Palmetto Bluff

Feeder Watch
2025-01-09 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ato_0Fi4RaKGODTVNIPCLw

Volunteer Day – Pollinator Garden
2025-01-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Friday, January 10th
1 – 3 pm
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Do you need volunteer hours or just want to get your hands dirty? Volunteer with Aaron Palmieri, Conservancy Educator, as we spend time tending to the pollinator garden in Moreland Village. We will be weeding the garden beds and providing any necessary TLC.
Gardening gloves, closed-toed shoes, and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Feeder Watch
2025-01-15 10:00 - 11:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cvnpRSJQQeCmgWNU4QuoRg
Wednesday, January 15
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cvnpRSJQQeCmgWNU4QuoRg

Brown Bag Lunch: Right Whales – Our Coastal Visitors
2025-01-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, January 15
12 – 1 pm
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Right whales are winter visitors off the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia. Michael Williamson, founder of WhaleNet, will tell us all about right whales, their habits, and conservation efforts for this imperiled species.
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UkKK33rcRMy3ecuTv5bphg

Feeder Watch
2025-01-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, January 16
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eVJ0W_XxS9aVO7Mhvw3PBw

Research Excursion: Cavity Nest Box Survey
2025-01-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, January 16
1 – 4 pm
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as we conduct the monthly cavity nest box survey. These large nest boxes are located in multiple habitats throughout Palmetto Bluff, and we are excited to see what animals call them home!
Closed-toed shoes/waterproof boots and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Explore PBC: Duck Pond
2025-01-17 09:00 - 23:30 | Wilson Village Post Office, 15 Village Park Square, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Friday, January 17
9 – 11:30 am
Meet at Wilson Village Post Office
Duck Pond is the body of water on the right visible to everyone who enters Palmetto Bluff. Formerly the rice impoundments of Rephraim Plantation, Duck Pond is now the best place at Palmetto Bluff to observe wintering waterfowl. Join the Conservancy as we seek out the avian residents hiding among the cattails.
Closed-toed shoes and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Feeder Watch
2025-01-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Tuesday, January 21
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qRPS0w2LTV-zyAihbWnxoA

Feeder Watch
2025-01-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J3_QMjcSSrqzK7BGbq5Igw

Field Trip: Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
2025-01-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Savannah NWR Visitor Center, 694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC, 29927, United States
Friday, January 24
9 – 12 pm
Meet at the Savannah NWR Visitor Center
The historic rice impoundments that encompass the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive are home to a diversity of birds attracted to the tall grasses and shallow bodies of freshwater. Join the Conservancy as we visit Savannah National Wildlife Refuge to search for wintering waterfowl.
Binoculars, closed-toed shoes, and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Burn Watch
2025-01-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Tuesday, January 28
10 – 12 pm
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Interested in the Conservancy’s prescribed fire management? Come see recently burned stands within the managed forest and learn why this management technique is crucial to ecosystems in the Southeast. We might even see a burn in progress!
Closed-toed shoes and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Feeder Watch
2025-01-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, January 29
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kSiwhAwLS4OORN9wlefPrQ

Feeder Watch
2025-01-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, January 30
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I7BcCffaRmyBjvkdC7RVIQ

Palmetto Bluff Conservancy February Photo Contest
2025-02-01 08:00 - 2025-02-28 17:00 | South Carolina
Palmetto Bluff Conservancy February Photo Contest
February 1st – February 28th
February Theme: Lowcountry Squirrels
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! Each month will celebrate a different, Conservancy-related theme. All ages and skill levels are welcome! Photos must be submitted to info@pbconservancy.org to participate.
How are the photos judged?
Conservancy educator, Aaron, will review each submission to ensure the photos meet all requirements. Once the month is over, approved entries will be sent to the Conservancy team to be judged in a blind judging.
Prizes
Each month, our top three participants will receive raffle tickets (3 tickets for first place, 2 tickets for second place, and 1 ticket for third place) that will go into a pot for the chance to win a pair of Burn Fest tickets. The drawing will occur following the last Brown Bag Lunch of October.
Rules:
• Submitting a photo to the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy photo contest gives the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy permission to use the photo for posts, publications, products, and advertising.
• Each participant may submit one photo per month related to that month’s theme. The photo does not need to be taken within that month.
• All images must be taken in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
• All photos must have complete information attached, including subjects, dates, and locations.
• Animal and plant photographs must be wild; no captive animals or planted specimens.
• The animal must be alive, and the photo be taken under natural conditions and in an ethical manner that places the welfare of the subject above the photographer’s desire to obtain an image.
• Photos modified with AI will not be accepted.

