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1 The Conservancy ConservanCy Event event schedule Schedule

Who are we? The The Palmetto Palmetto Bluff Bluff Conservancy Conservancy was created was created to ensure to the ensure conservation the conservation vision for this amazing piece of land.

2 Who are we? The The Palmetto Palmetto Bluff Bluff Conservancy Conservancy was created was created to ensure to the ensure conservation the conservation vision for this amazing piece of land. As part of that mission, vison for this amazing piece of land. As part of that mission we are also dedicated we are also dedicated to increasing our understanding of the natural to increasing our understanding of the natural and cultural environment. From and cultural environment. From biological and archaeological studies biological by PhD-level and archaeological scientists to studies the citizen by PhD-level science scientists bluebird to the survey, citizen the science Conservancy bluebird survey, team is the actively Conservancy involved team in is a number actively involved of research in a number initiatives research at the initiatives Bluff. Current at the Bluff. projects Current include projects surveys include of surveys alligator, of alliga- tur- of tor, tle, turtle, white-tailed white-tailed deer deer and bird and bird populations, monitoring of bald eagle nests, study a study of cavity-nest of cavity-nest use and use correlation and correlation with habitat, with habitat, and the and analysis the of analysis artifacts of from artifacts an antebellum from plantation. antebellum We plantation. invite you to We participate invite you in our to participate research as in well our as research learn about as our well results as learn in one about of our many results formal in one pre-osentations. our many We formal offer presentations. educational programming We offer educational in science, history, programming and art, for in science, history, children and art, and for adults children alike. and adults alike. Join us in one of our many events! Join us in one of our many events!

3 Table of Contents Schedule Your Own Experience...4 March April May...9 June...10 July...11 August...12 September...13 October...14 November...15 December

Schedule Your Own Experience Reservation Information To reserve a private tour or class, please contact Dylan at dsell@crescentcommunities.com at least 2 days before.

4 Schedule Your Own Experience Reservation Information To reserve a private tour or class, please contact Dylan at dsell@crescentcommunities.com at least 2 days before. (Reserving farther in advance improves likely availability.) Some programs may be available on shorter notice, Dylan for more information. Alligator Tour Join the Conservancy on a property-wide outing in search of alligators. Learn about the habitats and habits of this fascinating reptile. Two hours. $200 Birding Tour Bring your binoculars and field guide for a walk in the woods with our favorite birder, Diana Churchill This is a great introduction to identifying local and migratory species. Two to three hours. $160 Cemetery Tour Join our archaeologist, Dr. Mary Socci, on a walk to three of the Bluff s historic cemeteries. One and a half hours. $160 Aaron Palmerei Guided Plein Air Painting Learn how to capture the unique beauty of Palmetto Bluff in paint with the Conservancy s resident artist and graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dylan Sell. Sessions can be outdoors or inside. We provide the supplies and artist-grade paint. Beginners welcome! Four hours. $200 Claymation Learn how animators create clay models and scenery. Make a movie and leave with an animation entirely your own. For artists age 8 and up. Three hours. $50 Expert Guided Nature Hike Explore the trails of Palmetto Bluff with our wildlife team. Learn about our unique maritime forest ecosystem. Two and a half hours. $200 Art Tour of the Riverhouse Schedule a private tour of the artistic treasures of the River House with the Conservancy s resident artist and Arts Coordinator, Dylan Sell. Two hours. $40 4

No reservations Explore PBC: Smilax Vine March 11 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM We ll be exploring

5 March First Friday Lecture: Owls of the Bluff March 4 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Come hear Dr. Ken Meyer s update on the owl research at Palmetto Bluff. No reservations Explore PBC: Smilax Vine March 11 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM We ll be exploring a transitional area between high ground and wetlands, a unique habitat with diverse flora and fauna. Join us! Reservations 5

Sweetgrass Basketweaving with Daurus Niles March 13 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Come and learn an art form that originated in Sierra Leone, West Africa and became part of the history of the Lowcountry.

Mary Socci, discusses the extraordinary Wilson family, a true story of rags to riches with all the intrigue, romance, and drama of Downton Abbey (and some surprising parallels!).

6 Sweetgrass Basketweaving with Daurus Niles March 13 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Come and learn an art form that originated in Sierra Leone, West Africa and became part of the history of the Lowcountry. Supplies provided. $85 Reservations Brown Bag Lunch: The Wilson Family and Downton Abbey March 23 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Palmetto Bluff s archaeologist, Dr. Mary Socci, discusses the extraordinary Wilson family, a true story of rags to riches with all the intrigue, romance, and drama of Downton Abbey (and some surprising parallels!). No reservations Claymation: Molding a Story March 24 or 25 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Have you ever seen Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas or Wallace and Gromit? Learn how animators create clay models and scenery. Make a movie and leave with an animation entirely your own. For artists ages ten and up. $50 for one class and $90 for both days. Reservations 6

Learn how animators create clay models and scenery. Make a movie and leave with an animation entirely your own. For artists ages ten and up. $50 for one class and $90 for both days.

