Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center
Southeast Region

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"A People of the Land: Lowcountry Portraits" Exhibition December 14th - February 13th

 

A South Carolina Traveling Exhibit, Photo-Documentarian Vennie Deas Moore captures the multi-generational families who live in this coastal region and are stewards of place. More about this photographic essay...

 

  Image of Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center. Credit: Tricia Lynch/ USFWS
  Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center. Credit: Tricia Lynch/USFWS

See! Touch! Hear! Experience the unique heritage and natural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Jointly operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service, the Sewee Center showcases the valuable ecosystems of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and the Francis Marion National Forest and provides educational opportunities and a pleasant experience for all ages.

What the Center Offers:

  • Exhibits featuring forest to sea ecosystems
  • Live endangered red wolf viewing area with interpretive panels
  • Classroom and laboratory designed for lectures and hands-on experiments
  • Recreation Information Center
  • Book sales outlet
  • Auditorium - an orientation film introduces you to the Forest and Refuge
  • Nature trail - a one mile loop trail encompasses the pond, red wolf enclosure and wooded area surrounding the Center

 

Cape Romain Refuge Lighthouse Tour March 21, 2010

 

  Life in the Wild Newsletter Volume II linked to Graphic Imagae. Credit: Eric Shea
  Life in the Wild Volume I

South Carolina Lowcountry Refuge Complex - News from "Life in the Wild"

The South Carolina Lowcountry Refuge Complex is home to four national wildlife refuges - Cape Romain, Waccamaw, Santee and Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin Refuges. With over 115,240 acres, these unique public lands encompass pristine barrier island beaches, rich salt marsh estuary and riverine ecosystems, and forested freshwater wetlands. Read the complex newsletter Life in the Wild (click on the newsletter to read Volume II) to learn more about the rich diversity of wildlife species. And, find out what wild recreational experiences await you!

 

Last updated: February 6, 2010
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