Tours and talks will make a can’t-miss event for all ages on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the University of Georgia Skidaway Marine Science Campus, located on the north end of the island (10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, Ga. 31411).

The campus-wide open house will be presented by the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

Skidaway Marine Science Day will also feature food trucks.

All admissions and activities at Skidaway Marine Science Day are free and open to the public. For additional information, call 912-598-2325, or see www.skio.uga.edu.

Identifying Georgia Birds through Calls and Songs – a presentation by Georgann Schmalz

This program will be at the Ashantilly Center, 1712 Bond Rd., Darian, GA. A reception will follow the presentation. $20 donation - for non-members of the Center. This program is for anyone who is interested in learning to identify birds by songs and call notes.

Georgann Schmalz is President and Ornithologist for Birding Adventures.

Please join Savannah National Wildlife Refuge and Ogeechee Audubon Society for a program celebrating the Year of the Bird!

This hands-on program to build Barn Owl boxes is limited to 20 individuals.

Note:  You must sign-up by October 30th to participate.

The Savannah Earth Day Festival serves as an important opportunity for local government, businesses, non-profits, and community groups to connect with the public.  Forsyth Park 11-4