7 April First Friday Lecture: Gray s Reef April 1 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Come learn about the National Marine Sanctuary located off the coast of Georgia. No reservations Claymation: Molding a Story April 4 or 5 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Have you ever seen Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas or Wallace and Gromit? Learn how animators create clay models and scenery. Make a movie and leave with an animation entirely your own. For artists ages ten and up. $50 for one class and $90 for both days. Reservations Golden Marsh Painting with Wine and Design April 7 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Bring your friends and your favorite bottle of wine to class and enjoy a relaxed introduction to painting. A local artist will guide each student with stroke-by-stroke instructions to ensure you paint your own unique masterpiece, while sharing the experience with your fellow classmates. Supplies provided! Explore PBC: Cavity Nest Boxes April 8 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Join the Conservancy team as we check the nest boxes. You never know what might decide to call the boxes home! Reservations 7

Brown Bag Lunch: Owls of the Bluff April 13 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Bring your lunch to the Conservancy to learn more about these nocturnal predators.

This class, designed for beginners, provides an introduction to a rewarding medium. Reservations $115 or $165 with supplies included.

Ellis will demonstrate a variety of techniques to enhance and improve your work. Reservations $230 or $290 with supplies included.

8 Brown Bag Lunch: Owls of the Bluff April 13 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Bring your lunch to the Conservancy to learn more about these nocturnal predators. No reservation Beginner Watercolor with Peggy Ellis April 14 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Peggy Ellis, one of our most popular instructors, returns for a class in watercolor. This class, designed for beginners, provides an introduction to a rewarding medium. Reservations $115 or $165 with supplies included. Watercolor Magic with Peggy Ellis April :00 AM - 3:00 PM Add some magic to your painting! For the more experienced painter, this class focuses on landscapes and Ms. Ellis will demonstrate a variety of techniques to enhance and improve your work. Reservations $230 or $290 with supplies included. Explore PBC: Artifact Hunt April 20 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Our archaeologist, Dr. Mary Socci, is taking us out to look for artifacts in one of the old fields of Palmetto Bluff. Mary will try to identify everything we discover and she will use the artifacts to help tell the story of Palmetto Bluff. (No, we can t keep what we find, but it will be fun anyway!) Reservations 8

9 May Oil Painting with Mary Segars May 3-5 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM This is an oil painting course for all levels. Ms. Segars will discuss the various materials used in oil painting, color mixing and composition. She will demonstrate each day how to paint an object or scene, and students will then paint a similar object or scene with her assistance. Reservations $250 or $310 with supplies included. First Friday Lecture: Animals of the Lowcountry May 6 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tony Mills, star of Coastal Kingdom, will share some fascinating facts and stories about our Lowcountry wildlife. No reservations Explore PBC: Hard Marsh Island Hopping May 13 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM When we think of marsh, gooey pluff mud comes to mind. Hard marsh is different and just like its name indicates, it is hard (hard enough to walk on without sinking). We ll discuss this unique ecosystem as we walk to the hammocks, small islands in the marsh with their own flora and fauna, that are considered little gems in an otherwise harsh environment. Reservations Brown Bag Lunch: The Armadillo May 18 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM The word armadillo means little armored one in Spanish. Bring your lunch to the Conservancy for a talk on these armored recent arrivals to our ecosystem. No reservations 9

10 June First Friday Lecture: Dolphins June 3 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Lowcountry dolphins are famous around the world for their unique feeding behavior. Learn more from local researchers about these remarkable animals. No reservations Turtle Mark and Recapture June 9 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM We ll be setting traps for turtles in our wetlands and waterways. Reservations Turtle Mark and Recapture June 10 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM It s time to check the traps! All captured turtles will be marked for identification (and we hope that we will have some recaptures from years past). Reservations Explore PBC: Blue Flag Iris June 17 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Northern blue flag irises thrive in wetland habitats. We are off to see them in bloom! Reservations 10

July Explore PBC: Headwaters July 8 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM From nesting ospreys to sparkleberry, the Headwaters Trail provides a chance to see a variety of plants and animals in a spectacular setting.

