Take a Walk on the Wild Side!
Wilderness Southeast now offers a fun and easy way for you to get to know the wild things that live near you. The Georgia coast is an intriguing and intricate world. The "Walk on the Wild Side" (WOWS) series will provide a monthly opportunity to gain new understanding about things you may have walked right by for years.
WOWS invite the public to join a Wilderness Southeast naturalist guide for a
two-hour foray on the final Saturday of every month. Each
"soft adventure" Saturday
will focus on different wildlife and habitat, offering a more
intimate look at your coastal backyard.
Schedule of Events:
| June 29: 4:30-6:30 pm | Join expert birders Lydia Thompson & Diana Churchill at the entrance to the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge to witness the amazing spectacle of communal nesting of thousands of herons, egrets, ibis, wood storks. An unforgettable experience well worth the drive! |
| July 27: Time TBA | Come aboard with boat captain and naturalist guide Rene Heidt to observe dolphins, egrets, crabs, and even oysters -- all hard at work. BOAT SPACE IS LIMITED; RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! Suggested donation $20. |
| August 31: 9:30-11:30am | Join herpetologist Bobby Moulis at the Savannah Ogeechee Canal Museum for a close look at native turtles and snakes. How do they eat, sleep, meet a mate, and protect their babies? |
| September 28, 2002: 9 am-11 am | Join naturalist guide and TV host Cathy Sakas for a close look at the mysteries of our wide beaches. Find out who hides under the sand, and what theyıre hiding from. Meet at Ft. Screven parking lot near the lighthouse at Tybee North Beach. |
WOWS will run in a drizzle, cancel in a downpour. There's
a suggested donation of $5 per person. For information
and reservations, contact 897-5108, or
info@wilderness-southeast.org.
Wilderness Southeast is a not-for-profit educational organization based in
Savannah, GA. Since 1973 Wilderness Southeast naturalist guides have been
escorting folks into wild places and sharing with them the fun of
learning about nature. Over the years many area
residents have told Wilderness Southeast guides that
they never knew there was so much to see in these
places theyıd been visiting their whole lives. When asked what Wilderness
Southeast does, Joyce Murlless, Executive Director, likes to say,
"We teach people to see."
Special thanks to Ms. Joyce Murlless for providing this description of Walk on the Wild Side for tourists to the Savannah area.
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