Family Fun: Salt Marsh Survivors

How do plants and animals survive in the salt marsh – a salty ecosystem that changes multiple times a day based on the tide? Organisms like fiddler crabs, periwinkle snails, and picklegrass have amazing adaptations! After playing a game in the Discovery Center, participants will take a bus ride to the salt marsh to search for some of these intriguing creatures. Walking in pluff mud is included! Recommended for ages 6 and up; children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes that can get wet and muddy (ex: rainboots or water shoes) and bring another pair of shoes to change into after the salt marsh. Participants should dress for the weather and may want to bring a water bottle. Program is weather dependent. (Exertion level: High impact – walking on uneven terrain, standing in direct sunlight). Reservations required. Please note that tour participants travel via a 14-person passenger bus on rustic roads comprised of sand and dirt. Often, the roads are extremely rough and rutted, a situation which will jostle riders on the bus. Although the staff at Hobcaw Barony tries to keep them smooth, due to changeable weather and other factors, the condition of the rural roadways cannot be guaranteed to be smooth. Book Family Fun: Salt Marsh $10 per child (age 3+), $15 per adult