11 July Explore PBC: Headwaters July 8 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM From nesting ospreys to sparkleberry, the Headwaters Trail provides a chance to see a variety of plants and animals in a spectacular setting. Bring your binoculars to spot some early migrants. Reservations Explore PBC: River Road July 15 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Join the Conservancy s team of wildlife experts for a hike along one of the Bluff s prettiest trails. We ll see habitats of the maritime forest and we ll discuss the flora and fauna of these ecosystems. Reservations Explore PBC: Sandhill Loop July 22 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Come out with the Conservancy s team for a hike along the Sand Hill Loop Trail. The path follows the ridge of an ancient sand dune through a beautiful longleaf pine ecosystem. We ll also look for rusty lyonia, a rare plant considered critically imperiled in South Carolina, but thriving along this winding trail. Reservations Aaron Palmerei 11

August First Friday Lecture: Snakes! With Kimberly Andrews August 5 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Bring the entire family - and your lawn chairs - to the lawn at RT s market to hear Dr.

12 August First Friday Lecture: Snakes! With Kimberly Andrews August 5 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Bring the entire family - and your lawn chairs - to the lawn at RT s market to hear Dr. Kimberly Andrews and the Conservancy s director, Jay Walea, discuss the native snakes of Palmetto Bluff. And of course, there will be live snakes! No reservations Explore PBC: Theus Point August 12 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Ask Jay about his favorite places at the Bluff and you re sure to hear about Theus Point. Come explore with us and Theus Point will become one of your favorite places too. Reservations Explore PBC: Cemetery Loop August 26 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Join the Conservancy for a hike along the New River marsh on Cemetery Loop. We ll see habitats ranging from mixed pine hardwood upland to maritime forest edge and we ll discuss the flora and fauna of these ecosystems. Reservations Aaron Palmerei 12

September First Friday Lecture: Water Quality September 2 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Join us for a talk by Kim Jones, head of the Town of Bluffton s environmental team, about the health of the May River and

13 September First Friday Lecture: Water Quality September 2 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Join us for a talk by Kim Jones, head of the Town of Bluffton s environmental team, about the health of the May River and the effects of stormwater runoff. No reservations Brown Bag Lunch: Turpentine September 14 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Moonshiners weren t the only ones with stills in the woods of Beaufort County. Come and find out from the Conservancy s archaeologist, Dr. Mary Socci, how turpentine was made. No reservation Explore PBC: Lower Ponds September 23 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Take a step back in time on a hike along the Lower Ponds. The ponds were once fields of the famous Carolina Gold Rice. Learn about the history of these fields and what they offer for our wildlife today. Reservations 13

October First Friday Lecture: The Slave Dwelling Project October 7 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Joe McGill, founder of The Slave Dwelling Project, joins us to talk about spending nights in slave cabins and his

14 October First Friday Lecture: The Slave Dwelling Project October 7 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Joe McGill, founder of The Slave Dwelling Project, joins us to talk about spending nights in slave cabins and his mission to preserve these structures and to raise awareness of African American history. No reservations Buffalo Run October 9 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Join us for the third annual Buffalo Run, a 10k, 30k, or 50k race benefiting the Palmetto Bluff Conservancy. The Buffalo Run trail winds deep into the ancient maritime forests of Palmetto Bluff. Don t be afraid to get a little muddy -- it s all a part of the experience. Reservations Oil Painting with West Fraser October 15 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM October 16 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM West Fraser is a beloved contemporary, American Plein Air painter known for his Lowcountry scenes. Learn how to to reduce a complex scene to its essence. Reservations $620 or $690 with supplies included. Brown Bag Lunch: Cavity Nest Box Update October 19 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Bring your lunch to the Conservancy for an update on our research on cavity-nesting species of the Bluff. No reservations Explore PBC: Cemetery Walk October 28 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Join Bluff archaeologist Dr. Mary Socci and the rest of the Conservancy team for a walk to some of the Bluff s historic cemeteries. Reservations 14

November First Friday Lecture: The Savannah Wildlife Refuge Complex November 4 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Refuge biologist, Wayne Harris, gives us a behind the scenes look at the coastal refuges.

15 November First Friday Lecture: The Savannah Wildlife Refuge Complex November 4 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Refuge biologist, Wayne Harris, gives us a behind the scenes look at the coastal refuges. No reservations Explore PBC: Doughboy Island November 11 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Feeling daring? Join the Conservancy for a hike across the marsh to the spectacular Doughboy Island. Reservations Brown Bag Lunch: Furbearers November 9 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Bring your lunch to the Conservancy and learn more about otters, minks, and the other furbearing species of the Bluff. No reservations 15

We ll listen to stories, rub elbows with the Team, enjoy music, and share a meal with

16 December Burn Fest December 3 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Tonight we dine outdoors-in the real outdoors. In a field. Under the stars. And by the light of the fire. Family-style. We ll listen to stories, rub elbows with the Team, enjoy music, and share a meal with fellow outdoor enthusiasts. For reservations Dylan at dsell@crescentcommunities. $200 16

Conservancy Calendar 2018

Conservancy Calendar 2018 Friday, January 5, 2018 6:00pm First Friday Lecture: Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Russ Webb, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge manager, explains the refuge system and some of the best places to spot