A dozen volunteers joined for our April “Second Saturday” Work Day at the Audubon Newhall Preserve. The weather was fantastic, and so were our accomplishments!
Matt, Greg, and Larry erected a canvas shelter for our summer intern and volunteer greeters (We hope to have three in the mix!), and then repositioned our turtle logs and culled vegetation at the Pond. Julia and David painted the new latticework around the Pond Aeration station. Karen Lucey, Elizabeth and Tony scrubbed pine pollen from the Preserve’s benches signs, and interpretative panels. Ingrid and Sue gathered debris from the forest around the Pond. Luke assisted Bob in hauling four loads of branches from the pond to the parking lot collection area and then blew debris off the Newhall Trail. See candid photos below!
Pending blessing of the Newhall Budget from the Audubon Board, we hope to employ a summer intern to greet visitors beginning in June and through the summer months. We also have two rising high school seniors who have volunteered to serve as greeters as well. If anyone else on our Newhall volunteer email list or the Audubon Society wishes to serve as a volunteer greeter, please contact Bob at rclemens318@gmail.com.
Plans for our new (ATAX-funded) kiosk project are nearly ready for submission to the Town of Hilton Head and Sea Pines ARB for approval, and we are planning for a second printing of Newhall trail guides to be provided to selected South Carolina Welcome Centers on interstates 95 and 26.
Our next Newhall Work Day will be Saturday May 11th. We will gather in the parking lot at 8:30, and early arrivals get donuts. Bring gloves, eye protection, water and bug spray. RSVPs are helpful, but not necessary to rclemens318@gmail.com.
May the Forest be with you!