Winyah Master Naturalist Course Page
Welcome to the Winyah Master Naturalist class of 2025!
This is your course page for information about field trips, homework assignments, extra reading, and a list of resources for further study. Reading/Activity assignments should be completed before the class to prepare to wade into the topics of the day. Quizzes for each class should be completed after the class.
| Date | Topics | Location | Index | Assignments/Reading/QUIZ |
| 2/27 |
Introduction:
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Meet at Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, travelling to NI-WB NERR |
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| 3/6 |
The Landscape, Part 1:
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Meet at Kimbel Pond Shelter, travelling on Hobcaw APP: iNaturalist |
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| 3/13 |
The Landscape, Part 2:
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Meet at HBDC, travelling to Georgetown County Landfill |  |
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| 3/20 |
Modern Dinosaurs: Birds & Reptiles
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Meet at Kimbel Pond Shelter APP: Merlin Bird ID APP:eBird |
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| 3/27 |
Wade into Estuaries:
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Meet at HBDC, travel to NI-WB NERR |  |
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| 4/03 |
Habitats of Hobcaw:
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Meet at HBDC, travelling around Hobcaw | |
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| 4/10 |
BIOBLITZ |
Meet at HBDC, travelling to NERR | |
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| 4/17 |
Nature at Night
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Kimbel Pond *4:00 PM to 10:00 PM |
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| 4/24 |
NO CLASS- Spring Break |
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5/01 |
In the Watershed, Rivers and Bays:
Book Reports |
Meet at HBDC, travelling to Lewis Ocean Bay and Cox Ferry Lake
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| 5/08 |
A Day at the Beach:
Book reports
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*Meet at Huntington Beach, north end parking area* | |
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| 5/15 |
Practicing Naturalisting:
Book Reports |
Meet at HBDC, travelling to Francis Marion SF | |
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| 5/22 |
FINAL EXAM WMNA Gathering @ 12:00
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Kimbel Lodge |
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Resources
- Conservation Biology for All (textbook)
- Biodiversity Book (textbook)
- How Many Species are there on Earth and in the Ocean?
- WWF Living Planet Report 2022 (Full)
- WWF Living Planet Report 2022 (Youth)
- Backyard Conservation Booklet
- Rainwater Harvesting for Homeowners
- South Carolina Home-A-Syst, Clemson Extension
- Rain Gardens, Green Solutions to Stormwater Pollution
- SC State Wildlife Action Plan 2015
- SC Hunting and Fishing License
- DRAFT Non-Point Assessment Data Sheets
- Birding 101: An Introduction to Bird Identification, Tools and Techniques
- Bird Watching Basics, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Songbird Wildlife Management Guide
- Characterizing the cultural niches of North American birds
- Coastal Bird Stewardship Toolkit- Audubon
- North American Marsh Bird Survey Protocols
- Patuxent Bird Quiz
- Field identification of the 50 most common plant families in temperate regions
- Familiar Trees of South Carolina
- USA-NPN Botany Primer
- Photosynthesis Overview
- Southern Forested Wetlands, Ecology and Management: Southern Deepwater Swamps
- Ecology of Maritime Forests of the Southern Atlantic Coast: A Community Profile
- Native Plants for Wildlife
- Plant Part Illustrations
