Biology major Timara Vereen, alongside professor Craig Plante, has spent the past year investigating mudflats near Grice Marine Lab to determine the outsized impact the small eastern mud snail has on microorganisms in its ecosystem. 🐌 today.cofc.edu/2022/08/29/bio…

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September is a big month for fall migration, with billions of birds heading southward toward wintering grounds. It's a great time to check the Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds—especially item No. 1: Make Windows Safer, Day and Night. bit.ly/2M2M5Y5 #BringBirdsBack

Happy #PloverAppreciationDay! Did you know plovers can be found in most parts of the world? Which one is your favorite?

Tropical storm conditions are expected across the Leeward Islands within the warning area starting this afternoon, and will spread westward across the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, and Puerto Rico late Saturday and Saturday. Follow National Hurricane Center for more.

MIGRATION ALERT. We keep saying fall migration is peaking, and it keeps getting bigger! Estimate for no. of birds migrating over U.S. creeps past 600 MILLION this weekend! Learn more at BirdCast: bit.ly/2yPr7sI Thx Team BirdCast!

Our draft revised recovery plan is available for the red wolf. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service welcome your comments and feedback on the plan to recover “America’s red wolf." ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_…

PalmettoPride kicked off the 2023 Litter Trashes Everyone Art Contest -- the official Governor's Contest on Litter Prevention. 🎨🖌 More information about the contest and guidelines for entering can be found here: palmettopride.org/education/art-…

Have you heard any pileated woodpeckers lately? As young are venturing off on their own, calls and drumming tend to increase as territories are established and defended! 📷 Grayson Smith/USFWS

A male Northern Cardinal floofing up on a cold winter day. The floofing traps air that is warmed up by the bird's body heat and acts as a toasty winter coat.

There's still time for year end giving! Consider supporting Friends of Coastal SC. sccoastalfriends.org/support-us/

Found some worms, crabs, and more in an oyster reef! Thanks DNR for coming out to join us and lead this awesome lesson!

There are more living organisms in 1 teaspoon of healthy #soil than there are people on Earth! Safeguarding natural resources & #biodiversity is critical to people’s health & that of our planet too. via Food and Agriculture Organization

Join us and Cape Romain NWR along with many other like minded organizations at the Grand Opening of REI Mt. Pleasant! Come support the Sewee Visitor Center by purchasing a limited edition mug 😲

No days off! #Cheryl, a few weeks back, showing her support for clean water crosses international boundaries and time zones. #standup #showup #speakup #cleanwater #chaswaterkeeper

Effective February 15, 2023, Botany Bay Wildlife Managament Area is temporarily closed due to road work.

Now do Awendaw. The same thing is getting ready to happen there if state and local authorities keep permitting neighborhoods with densely packed homes and septic tanks for sewage treatment. Much, much cheaper to prevent this problem than clean it up. postandcourier.com/hilton-head/hu…

A lot of y'all who said I couldn't fit this whole starfish in my mouth are real quiet these days.

It's the #InternationalDayofForests! Today, we celebrate the beauty and importance of our woods and forests. Let's all do our part to protect and preserve these precious natural resources for generations to come. Remember, #OnlyYou can prevent wildfires!

Don't forget to support us on #PalmettoGivingDay! #donate