FIR NATURLIST PROJECTS

A MOMENT WITH MEGAN GRAMS

Fripp Island Resort Head Naturalist Megan Grams, Head Naturalist at FIR is staying busy with research projects around the island. Take a moment and catch up with Megan and learn what is she working on and how she is contributing to the betterment of our environment and protection of wildlife.

Native Pollinator Garden

FIR Naturalist staff is in the process of rebuilding our native pollinator garden. We hope to create a spot for the entire community to enjoy. We would be looking for volunteers to help us with creating the garden and maintaining it.

Those that volunteer their time would be the first contacted for a space in our community vegetable garden portion, and invited to our opening day celebrations once the garden is finished in May 2021. If you’re interested in assisting with this project, please reach out to our Head Naturalist.

Phone: 843-838-1516 Email: mgrams@frippislandresort.com

Alligator Tagging Project

FIR Naturalist staff is continuing previous research on Fripp Island’s alligator population. Some topics of interest include: determining more accurate numbers for the size of our population, how our population numbers change with alligator size class, and where our alligators are moving during various times of the year.

Additionally, we want to conduct more research on alligator relocation methods and the effectiveness of alligator relocation on our island with the purposes of keeping our community safe and welleducated. To help us with this project, please report alligator sightings to our Head Naturalist using the forms below.

Be sure to use the correct form when reporting your data! (Tagged vs untagged alligator)

Tagged: https://forms.gle/ c87Mwa6Fy34vdJcT6

Untagged: https://forms.gle/ WcVz9fquEBidXTBq8

Dolphin Photo ID Project

The FIR Naturalist staff has been researching our local dolphins since the summer of 2019. We keep data on environmental factors and behavior we see as well as document dorsal fins to identify individuals.

If you spend time out in the marshes surrounding Fripp Island and would like to help contribute data to our project, please reach out to our Head Naturalist via phone or email.

Phone: 843-838-1516 Email: mgrams@frippislandresort.com

Have more questions, please contact: mgrams@frippislandresort.com

We have some great goals this year and we would love for you to be a part of it.