SINHG trips took members from their own backyards, downtown and into the ancient past as the spring series of explorations continues. A behind-the-scenes tour of Seabrook Island educated members about the complex infrastructure, from the drainage system that helps restore the island’s roadways after heavy rainfall, to the Utility Commission’s water and sewer facilities that keep the island humming.
Further afield, members visited the headquarters of the Charleston Harbor Pilots Association, from which pilots certified by the state and by the Coast Guard guide cargo-laden freighters – up to 85 per day – safely in and out of the harbor.
And members probed into the Lowcountry’s ancient history with a private guided tour of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston, where they encountered the fossilized remains of sea turtles the size of small cars, huge saber-toothed cats, Triceratops and T. Rexes, all of which once roamed ancient sea plains and maritime forests of the southeast coast.
SINHG Trips for members continue through late May. To learn about membership visit sinhg.org.
-Submitted by Norm Powers for Seabrook Island Natural History Group
(Image credit: SINGH.org)