| Friends Invite You to Come to Santee NW
Refuge "The best birding center in South Carolina and the Southeast." Santee NW Refuge 2125 Fort Watson Rd. Summerton, SC 29148 803-478-2217 West of I-95, exit 102 @ US 301/US 15, 6 miles south of Summerton, SC BE A FRIEND, BRING A FRIEND. Events are held often and coming events of the Friends of Santee Refuge will be announced. Come join in. |
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so much!!!! We enjoyed today very much....Josh makes the tour so very
interesting... .. This was great. See the report of the walk on the Past Friends Events .... Birding and Nature Walk on June 16 (2007) with Josh Arrants At Santee National Wildlife Refuge
The public is invited to join the refuge staff and Friends of Santee National Wildlife Refuge for a birding and nature walk with local naturalist Josh Arrants. Josh will lead a guided bird walk leaving from the Wrights' Bluff Nature Trail parking area at 8:30 AM. A combination driving and walking tour on the Bluff Unit will provide participants with an opportunity to see and hear a number of delightful songbirds including the very colorful Painted Bunting. Other songbirds we can expect to encounter include: orchard orioles, common yellow-throats, blue grosbeaks, northern parulas, indigo buntings, summer tanagers, yellow-billed cuckoos, osprey, and red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks. Sightings of nearly 300 bird species have been recorded on Santee National Wildlife Refuge, making it one of the best inland bird watching areas in South Carolina. Bring your binoculars and fields guides for a great day of bird watching. Call the refuge office at 803-478-2217 for information or to sign up for the walk. You may also email Park Ranger Kay McCutcheon (kay_mccutcheon@fws.gov) with participant information (name, # in party, telephone number). Pre-registration is not required, but the refuge staff would like to have an estimate of the number of attendees. Call Santee National Wildlife Refuge at 803-478-2217 for more information or to learn about wildlife observation and public use opportunities on the refuge. National Wildlife Refuges protect some of our nation’s most unique, spectacular and truly wild places. Learn more about your National Wildlife Refuge System by visiting one of the eight refuges found in South Carolina. Follow the links from http://refuges.fws.gov to find information on your favorite refuge destination. |
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| Visitor
Center remodeling is complete 12-12-07, grounds landscaping is planned. Come walk Nature Trails, there's been some renovation. |
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| Visit the
Santee NW Refuge soon, mail your membership or renewal to: Friends of Santee NW Refuge 2125 Fort Watson Rd. Summerton, SC 29148 |
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Friends
of Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Santee NW Refuge 2125 Fort Watson
Rd. Summerton, SC 29148
803-478-2217 West of I-95, exit 102 @ US 301/US 15, 6 miles south of Summerton, SC |
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