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A former staffer with The Miami Herald, Marie moved to SC in 1992. She is passionate about the outdoors, and enjoys exploring the state’s many natural treasures from the Lowcountry to the Upstate.
Learn about the rich heritage and natural history of the Lowcountry at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center in Awendaw.
South Carolina's Lowcountry might be known for its mouthwatering shrimp, crab and oysters, but there's a lot more to this coastal area than seafood. One of the best places to learn about the rich heritage and natural history of the Lowcountry is at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center in Awendaw.
Located about 18 miles from Charleston on U.S. 17 North, the Sewee Center is a one-stop information depot for places in the area to go camping, fishing, hiking and observe wildlife. You can also pick up maps of nearby biking and hiking trails, including the Sewee Shell Ring Boardwalk and I'on Swamp Interpretive Trail.
The Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center is home to several endangered red wolves. The compound’s viewing area can be found along the Nebo Pond trail.
The 9,000-square-foot facility also features hands-on interpretive displays on the Lowcountry's unique forest and coastal ecosystems, as well as native wildlife, including the endangered red wolf. Even cooler, the center is home to a live red wolf compound.
The viewing area can be found along the 1-mile Nebo Pond trail, a flat nature walk that meanders past several freshwater ponds through swamp bottomland and pine woods. Four of the endangered animals make their home in the compound. A male and female can be viewed in the front encosure at the wolf observation patform; the other pair are housed in a second enclosure that is more secluded.
A juvenile alligator swims in a pond at the Sewee Center. E
Jointly operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service, the Sewee Center serves as the gateway to the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and Francis Marion National Forest.
A full schedule of educational programs and tours are offered throughout the year introducing visitors to the 325,000 acres of public land. Scheduled events include children's "hands-on" conservation programs, guided wildflower walks and guided kayak trips through blackwater and salt water creeks and bays. Among the most popular excursion is the Cape Romain Lighthouse Tour, the only guided trip to visit Lighthouse Island.
To learn more about the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center, visit the website or call (843) 928-3368.
A former staffer with The Miami Herald, Marie moved to SC in 1992. She is passionate about the outdoors, and enjoys exploring the state’s many natural treasures from the Lowcountry to the Upstate.
