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Education Coordinator

Hobcaw Seminar Series Schedule

The Hobcaw Seminar Series is a monthly lecture that will highlight the research conducted on Hobcaw Barony, a 17,500-acre wildlife refuge in Georgetown, SC. Hobcaw Barony is owned by the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, which hosts three research facilities:

- Clemson University’s Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science (BICEFS)

- University of South Carolina’s Baruch Marine Field Laboratory (BMFL)

- North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NI-WB NERR)

The Series is free and open to the public. Just come prepared to learn!

NO SEMINARS ARE SCHEDULED FOR SPRING '07

PLEASE CHECK BACK THIS SUMMER '07

2006 Seminar Schedule

All Seminars:

3^rd Wednesday of the month (4:30-5:30 pm at the Kimbel Lodge on Hobcaw Barony) unless otherwise noted (*).

Date	Location	Topic	Speaker
3/15/06	*Hobcaw Visitor’s Center	Overview of Hobcaw Barony, the Baruch Foundation, and the entities working on Hobcaw.	George Chastain, Manager Baruch Foundation
*4/26/06	Kimbel Lodge	Overview of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NI-WB NERR)	Wendy Allen, Manager NI-WB NERR
5/17/06	*Visitor’s Center	Overview of Clemson’s Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science (BICEFS)	George Askew, Director Clemson’s BICEFS
*6/28/06	Kimbel Lodge	Overview of USC’s Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences – Baruch Marine Field Lab (BMFL)	Dennis Allen, Director USC’s BMFL
7/19/06	*Visitor’s Center	TBA – Check back here for updates!	TBA
8/16/06	Kimbel Lodge	TBA	TBA
9/20/06	TBA	TBA	Jack Whetstone, Extension Aquaculture Specialist Clemson’s BICEFS
3^rd Wed a month	Kimbel Lodge	More research to come…	Scientists at Clemson, USC, and NI-WB NERR

For more information, please contact:

Stephanie Beard – Public Information Coordinator, Clemson:

843-546-1013 x235

Beth Thomas– Education Coordinator, NI-WB NERR:

843-546-3623 x248