Field trips anyone? 



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Exhibits, films, lectures and field trips at each cen- 

 ter are open to the general public at no charge. Here's 

 a brief run-down of some activities planned for this 

 summer: 



Roanoke Island 



The center will offer a field trip and a workshop 

 each week. Scheduled workshops include mounting 

 fish; fish filleting, handling and storing; coastal 

 awareness through photography; and driftwood 

 crafts. Field trips will include a coastal bird walk, 

 sound shore investigation, a strands walk and a visit 

 to a maritime forest. 



Weekly seminars on a variety of marine subjects 

 will continue. And the center will offer educational 

 films several times daily. For further information, 

 call 473-3493. 



Bogue Banks 



The Bogue Banks center is offering three special 

 moonlight field trips to observe the egg laying and 

 hatching behaviors of the loggerhead sea turtles. Also 

 on schedule are four one-day snorkeling trips to 

 Radio Island and two night snorkeling trips. 



Weekly field trips include visits to a salt marsh and 

 to the ocean and Bogue Sound for seining. On one trip 

 participants will study naturally occurring plants on 

 the barrier island. Center staff will also lead 

 biweekly trips to nearby rock jetties, where groups 

 can observe life in the inter-tidal areas. 



Participation on some field trips is limited. Pre- 

 register in person or by calling the center, 726-0121. 



General interest films on marine life are shown 

 daily and a film series on Thursday nights features 

 sea adventures and sea science. 



Fort Fisher 



Summer field trips at the center in Fort Fisher are 

 scheduled from June 20 to August 8. Participants will 

 need their own transportation and children under 12 

 must be accompanied by an adult. 



On a beach field trip, guides will point out changes 

 in southern New Hanover County over the past 100 

 years. A trip is planned to Carolina Beach State Park 

 to study a pocosin, a type of swamp common to 

 coastal North Carolina. Established in low boggy 

 areas, this unique plant community includes venus 

 fly traps, pitcher plants and sun dews. That trip will 

 include an optional two-mile walk to Sugar Loaf, a 

 very old sand dune. There will be other trips to 

 nearby tidal pools and salt marshes. 



The center will continue to offer weekly seminars 

 on marine subjects. Educational films, suitable for 

 adults and children, will be shown every Wednesday 

 night. 



Pre-register for trips by calling 458-8257. 



School children at the Bogue Banks Center 



Mariners Museum 



If you're in Beaufort, don't forget the Hampton 

 Mariners Museum. It's nestled on Tucker Street in 

 this quiet historic town, just a block from the water- 

 front. 



The coastal branch of the Museum of Natural 

 History in Raleigh, the Mariners Museum grew out of 

 the old Hampton Marine Museum. It now offers ex- 

 hibits, field trips and lectures in natural and 

 maritime history. 



Though it's unimposing from the exterior, the little 

 museum is packed with treasures. There are aquaria 

 containing salt water fish native to North Carolina, a 

 large collection of sea shells and a small collection of 

 stuffed shore birds and waterfowl. 



The maritime section of the museum contains a 

 large collection of ship models, dating to the early 

 days of shipping. There are also exhibits of charts, 

 navigation instruments, maritime artifacts and plans 

 for common North Carolina boats. 



Staff biologists conduct numerous field trips dur- 

 ing the summer, including salt marsh and shell 

 collecting walks, tidal flat trips and bird walks. A trip 

 to visit boat builders in the Beaufort area is planned. 

 Make reservations in advance by calling 729-7317. 



The museum is open six full days a week and on 

 Sunday afternoons. 



