Seabrook Island Natural History Group (SINHG)
October Evening Program
Dolphin Talk
Where: Seabrook Island Lake House
When: October 9, 2025
Light refreshments at 6:30 pm, Program starts at 7:00 pm
It is our pleasure to host Lauren Rust, Founder and Executive Director of the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network (LMMN) in our October Evening Event. Lauren will be sharing her expertise on bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops erebennus, and other marine mammals found in South Carolina, and their unique relationship with the Lowcountry, with a special focus on Seabrook Island. She will also highlight the mission of the LMMN—to protect marine mammals (dolphins, whales, and seals) in South Carolina waters for future generations through awareness, education, and research.
Lauren brings a wealth of experience to this work. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from the College of Charleston and a Master of Science in Ecology from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom. Her career includes managing the Research Department at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, where she focused on necropsy and determining causes of death in marine mammals. She has also worked with NOAA, responding to sick and injured marine mammals, and the Environmental Specimen Bank at the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, SC.
This program is available for all SINHG members at no charge. There is a $5 donation for non-SINHG members. For more information regarding SINHG programs, click here.
-Submitted by Annie for Seabrook Island Natural History Group
(Image credit: Annie for SINHG)