Information For:
Educators & Resource Managers  

Educational programs for university and secondary school faculty and students, governmental regulatory personnel, environmentalists, and the general public are offered by the Institute’s Continuing Education Program and the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Short courses for children and adults, workshops and courses for teachers, and public seminars engage   and educate participants in various topics. Many of the  short courses incorporate the findings from research and/or involve participants directly in research projects.  Participants in "The Fishes of North Inlet Estuary"  assist Reserve scientists in the sorting, measurement and weighing of fishes, shrimp and crabs collected as part of a long-term survey begun in 1984.

Outreach activities include festivals and International events including Earth Day and Beach Sweep.  North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR also sponsors regional high school classes in the Estuary-Net Project, a volunteer water-quality monitoring project that engages students in studies of local watersheds.

 Workshops in coastal issues bring together environmental professionals and other coastal decision makers for information sharing, discussions and planning.

Registration is limited for most activities and pre-registration by phone is recommended.  Contact the North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR for more information, to sign up for a program, or to share your ideas for future program offerings.

Other education experiences for public audiences include seasonal explorations of the salt marsh, bird walks and open houses of the Baruch Marine Lab.  Schedules of education activities are produced three times a year and cover the periods: September-December, January-May and June-August.