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Date |
Time |
Event |
Meeting Place |
| Oct 22 | 9am | Flag Raising Ceremony - Local boy scouts will raise the flag to start our day of fun! | Flagpole |
| 9am | Southeast Wildlife Conservation Group and Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Come see our wildlife recovery boat and all that it can do! | Visitor Center Lawn |
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| Oct 22 | 9am |
C.L. Dees Trail Tour- Come get a guided tour of the C.L. Dees Trail. | C.L. Dees Trail Kiosk |
| Oct 22 | All Day | Gulf Islands National Seashore - Fun for the whole family - learn about Mississippi wildlife with skins and skulls! | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | All Day | Pascagoula River Audubon Society - Interested in attracting birds to your yard? And being able to identify the birds that show up? Come learn from these experts and see different methods to create backyard habitat for wildlife! | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | All Day | Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Learn about the carnivorous plants that make the savanna such a special place. | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | All Day | International Marine Mammal Studies - We have a rich and wonderful wildlife heritage on the gulf coast. More than cranes, more than fish - learn about marine mammals! | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | All Day | Museum of Natural History - Presenting on critters of special concern found in the Pascagoula River watershed. Come see some of these native Mississippi critters up close and personal! | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | All Day | NOAA Fisheries Service Turtle Hurdle - Come learn how Sea Turtles escape through a Shrimp Trawl Turtle Excluder Device (TED). Learn about these incredible creatures that live in and around the Gulf of Mexico! | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | 10:0am |
Kayak Tours on the Bayou - Come get a rare trip on Bayou Castille from a kayak sponsored by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. First come -first served trips start on the half hour. | Visitor Center Lawn |
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| Oct 22 | 10:00am |
Fire Academy - Prescribed fire is an important and natural part of the savanna. Participate in the Fire Academy to learn all about prescribed fire. The Fire Academy is a great and unique opportunity to get hands on with wildland fire operations. Fun for kids! More Info | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | 10am - 2pm | Live Crane! - Come and learn more about the critically endangered Mississippi sandhill crane and get a chance to see and photograph one up close! | Visitor Center Lawn |
| Oct 22 | 9:30am |
Refuge Tours - What all goes on behind the gates of the refuge? Wide open savannas, cranes and prescribed fire management are just some of the things we are doing to maintain the native gulf coast habitat. Come see and learn more about the refuge. Tours have limited seating, contact MississippiSandhillCrane@fws.gov to sign up. | Visitor Center |
| Oct 22 | All Day | Crane Banding - If all sandhill cranes look alike - how can we tell the difference? Biologists starting banding wildlife years ago and about 85% of the Mississippi sandhill cranes have colored leg bands. Come see how we band you with a band bracelet! | Visitor Center Lawn |
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