Skidaway Marine Science Day
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Noon to 4 p.m.
- Jay Wolfe Nature Trail, Interpretive Cabin, Interpretive Gardens (Open at 10 a.m.)
- University of Georgia Aquarium Open – Free Admission
- “Ossabaw” the Loggerhead Sea Turtle on display (Aquarium)
- Touch Tanks (Aquarium)
- Behind the Scenes peeks at the UGA Aquarium. Every 10 minutes. Maximum of 15 visitors at a time. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Line up at back aquarium door.
- Environmental Group Exhibits (Skidaway Institute Quad)
- Tours of Research Vessel Savannah (Skidaway Institute Dock)
- Plankton World (Marine and Coastal Science Research Center)
- Build a Plankton (Tent outside the Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instruction Center)
- Science Exhibits (Skidaway Institute Quad & R/V Savannah)
- Microbe Hunt – Grab a swab and find the microbes in the world around you. (Skidaway Institute Quad)
- Gray’s Reef ROV Activity (Skidaway Institute Quad)
- Oyster Reef Restoration Displays and Activities (Shellfish Lab Patio)
- Habitat Explorations “Oceans” (Aquarium Day Group Room)
- Habitat Explorations “Plankton” (Aquarium Plankton Lab)
- Habitat Explorations “Tidal Creeks” (Aquarium Invertebrate Lab)
- “Marine Debris” (Aquarium Art Lab)
- Crabbing on the Dock 1-3 p.m. (UGA Marine Extension Service Dock)
- The Savannah Blood Alliance Blood Donation Drive (Aquarium Parking Lot)
- Door Contest: Visitors can enter their name in a drawing for a Free Season Family Pass to the Aquarium. Sign up at front desk in Aquarium Lobby.
- Radio Broadcasting – Adventure Radio Group
SCHEDULED EVENTS
12:15 PM — Fish Feeding (Aquarium)
12:30 PM – “Bridges and Bulls: A history of Skidaway Island” A talk and walking tour by Dr. Bill Savidge
1:00 — Shark Dissection with Curator Devin Dumont (Aquarium Invertebrate Lab)
12:30 PM – Plankton Sink- Off Preliminary Round (Tent outside Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instruction Center)
1:30 PM – “What are scientists talking about?” A series of short talks by Skidaway Institute scientists on current research and issues in marine science. – McGowan Library Auditorium
1:30 PM – Plankton Sink Off Preliminary Round (Roebling House)
1:50PM — Fish Feeding (Aquarium)
2:00PM — Reptile Show with John “Crawfish” Crawford, Marine Educator (Screened porch.) – Gators, snakes, turtles, and lizards, OH MY! Develop a greater understanding of some of the most amazing vertebrates found along the Georgia coast.
2:30 PM – Plankton Sink Off Preliminary Round (Tent outside Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instruction Center)
2:00 PM – Skidaway Island History Talk and Tour by Dr. Bill Savidge (McGowan Library Auditorium)
2:30PM — Behind the Scenes Tour (Aquarium)
2:30 PM – Plankton Sink Off Preliminary Round (Tent outside Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instruction Center)
2:50 PM — Fish Feeding (Aquarium)
3:00 PM – Georgia Sea Turtles with John “Crawfish” Crawford, Marine Educator (Screened Porch) – Join in this fun and exciting know all about sea turtles, especially the ones that use Georgia beaches as nesting sites.
3:30 PM – Plankton Sink-Off Final Round (Tent outside Marine and Coastal Science Research and Instruction Center)
Participating Environmental and Educational Groups
- Georgia DNR-CRD
- Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
- The Dolphin Project
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
- Georgia Sea Turtle Center
- Tybee Marine Science Center
- Sierra Club
- Skidaway Island State Park
- Georgia DNR – Law Enforcement
- Georgia DNR – Underwater Archaeology
- Savannah State University Marine Sciences Department
- Armstrong Atlantic State University Diamondback Terrepin Project
- Youth for a Cleaner Environment