May 5, 2017
Sea Turtle Monitoring
Little St. Simons Island’s seven miles of beaches are great habitat for nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). LSSI experienced a record nesting year in 2016 for Loggerhead turtlesPosted by: Ecological Management
April 17, 2017
The Moon
With little light pollution on Little St. Simons Island, it is a great place to explore the night sky. Although it travels through several phases each month, Earth’s moon is usually the mostPosted by: Naturalist Team
January 13, 2017
Wood Stork
The Wood Stork is a large, white wading bird with black flight feathers. This bird has a long, decurved bill on its bald head. Its wingspan averages 5.5 feet, making it unmistakable inPosted by: Naturalist Team
December 9, 2016
Monitoring our Muhly Grass Meadows
Muhly or sweet grass (Muhlenbergia filipes) grows throughout much of the southeastern United States, and is most widely known from the barrier and sea islands of Georgia and South Carolina.Posted by: Ecological Management
November 18, 2016
Northern Gannet
The Northern Gannet is a large seabird, and the largest member of the gannet family. These birds have long, slender, black-tipped wings with wingspans reaching about 70 inches from tip to tip.Posted by: Naturalist Team
October 15, 2016
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Adult leatherback. Photo: Virginia Herpetological Society The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest of the world’s seven species ofPosted by: Naturalist Team
