Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Traditions are a staple of the holiday season. For example, my mom and her mother covertly gift my great-great-aunt’s old shopping bag back and forth, which my grandmother also did […]
The Palmetto Bluff Wildlife Tree
At 20,000 acres, Palmetto Bluff is a constant hive of activity for wildlife, so the idea of giving a Christmas tree back to Mother Nature just seemed to make sense. […]
Oyster Ecology
Pop! Click! Snap! A din rings across the marsh from oysters closing their shells, jets of water springing from sealing halves, as water recedes from the intertidal zone. Eastern oysters […]
A Sea of Grass
The autumn sun is beginning to set over the salt marsh, casting a golden glow on the sea of grass before me. I’m standing at the edge of Theus Point, […]
Lunch with a Wildlife Manager
Justin Hardy, Palmetto Bluff’s Land & Wildlife Manager, is arguably one of the busiest people on property. From answering wildlife questions and calls, planting food plots, and prescribed burning each […]
Conservancy Kids Camp
Here at Palmetto Bluff, it all starts with the land. Surrounded by three historic rivers, and set amid 20,000 acres, Palmetto Bluff remains one of the wildest and most beautiful […]
Lunch with a Biologist
Lydia Moore, the Research and Education Coordinator here at Palmetto Bluff, oversees exactly what her title says and more. Whether she’s leading a lecture on pollinators or outside collecting data […]
Adventure Guide: Treehouses
Swiss Family Robinson. Peter Pan. The Sandlot. When I think of these movies, the first thing that comes to mind is that every child should watch these classic films (and […]
Pollinators
Butterflies are more than just a pretty flying insect in your garden; they’re also a pollinator, a biotic pollinator to be specific. Pollination can be defined as the transfer of […]
A Square Meal
Jay Walea is known for bringing his truck to a screeching halt while showing new people around the Bluff and jumping out to rip plants from the ground for people […]
