Teachers to Learn About Area Ecology

My detractors out there (millions and millions of you) think I’m a sniveling complainer that is unable to say anything positive about anything. Admittedly my posts do tend to be on the negative side, but it is hard to remain positive when you find so many things wrong. Anyway I’d like to take the opportunity to step aside from the vigilance for a moment and mention something good, or rather “fluffy” about local education.

The LowCountry Institute has offered (free of charge) workshops to 40 educators within Beaufort County that will introduce them to various natural habitats found in our area. These workshops should enable teachers to cover environmental topics in the classroom as they relate to our surroundings. The classes will be held one Saturday per month beginning in September and runs through until May.

The classes include:

Marine Life and Geology of Port Royal Sound Intertidal Habitats @ Fish Creek Park & Pinckney National Wildlife Refuge

Ecology of Freshwater Habitats @ Spring Island

Barrier Island Ecology @ Hunting Island State Park

Longleaf Pine Ecology @ Webb Wildlife Center

Nemours Plantation @ Combahee River

Bear Island & Donnelly Wildlife Management Area Ecology of Sea Islands @ Spring Island

Ecology of the Savannah River Floodplain

Old Growth Cypress Trees @ Beidler Forest

This isn’t exactly book math or social studies type stuff, but simply knowing more about our local habitats and spreading that knowledge is an important step in conserving our limited resources. Teachers will be giving up one Saturday a month for a period of 8 months to attend. A big thanks to the LowCountry Institute and the educators who committed to donating their time to help keep South Carolina’s natural habitats pristine.