Coastal Companion

Your ultimate guide to the coast

Animal Signs – Fort George Island, Florida

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Join a Park Ranger for a presentation and leisurely guided hike through different Florida ecosystems on a quest to characterize tracks left by an assortment of critters. This program will take place at the Ribault Club on Fort George Island Cultural State Park. No reservations are necessary and the program is free.

For additional information on any of these programs, call the Talbot Islands Ranger Station at (904) 251-2320. For more information about Florida State Parks, visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.

EverGreen Family Festival- Ponte Vedra, Florida

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A chalk artist will greet you & invite you to create “green-sterpiece,” stroll through a cool rain forest in the courtyard, create a butterfly garden at the JAXPORT & TREE HILL butterfly activity table, stop by Guana Research Reserve’s estuary table and make a fun fish project, visit the the JAX4KIDS water station, enjoy special performances and demonstrations throughout the day by Cultural Center artists and instructors, help your child make drums out of recycled Boar’s Head Brand boxes, visit young local artist Chloe Cannan at her  recycled art table, get your American Lung Association green tatoo, visit Marie Hurst/GreenSpace Interior Design’s green room for kids and families, listen to Cultural Center artist Lois Simon read her children’s book, MAC (The Story of a Happy Apple) and more!

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Coastal Companion Weekly Georgia 2908

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Weekly show from Coastal Companion about Upcoming events in Georgia. This episode is for the week of July 14 – 20, 2008. This week’s show highlights music performances in the squares in Savannah,a turtle event at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island , and the Chair-ity auction in downtown St Marys. Find out what to see, what to do and where to go. For more information visit www.coastalcompanion.com

A Crabby Experience – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Test your luck from the pier as we try to catch a variety of crabs and fish. Limited traps available for a $3 rental fee. Bring your own raw chicken for bait, or buy bait from the pier. Catch & release. Meet at Fishing Pier, Myrtle Beach State Park, 4401 South Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575
Call 843-238-0874 or visit www.myrtlebeachsp.com

Talbot Critter – Jacksonville, Florida

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Join a park ranger to learn about the species that inhabit the natural communities of the undeveloped barrier islands of northeast Florida. The program will take place at pavilion one on Little Talbot Island. No reservations are necessary and the program is free with regular park admission.

For additional information on any of these programs, call the Talbot Islands Ranger Station at (904) 251-2320. For more information about Florida State Parks, visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.