Thursday April 9 8:30am – 12:00pm
Trip to Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
Location: Meet at SI Real Estate Office to Carpool at 8:30 am
(Meet at Lighthouse Inlet at 9:30am)
Max: 10
Cost: free to members, $10 per guest
Leader : Jen Jerome
Join SIB for a Beyond our Backyard visit to the incredibly diverse northeast end of Folly Island at Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve. Once the home of a Coast Guard station, this Heritage Preserve protects maritime forest, beach, dune, and marsh habitats for wildlife. This is a flat and easy 0.8-mile out-and-back walk that leads to a view of the Morris Island Lighthouse, we will also be exploring the inlet area beach and marsh for a further 1.0 mile along a beach path and beach. At this time of year, we hope to see Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Towhee, a variety of Wrens, Red Knots, Wilson’s Plover, American Oystercatchers, and maybe catch a glimpse of Seabirds such as Northern Gannet, Lesser Great Black-backed Gulls off shore, along with remaining sparrows before they head north for the Summer, and early spring migrants passing through the area.
Note there are no bathrooms at this location. Parking is along East Ashley Avenue. Make sure all tires are off the pavement.
A lunch option at one of Folly’s many restaurants will be determined later.
Travel details: From Center Street, turn left onto East Ashley Avenue and follow this road to where it ends at a cul-de-sac.
Address: Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
1750 East Ashley Ave.
Folly Beach
If you are not yet a 2026 SIB member, you may become a member for only $15 by following the instructions on our website: Become a Member. You may bring the form and your dues to the event. Or you may pay the Guest Fee of $10.
Please register no later than April 7, 2026. All registrants will receive a confirmation letter the day prior to the event.