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VOLUNTEER OYSTER ROAST POSTPONED!
To all museum volunteers -- OYSTER ROAST - originally scheduled for this Sat night Jan 30 - has been POSTPONED until NEXT SAT night Feb 6 - 5:30 ... The weather report is just too cold, wet and windy (and maybe snowy) for our folks to be outside in a tent eating oysters. Please call and rsvp for next week!
Pass the word to others too ... 252.728.1500
or sharonstarks@coresound.com
Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb 6 (All Day)Quilt Appreciation Day. Documentation, exhibition, photography, collection of oral histories, displays. Lunch.
Volunteers needed. Email Joanie O'Neail at joneal9@ec.rr.com
Tuesday, Feb. 9 (9am-1pm) Wildlife Program—Winter Waterfowl.
No Fee. Reservations please.
Instructor, Mike Cambell, Wildlife Resources Com.
Note:
Down East Carteret County is home to one of the major wintering waterfowl areas on the east coast of the United States. The Commission and the Museum will offer a day in the field to observe these birds. After a short indoor presentation, we will explore areas around the Museum and other down east locations to identify resident winter waterfowl.
Monday, February 15: (9:00-3:30) Teacher Workshop—Project WILD. Instructor, Mike Campbell, Wildlife Resources Commission, Fee $10.00, reservations required. Note: Project WILD workshops are for adults and teachers interested in teaching young people about wildlife. Participants receive the Project Wild K-12 educator guide along with materials specifically about N. C. wildlife. The educator guide contains more than 150 hands-on activities that focus on wildlife and natural resources. Continental breakfast and working lunch will be provided.
CEU's of 0.6 hrs will be given.
Thursday, February 25 (6 pm):
"Taste of Core Sound—Winter Edition" $100/couple-members, $125/couple non-members. Reservations required. Silent Auction.
Saturday, February 27 (9 am – until): Menhaden Program. Symposium, lunch, speakers, exhibits, reservations welcome but not required. Special presentation - Beaufort Middle School; Menhanden Chanteymen to perform. Sponsored by the NC Humanities Council.
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Monday, March 15 (9:00-4:00): Teacher Workshop—Project WET. Instructor, Holly Denham, DENR Project WET State Coordinator.
Fee $20/teacher. Lunch provided.
Min 10 / max 20 teachers. Reservations required.
Note: Project WET workshops are for adults and teachers interested in teaching young people about water quality and resources. Participants will receive a Project WILD activity guide which offers a large number hands-on activities for elementary, middle and high school students. Continental breakfast and working lunch will be provided. CEU's of 0.6 hrs. will be given.
Tuesday, March 16 (leaving 7:30 am, returning 5 pm – Beaufort Square Parking Lot, Beaufort): Field Trip – Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center Visit and Tour (Scotland Neck, NC).
www.sylvanheights.org
Tour by Sylvan Heights Guide, reservations required, Cost $15:00 - admission fee to Sylvan Heights; must be paid to the museum no later than Friday, March 12.
Note: Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center in Scotland Neck, N.C. is home to the rarest waterfowl from around the world. You will learn how the Center is striving to save some of these rare species from extinction and is working with other groups to restore populations to the wild. Cost of the trip only covers the cost of admission to the Center.
[Travel by car pool; a map of our route will be provided to those driving. If you would like to volunteer to drive a group of four or five or if you will need a ride, please email ikesoutherland@coresound.com.]
Monday, March 22 (5:30 pm – 9 pm): Wildlife Program—Frogs and Frog Calls. Instructor, Mike Campbell, Wildlife Resources Commission, no fee, reservations please. (Ike is the contact.)
Note: Coastal North Carolina is home to over twenty species of frogs and toads, with each having a unique call. This program will consist of an indoor session that will cover frog and toad habitat requirements, identification and calls, and if conditions permit, an outdoor session to collect specimens and hear calls.
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Friday & Saturday, April 2 & 3 (7:30 pm)
King Mack & Wild Ponies
Joslyn Hall, Carteret Community College$20/members, $25/non-members (need to check tickets to confirm that); tickets required; this will be a sell-out with a waiting list.
Friday Evening, April 9 (6:30 pm): Reverse Drawing & Core Sound Frogmore Stew. Great fun! Call for tickets.
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Tuesday, May 11 (8:00-12:00)
Wildlife Workshop—Neo-tropical Bird WalkInstructor, Mike Campbell, Wildlife Resources Commission, No fee, reservations please.
Note: Interested birders will meet at the Museum for a morning in the field to observe neo-tropical birds. The group will depart the Museum at 8:15 am to spend the morning at Crow Hill Hunting Club in Straits. In addition to seeing a variety of neo-tropical species, this trip offers an opportunity to see a significant variety of shore birds.
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Tuesday, April 20 (8:00-1:00): Wildlife Workshop - Neotropical Birds.
Instructor, Mike Campbell, Wildlife Resources Commission. No fee, reservations please.
Note: Coastal North Carolina is a major breeding spot for neo-tropical birds. These birds winter in the Caribbean and South America, and make their home in this area. The Commission and the Museum will offer a day in the field to observe these birds. A short indoor program will be offered relative to the biology, habitat requirements and life cycles of these well-traveled birds. Following the indoor program, we will explore areas around the Museum and other down east locations to identify these birds by sight and sound.
Saturday, April 24 (All Day). Portsmouth Homecoming. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to "go home again." Call the museum for more information.
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Tuesday, June 1 (9:00-1:00): Wildlife Workshop - Colonial Nesting Birds.
Instructor, Mike Campbell, Wildlife Resources Commission, $15 fee for ferry, reservations required, fee must be paid in advance.
Note: Many of our coastal birds nest in a unique fashion. They will gather in large groups and utilize uninhabited islands in our local sounds. These birds, such as pelicans, terns, egrets, herons and gulls are called colonial nesting species. After a short indoor presentation, we will travel by local ferry to some of the nesting islands in Back and Core Sounds to view these birds from the water. Due to their nesting behavior, we will not be able to access these islands
Wednesday, June 10 (9:00 am 'til 3:30 pm) Teacher Workshop—Aquatic Project WILD Instructor, Mike Campbell, Wildlife Resources Note: Aquatic Project WILD workshops are for adults and teachers interested in teaching young people about aquatic wildlife. Participants receive the Aquatic Project WILD educator guide along with materials specifically about aquatic wildlife and habitats. The guide contains more than 50 hands-on activities that focus on wildlife and natural resources.
Continental breakfast and working lunch will be provided. CEU's of 0.6 hrs.will be given.
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