne Malys-Wilson for inviting us.
People coming to the meeting will get free park admission after 5 pm, everyone will need to tell park admission that they are going to the Audubon meeting. We will meet at the Activity Center, which is on left just past the office- and in front of the Nature Center.
Our meeting will begin at 6:30 PM with refreshments and the program will begin at 7:00 PM.
The Park's parking lot is NOT lighted, so please bring a flashlight to help get back to your car during months when it will be dark in the evenings.
We are still putting together our Fall 2026 schedule, but here's some reminders for the great programs we had this past Spring.
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MARCH 5, 2026
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APRIL 2, 2026
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May 7, 2026
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Our speaker will be Scott Hartley. Scott is a native of North Carolina. He spent 28 years working what he considers the best job in the world with North Carolina State Parks.
Scott's topic will be "Plants That Bite Back." While many people know that carnivorous plants capture and digest insects and other small animals, fewer realize that some insects have developed intricate and specialized relationships with these remarkable plants. Certain species use carnivorous plants as host plants for their young, managing to live within or alongside these deadly traps without becoming prey. |
Our speaker is Jennifer Tyrrell, Community Science and Research Program Manager for Audubon South Carolina. Her topic is how North American birds are responding to climate change and the Audubon Climate Watch program.
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SCDNR biologist Kelly Lambert will round out our Spring programs with her talk on Manatees in South Carolina. Manatees are an endemic species in Florida but, beginning when the water temperatures along the South Carolina coast rise into the upper 60s, these peaceful mammals migrate into our native waters. Here, they cruise through our tidal rivers, estuaries and, yes, even deeper channels like the Charleston Harbor throughout the summer months. Manatees have been observed in South Carolina since 1850. Between 1850 and 1981, only 23 records of manatees in South Carolina were documented. But sightings have become more frequent since then with a record number of nearly 300 sightings in 2025. Are they really more common, or are people just becoming more aware of them? |