Barrier Island Eco Tours

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Barrier Island Eco Tours

Promoting awareness, conservation and enjoyment of our coastal resources.
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Established in 1998, we offer naturalist-led boat excursions to Capers Island Preserve.

09/26/2024

Wind speeds of over 120mph mean Helene is now a Cat 3 storm.

This is a HUGE storm with impacts reaching far outside of the direct path. Please be safe!

09/26/2024

Check out what our pal Mary Alice Monroe is up to!!!!

You might already know about the annual Wild Dunes Author Event and Weekend with Mary Alice Monroe, taking place every January at the luxurious Wild Dunes Re...

09/24/2024

Who needs diamonds when you have arthropods?? A girl’s TRUE best friend. 🩵🦋🦀

09/24/2024

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The gulf system is forecast to intensify into a major hurricane before it approaches the coast on Thursday. Concern is increasing for significant weather across the southeast and South Carolina Thursday into Friday.

Now is the time to be aware of the potential impact for you and your family. Plan and prepare accordingly. Keep up with the forecast through the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center and our local weather news, and check back here for periodic updates.

09/23/2024

Shells bells bb & a happy fall!!! Come get on a boat with us and enjoy a fall sunset!!

09/20/2024

Capt. Brooksie Boil!!! 🤌🏼👩‍🍳 (yum)

09/19/2024

Thank you to The Lexington School for an incredible two days of field trips 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽. Sea y’all next year! 🌊✌️

09/16/2024

Fall is for field trips!!!
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If you are a teacher and would like to bring your students on one of our field trips to Capers Island, please give us a call at 843-886-5000 or check out our website!!! Spring dates spaces are limited but end of September-February we have some gaps and would be happy to fill our school group schedule! If you know a teacher....please share with them!!!

09/13/2024

Found a feather to match the fit!!!
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We don't always see roseate spoonbills and it feels even more rare to find their feathers!!!

09/10/2024

Sheeeeshhhh. This mama stone crab is carrying a lot. Hopefully she will molt soon. 😅 Usually when we see barnacles on a stone crab it’s one or two…maybe three but this lady was covered. Maybe that’s why she went in to one of our crab traps—the easiest meal is free! 🦀

09/09/2024

If this teaser video doesn’t make you want to be out on the water we don’t know what will!!! Fall is an awesome time to be on a boat—check out our website https://nature-tours.com to book!! Huge shoutout to Capt. Joseph for putting this together for us!!! 🎥🙌🏽 🩵👏!!

09/06/2024

Mornings on the marsh & evenings on the beach!!! >>>

09/02/2024

We hope everyone is having a nice relaxing labor day!!!

08/29/2024

Brain-Breaking Historical Comparisons
→ https://bit.ly/3dwTUab

If it ain't broke…

08/29/2024

Guess who’s back babyyyy???!!
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We’ve been spotting bald eagles back around the end of the no wake zone and in Capers Inlet! Must mean football is season is here 🤣
TY for the photo 📸 Capt. Michelle!

08/26/2024

Can’t complain with these absolute *treats* of sunset tour views after the heat of the day! 🌅🩵🙌🏽

08/25/2024

These adorable kiddos on a family fun day were super curious about the critters in the salt marsh (peep a handful of teeny tiny snails found on one of our crab traps) AND they performed the sweetest version of Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me” on the boat ride back to the marina. 🩵

08/24/2024

🤣🤣🤣👏 don’t pet that dawwwg!!!

08/22/2024

It’s called fashion look it up. 🤌🏼🤣 We love the vibes this family brought on a family fun day!!!

08/20/2024

Atlantic sea flap flap in the shallows 🩵🥞

Address

50 41st Avenue
Isle Of Palms, SC
29451

Telephone

(843) 886-5000

Website

http://www.nature-tours.com/

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Bb Alligator moving through the tidal saltmarsh! 🐊 🐊 🐊 Based off of this alligator’s camouflage coloration this is a juvenile alligator. Eventually gators loose their stripes and turn a dark blackish/green. Alligators prefer a freshwater habitat BUT will use the saltmarsh for feeding or when they are on the move looking for more habitat. Sometimes they do get lost in the saltmarshes. Unlike their crocodilian cousins, they lack glands to get rid of excess salt. Did you know American alligators also almost went extinct in the US? In the 1950’s alligators were close to extinction due to loss of habitat, over hunting, and pesticide pollution. During the 60’s federal protections and conservation went in place to prevent them from going extinct! The efforts were a conservation success story and there are about 5 million American alligators estimated in the Southeast.

Yesterday was an absolute dream. 🩵🙌🏽 Thank you everyone who made that possible!!! We did a beach/marsh sweep, had some low country boil & local brews, enjoyed some excellent tunes, and watched the sunset. Everyone did such a great job and we hope to do another one of these collaborative tours soon!! Special shout-out to @pawleysislandbrewing for bringing the brews&tunes AND to the @southcarolinaaquarium providing the trash collection equipment for their awesome citizen science project!! Many hands make many work and great job Mr. Tom on finding the most “unique” pollution treasure, Beach Barbie!

Look who was spotted on the front beach of Capers Island last evening! Hopefully this american alligator made its way to the interior of the island for some freshwater after its adventure.

Leaping into the weekend like this dolphin who is NOT 🚫a paid actor for our company. 🐬Maybe it’s a juvenile showing off, maybe it’s a dolphin acting flirty (lil bit of pink belly), maybe it’s a dolphin trying to get parasites off it’s skin. We aren’t really sure but it certainly was exciting to see and not something we see everyday! @struttbrooks got this amazing video and we are SO happy to share it! 🎥🐬

Happy Earth Day! Enjoy this video Capt. Joseph created celebrating our lovely earth! 💙🌏🌍 🌎 💚 #earthday2023 #everydayisearthday

You when your crush walks in the room. 🐬💙 Remember all marine mammals are protected under federal law. We encourage all boaters to follow the rules and regulations when it comes to dolphin observation—we like to turn our motors off or put them in neutral while we watch before moving on! (We also don’t see this everyday but feel very lucky when we do!)

Pink bird feeding frenzy!! 🦩🥄 Love this wonderful video shared with us of a Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) feeding in the Tidal Salt marsh. 😍

“Making my way downtown walking fast faces pass and I’m home bound” Moon snail on the move! 🌕🐌 Usually found under the sand by a trail but this individual was cruising above the sand. This group of snails is sometimes deemed the “necklace” snail! Any guesses why they are called that?