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From: Abigail Burke, Audubon South Carolina <audubon...@audubon.org>

Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 07:25:29 AM EDT

Subject: You're Invited: Edisto/Botany Bay Shorebird Stewardship Training

Make a difference for beach-nesting birds!

Become a 2026 Audubon Shorebird Steward

Hi Queen Quet,

Make a difference for threatened shorebirds this spring and summer at Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto town beach, Botany Bay.

This stewardship effort is focused on species like Wilson’s Plovers and American Oystercatchers at at critical nesting sites along South Carolina’s coast, from April through August.

Trained volunteers monitor these species and educate beachgoers about how to safely use the beach and keep birds safe at the same time. No prior bird knowledge is required.

Event Details

Training:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Edisto Environmental Learning Center, Oyster Row Lane Oyster Row Ln Edisto Island, SC 29438
10 a.m. - noon

This training session covers:

What Shorebird Stewards do and how we educate the public to appreciate birds and conservation
Organization and logistics of volunteering
The biology of the birds we protect

If you cannot make the in-person training, a virtual training option will be provided on our website.

More About Volunteering

Shorebird Stewards enjoy watching the activity in the nesting colony and showing visitors newborn chicks.

We explain how even brief disturbances may cause parent birds to flush, exposing eggs and young to heat stress and predators.

Our stewards take this responsibility seriously, while also having fun fostering an appreciation for birds among local residents and visitors.

Wilson’s Plover adult and chick. Photo: Cindy Barbanera Wedel/Audubon Photography Awards

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Audubon South Carolina
125 Wappoo Creek Dr., Building G., Suite 214, Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 459-BIRD (2473) | sc.audubon.org

© 2026 National Audubon Society, Inc.

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