Go on a Scavenger Hunt in Nature
❍ Stop. Listen. Identify five different sounds.
❍ Find a bird’s nest, but don’t touch it!
❍ Listen for a bird song and do your best imitation.
❍ See how high you can stack seashells.
❍ Pretend that you are an animal.
❍ Find an animal track.
Where might you hide?
What kind of animal do you think it belongs to?
❍ Find the tiniest bug you can see.
❍ Find three different kinds of leaves.
❍ Find the tallest thing around you.
❍ Pick up three pieces of litter.
Jr. Explorer Bucket List
Watch the sunrise from the beach
Bird watch at the Blue Heron Pond Observation Tower
Explore the Naturally Kiawah Demonstration Garden in Night Heron Park
Kayak on the Kiawah River
See dolphins strand feeding
Bike or walk the trail to Freshfields Village
Visit the Nature Center
Play in the pluff mud
Look for and report diamondback terrapins in the marsh
Visit the Maritime Forest Reserve and Nature Trail
Build a sandcastle
Look for animal tracks
Kiawah Island is home to a very healthy population of American alligators. They can be seen in almost all of
the 183 brackish and freshwater ponds throughout the Island.
ALLIGATOR SAFETY RULES
* Stay at least 60 feet (4 car lengths) away from alligators.
* Do not crab or fish near alligators or throw used bait
or fish parts back into water after fishing or crabbing.
* Do not feed alligators.
* Do not throw objects at alligators or harass them in any way.
* Keep away from the edges of lakes and ponds.
* Keep out of secluded pond areas where a Y