Field Trips
Coastal Ecosystem Field Trips
Let us get your students outside for a day of learning and FUN!
Field Trip Options
Masonboro Island
Masonboro Island Reserve
Wilmington, NC
4 hours
Rates start at $45 per student
Carrot Island
Rachel Carson Reserve
Beaufort, NC
4 hours
Rates start at $40 per student
Field trips include:
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Boat transportation to the island from Wrightsville Beach or Wilmington with USCG certified captain
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Environmental marsh and island education taught by an AIG certified teacher with 15 years of experience. Topics include food webs, energy transfer within trophic levels, and producer/consumer/decomposer interactions, leveled for your age group
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Recreational activities such as kayaking, crabbing, fishing, and swimming
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Free access to project materials built by an AIG certified teacher (upon request)
Field trips include:
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Boat transportation to the island from downtown Beaufort through Island Ferry Adventures
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Environmental marsh and island education taught by an AIG certified teacher with 15 years of experience. Topics include food webs, energy transfer within trophic levels, and producer/consumer/decomposer interactions, leveled for your age group
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Activities include hiking, crabbing, marsh exploration, and shelling
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Free access to project materials built by an AIG certified teacher (upon request)
Page's Creek
Page's Creek Preserve
Wilmington, NC
2.5 hours
Rates start at $15 per student
Field trip includes:
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Crabbing and marsh exploration
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Environmental marsh and island education taught by an AIG certified teacher with 15 years of experience. Topics include food webs, energy transfer within trophic levels, and producer/consumer/decomposer interactions, leveled for your age group
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Activities include hiking, crabbing, and marsh exploration
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Free access to project materials built by an AIG certified teacher (upon request)
We specialize in smaller field trip groups, such as homeschool groups!
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Groups sizes from 4 to 36
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Trips can be customized for your group! Your trip can be all recreation, all education, or a mix of the two!