With a vast outdoor classroom at our fingertips, the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy team members are ambassadors to each resident and guest, introducing them to this landscape in ways large and small, structured and informal. Tours, classes and workshops, programs, research and field trips are all available to facilitate this environmental learning process.
Events
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Palmetto Bluff Conservancy July Photo Contest
July Theme: The Saltmarsh The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy hosts a monthly photo contest that highlights the flora and fauna of the Lowcountry, and we want to see what you’ve seen! […]
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Explore PBC: Creatures of the Night
Conservancy Classroom 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SCWhat goes bump in the night? Join the Conservancy as we head out into the woods to look and listen for nocturnal wildlife residing at Palmetto Bluff. We will listen […]
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Explore PBC: Turtles of Palmetto Bluff
Conservancy Classroom 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SCWhat turtles live at Palmetto Bluff? Let’s find out! Join the Conservancy as we check turtle traps throughout the Bluff, identify what we catch, and discuss the features and adaptations […]
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Bluff Blitz!
Get your phones ready for the Conservancy’s seasonal Bluff Blitz! Participants will spend the week photographing and uploading observations of living organisms at Palmetto Bluff to iNaturalist. At the end […]
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Brown Bag Lunch: Sea Turtles
Conservancy Classroom 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SCHybrid EventThere are seven species of sea turtle in the world, and four of them have been documented off the coast of South Carolina. Join Montage Naturalist, Cassie Critchlow, as she […]
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Discovering the Past: Wilson Cemetery Walk
Wilson Village Post Office 15 Village Park Square, Bluffton, SCJoin Palmetto Bluff Archaeologists as we stroll among the cemeteries of Wilson Village and hear tales of the lives of those who lay at rest. Closed-toed shoes and long pants […]
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Explore PBC: Marsh Ecology
Moreland LandingWhat lives in the salt marsh? Come find out as we head to Moreland Landing to check crab traps, throw cast nets, and search for critters just below the surface. […]
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First Friday Lecture: Lowcountry Raptors
Conservancy Classroom 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SCJoin Lila Arnold, Founder of Lowcountry Raptors, as she shows us amazing owls, hawks, and falcons! You and your family do not want to miss this! Walk-ins welcome.
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Brown Bag Lunch: Invasive Species
Conservancy Classroom 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SCHybrid EventSince Europeans first made landfall in the New World, we have been introducing plants, animals, and pathogens into the North American ecosystems. Some organisms are benign and have little to […]
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Edibles, Medicinals, and Other Uses of Plants: Sandhill Loop
Wilson Village Post Office 15 Village Park Square, Bluffton, SCSustenance, herbal remedies, and materials for clothing are some of the many wonderful phenomena derived from plants. Join the Conservancy as we observe plants growing in Sandhill Loop and discuss […]
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The Palmetto Bluff Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, focuses on outreach, education, research, land and wildlife management, and conservation of Palmetto Bluff’s natural and cultural resources. Our team includes land and wildlife managers, a biologist, a full-time educator, and seasonal interns.
Your donation helps us expand our environmental research, conserve resources, and keep our programs free and accessible. Contributions are tax-deductible as permitted by law.
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