FOOD - VENDORS - LIVE MUSIC - ART EXHIBIT
At the Sewee Center and other locations.
The festival is a day full of fun for everyone! Activities Include:
Kayaking
Photography workshop at the Sewee Center
Edible and native plant walks
Bird and Wildflower walks
Historic tours at Hampton Plantation and Sewee Shell Ring
Gullah Geechee Stories and Songs
Red wolf, Reptile, raptor, and beekeeping programs
Sweet grass basketry workshop
Fishing in Sewee Pond
Workshops & Events for the kids
Fishing, insect discovery and identification. Fresh water pond explorations.
Sea Turtle Program. Turtle hats. Face Painting. Boat simulator. Inflatable BB gun range.
Archery. Build a Bird Feeder. Nature Crafts
Wildlife Art Contest and Exposition
Students from St. James Santee Elementary and Middle School as well as Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School (CREECS) will showcase their creativity and talents in a wildlife art exposition and competition. Note cards created from the winners of the 2019 Art Contest will be available for purchase at the festival and in the Bulls Bay community. All contributions from the sale of note cards purchase art supplies for the schools.
Nature walks
Go and discover new places
Bird banding
Learn all about banding wild birds!
Get your hands dirty
Find out what’s living in that pond
Pelts. Skulls. Tracks.
Learn all about the nature around you
Community Vendors & Exhibitors
Native plant vendors and artisans will have pollinator plants, art and crafts on display and for purchase. Exhibitors from natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and outdoor recreation businesses will have displays and materials available.
Music
The day will be filled with musical entertainment for your enjoyment. Artists will include: Danielle Howle, Greg Smith, Lowcountry Gospel Singers, Hank and Friends, Black River Band and the Awendaw Community Singers.
The Wild Coast of South Carolina: Capers to North Inlet
Bob Raynor to Deliver Keynote Address
Between the population centers of Myrtle Beach and Charleston, a forty-seven-mile section of undeveloped coast forms a large natural reserve in the fastest growing state in the nation.
Even though this coast has received international recognition – as a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve, and a unit in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network – the area has achieved a limited identity. These dynamic barrier islands are a refuge for a diversity of habitats, a wealth of wildlife, and threatened and endangered species.
Various state and federal agencies manage these natural resources, conduct scientific research, and educate the public. These lands and waters offer the public the opportunity to explore the wildness and connect with the natural world, experiences Raynor has participated in for several decades. The importance of these lands has continued to grow to offset rapid coastal development, both locally and all along the Atlantic Coast.
Increased local population, climate change with resulting rising sea level, current and future invasive species, and reduced government resources for managing public lands, are existential threats.
Raynor will present the riches of the Wild Coast, and his ongoing adventures.
