Port Royal Sound Foundation

06/05/2026

The Port Royal Sound Foundation's 3rd Annual Photography Contest is now open for entries, and we invite photographers of all skill levels to participate!
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Whether you're inspired by local wildlife, stunning landscapes, coastal culture, or the beauty you capture on your phone, this is your chance to share your perspective and help celebrate the environment we all treasure.
📸 Categories:
• Flora
• Fauna
• Culture
• Landscape
• Phone Photography

Entry deadline: July 31
Fee: $15 (up to 6 submissions)

➡Submit your photos: portroyalsoundfoundation.org/submit-your-entry
➡View contest rules and details:
portroyalsoundfoundation.org/photo-contest-rules

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

📣 Extinct Critter Spotlight: Carolina Parakeet
The only native parrot to the eastern portion of North America used to inhabit our bottomland hardwood forests and cypress swamps, but it has now been presumed extinct for over 60 years. Though beautiful, the Carolina parakeet was considered a pest as it would feed on crops, and thus it would often be hunted for depredation - but also for sport, and for the collection of colorful feathers to adorn hats. On top of this, they faced habitat loss and competition for nesting cavities with the introduced European honeybees. Therefore, it is unclear what ultimately led to their extinction, though it was certainly due to human-related impact.
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This month, we are focusing on extinct animals both prehistoric and more recent.
📸 Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing

06/02/2026

STORY TIME is BACK! 🐠📚🐠
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Join us Tuesdays at 9:30am in June, July and August for a special story and craft or animal meet & greet.
Located in the Maritime Center - 310 Okatie Hwy
FREE Admission - No RSVP required!

06/01/2026

Whether it's the tides or the changing seasons, our salt marshes are constantly evolving.
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To better understand how these vital ecosystems respond to rising sea levels, the Port Royal Sound Foundation installed 12 Rod Surface Elevation Tables (RSETs) throughout the watershed in partnership with USCB. These monitoring stations help us track whether marshes are building elevation by capturing sediment...or losing ground to rising waters.

These stations will support student research and environmental education for decades to come.

05/29/2026

Join us for a movie night at the Maritime Center featuring the One Ocean Film Tour to celebrate World Oceans Day!
June 8th | 6PM
Enjoy inspiring ocean films & your ticket includes popcorn & a soda 🍿🥤
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All ages welcome. Proceeds support the Port Royal Sound Foundation’s conservation & research efforts. Tickets available on our website (click the orange "Book a Program" button): VisitPRSF.org

05/28/2026

Got plans this weekend? Make a lunch date with the Maritime Center critters! 🍽🍽
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Join our Naturalist for a feeding frenzy THIS Saturday at 1pm to watch our fish get fed 🐟🐟 Admission is FREE!

05/27/2026

🚨Endangered Critter Spotlight: Red Knot
In the breeding season up north, red knots stand out with their darker upper body and a rusty-red breast and face, though they may not appear as colorful during their migration through South Carolina. Their migrations are exceptionally impressive, traveling over 9,000 miles in the spring from the southern tip of South America to the Arctic in time for breeding. They are sandpipers, foraging by walking around with their beaks buried in the sand, looking for invertebrate prey. But they make a pit stop on our shores of the Lowcountry, looking to fuel up specifically on green horseshoe crab eggs! This nutrient-rich resource should be common in the spring as it is mating season for the horseshoe crab, but because of overharvesting and destruction of suitable breeding shoreline for them, red knot numbers have been dwindling as well. Though there is effort to preserve horseshoe crabs, and thus the red knot, they are still considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

05/26/2026

Join us this weekend for fish printing! This program is a fan favorite - you get to design your own reusable tote bag using fish stamps.
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Visit our website to RSVP --> click the orange "Book a Program" button.
VisitPRSF.org

05/23/2026

Just a reminder that the Maritime Center is OPEN today (5/23) from 10am - 4pm 🐍🐍🐍
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Come shop local in our giftshop, bring family to watch our animals get fed at 1pm, or enjoy the views from our dock! We are looking forward to welcoming you soon.