Feeder Watch
2025-02-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, February 5
FeederWatch
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GDFPrJ5zStOYJ56pN8Ob1Q

Brown Bag Lunch: Prescribed Fire Management
2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, February 5
12 – 1 pm
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Fire is an important component of ecosystem health in the Southeast. Join us as we learn about the history and benefits of prescribed fire from Brian Byrne, who oversees this management technique for the Conservancy.
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3BTP7Sa5TsuS5uzJLYfF6g

Feeder Watch
2025-02-06 10:00 - 11:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bQdNZvMRRb-jCs6L3eWxUg
Thursday, February 6
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bQdNZvMRRb-jCs6L3eWxUg

Volunteer Day – Pollinator Garden
2025-02-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, February 6
1 – 3 pm
Meet at Conservancy Classroom
Do you need volunteer hours or just want to get your hands dirty? Volunteer with Aaron Palmieri, Conservancy Educator, as we spend time tending to the pollinator garden in Moreland Village. We will be weeding the garden beds and providing any necessary TLC.
Gardening gloves, closed-toed shoes, and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Discovering the Past: Wilson Cemetery Walk
2025-02-06 15:00 - 16:30 | Wilson Village Post Office, 15 Village Park Square, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, February 6
3 – 4:30 pm
Meet at the Wilson Village Post Office
Join 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 required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

PrimalFit in the Woods
2025-02-07 08:00 - 21:30 | Conservancy Shop
Friday, February 7
8 – 9:30 am
Meet at the Conservancy Shop
Hunters and gatherers of Palmetto Bluff’s past had to be clever with their energy expenditure when prowling the woods in search of resources. It is time to return to these roots. At this Primal, participants will join the Conservancy and Fitness teams as we run through the woods, flip logs, and perform physical feats that utilize the materials around us.
Cost: $5
Required items and clothing will be sent out closer to the date.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

PBC Birding: Rice Field
2025-02-07 13:00 - 15:30 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Friday, February 7
1 – 3:30 pm
Meet at Conservancy Classroom
Join the Conservancy as we see what bird species are moving through the mixed pine-hardwood uplands and flatwoods of Rice Field.
Closed-toed shoes, and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Burn Watch
2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Tuesday, February 11
10 – 12 pm
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Interested in the Conservancy’s prescribed fire management? Come see recently burned stands within the managed forest and learn why this management technique is crucial to ecosystems in the Southeast. We might even see a burn in progress!
Closed-toed shoes and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Feeder Watch
2025-02-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, February 12
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZM0V_TajQ-OA88UYkYZoPA

Brown Bag Lunch: Sweet Grass Baskets
2025-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, February 12
12 – 1 pm
Conservancy Classroom or Online
The Conservancy is honored to host Michael Smalls, a 7th generation basket-sewer, and his protégé Dino Badger for a discussion of the art and history of the sweet grass basket – an iconic treasure of the Lowcountry. Mr. Smalls was taught the story and craft of sweet grass basketry by his great-grandmother, Lucinda Pringle, whose own mother was an enslaved worker on Mt. Pleasant’s Laurel Hill Plantation.
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rTESQheuSUSSRCueykDTZg

Workshop: Making Sweet Grass Coasters
2025-02-12 12:00 - 16:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Wednesday, February 12
2 – 4 pm
Conservancy Classroom
Join Michael Smalls and Dino Badger for a two-hour instructional workshop where attendees will have a hands-on lesson in making their own sweet grass coaster.
$65. Registration Required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

Feeder Watch
2025-02-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, February 13
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mc5l–DRRXuvsqQwi4fVhA

Research Excursion: Cavity Nest Box Survey
2025-02-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Thursday, February 13
1 – 4 pm
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as we conduct the monthly cavity nest box survey. These large nest boxes are located in multiple habitats throughout Palmetto Bluff, and we are excited to see what animals call them home!
Closed-toed shoes/waterproof boots and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

PBC Birding: Great Backyard Bird Count - River Road Preserve
2025-02-14 09:00 - 11:30 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Friday, February 14
9 – 11:30 am
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Today is the beginning of the 2025 Great Backyard Bird Count, a 4-day citizen science project spearheaded by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. The purpose of this event is to help these organizations track trends in bird populations prior to the spring migration. Join the Conservancy for a hike down River Road Preserve to observe bird life preparing for spring.
Binoculars, closed-toed shoes, and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

PBC Birding: Great Backyard Bird Count - Moreland Village
2025-02-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Conservancy Classroom, 655 Old Moreland Road, Bluffton, SC, 29910
Friday, February 14
2 – 4:30 pm
Meet at the Conservancy Classroom
Today is the beginning of the 2025 Great Backyard Bird Count, a 4-day citizen science project spearheaded by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. The purpose of this event is to help these organizations track trends in bird populations prior to the spring migration. Join the Conservancy for a hike through Moreland Village to observe bird life preparing for spring.
Binoculars, closed-toed shoes, and long pants required.
Reservations required through: info@pbconservancy.org.

FeederWatch
2025-02-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Conservancy Shop
Tuesday, February 18
10 – 11 am
Conservancy Classroom or Online
Join the Conservancy Educator, Aaron Palmieri, as he monitors the Conservancy bird feeders as part of the Feederwatch citizen science project. Participants will learn how to identify birds that congregate at feeders during the winter, what foods attract different species, and be able to ask Aaron any bird-related questions they may have!
Walk-ins welcome.
If you would rather attend virtually, click on the following link (or copy and paste into your browser) to watch through zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EMjY6J1ATSmdbvWjpWZUkQ
