"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.
These special hunts encourage adults to share an outdoor experience with kids by bringing a child hunting with them.
Refuge visitors should also note that for the protection of all visitors,
Refuge units that are open to public deer hunts are closed to general public access during designated hunt periods.
Sept 6 - 17, 2010 - Mourning dove hunts (Cuddo Unit) - (No hunting on Sun. Sept 12th), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Sept 17 & 18, 2010 - SC Hunter Education Class - MUST PREREGISTER. SC DNR Calendar, Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Sept 24, 25, 2010 Lottery Deer Hunts (Bluff Unit), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Oct 1, 2, 8, 9, 22, & 23, 2010 Lottery Deer Hunts (Bluff Unit), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Oct 4 - 9, 2010 - Archery Hunt (Cuddo Unit), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Oct 11 - 16, 2010 - Primitive Weapons Hunt (Pine Island), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Oct 18 - 23, 2010 - Primitive Weapons Hunt (Cuddo Unit), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Nov 1 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Closed, Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Nov 8 - 13, 2010 - Primitive Weapons Hunt (Cuddo Unit), Santee National Wildlife Refuge
March 1, 2011 - Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Reopen
March 1 - 12, 2011 - Raccoon and Oppossum hunting (except Sun. March 6th)
April 23-25, 2010 3rd Santee Birding & Nature Festival
Santee National Wildlife Refuge and Santee: 803-478-2217
Event Time Friday, April 23rd Send Adult/Youth Total
(For registration form: www.fws.gov/santee)
http://www.fws.gov/santee/pdf/Santee-birding-festival-2010.pdf
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration - Santee Cultural Arts Center
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Bluff Unit - FREE
12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Audubon Center at Beidler Forest - FREE
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Santee State Park – Fisheagle Swamp Tours $25
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Santee Lakes Sampler - FREE
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Bluff Unit; Birding 101 - FREE
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Santee NWR - Bluff Unit; Butterflies and Birds Tour - FREE
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Santee State Park – SSSSnakes!! - FREE
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker Event & Dinner, Holiday Inn, Santee $25
Saturday, April 24th
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration - Santee Cultural Arts Center
5:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Manchester State Forest & Poinsett State Park - FREE
7:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Brosnan Forest - FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Nature Illustration Workshop - FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Bluff Unit - FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Cuddo Unit - FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sparkleberry Swamp Canoe & Kayak Tour $20 adult/$12 youth (ages 12 and under)
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Wannamaker Preserve Audubon Sanctuary - FREE
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wildlife Photography Workshop with Ted Borg (morning – workshop; afternoon – field trip) $10
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Santee State Park – SSSSnakes!! - FREE
12:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Giant Cement Quarry Fossil Trip - FREE
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Cuddo Unit; Butterfly Tour - FREE
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Santee State Park – Pine Needle Basket Making - FREE
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Santee State Park – Birding Countdown - FREE
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Santee State Park – Owl Prowl - FREE
Sunday, April 25th
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration - Santee Cultural Arts Center
5:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Manchester State Forest & Poinsett State Park – FREE
7:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Audubon Center at Beidler Forest – FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Bluff Unit; Birding 101 – FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Santee NWR – Bluff Unit; Wetland Plant ID – FREE
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Santee State Park – Spring Wildflowers - FREE
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Santee State Park – Fisheagle Swamp Tours $25
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Congaree National Park - FREE
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wildlife Photography Workshop with Ted Borg (morning – workshop; afternoon – field trip) $10
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Congaree National Park Canoe Trip - FREE
Event totals & Participant Name(s):
Send info to Santee NWE Refuge
2125 Fort Watson Rd. Summerton, SC 29148
Audubon South Carolina
Carolina Bird Club
Friends of Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Holiday Inn—Santee
National Park Service
Nature Adventures Outfitters
Santee Cooper Country
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
South Carolina State Parks
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Town of Santee
Tri-county Regional Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Santee
With a variety of places to see and explore, there will be plenty for all to enjoy like: the Audubon Center at Beidler Forest, Brosnan Forest, Congaree National Park, Santee State Park, Poinsett State Park, Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Santee Swamp and Wannamaker Preserve, Audubon Sanctuary. In addition to birding trips, there will be guided canoe and kayak tours, butterfly walks, wildlife photography workshops, behind-the-scenes tours of Santee Ntional Wildlife Refuge, conservation exhibits, music and food.
See details: http://www.fws.gov/santee/Santee-birding-festival-2010.pdf
Thanks 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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Friends of Santee NW Refuge
2125 Fort Watson Rd.
Summerton, SC 29148
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
803-478-2217 West of I-95, exit 102 @ US 301/US 15, 6 miles south of Summerton, SC