Join Amy Mead, NC Cooperative Extension Area Natural Resources Agent, to learn creative and attractive ways to control water on your property and help to protect the health of our waterways. Stormwater is the number one source of pollution to our coastal waterways. Using simple best management practices, we can slow stormwater, spread it out, and help it to soak into the ground. Amy will share ideas for native plants, rain gardens, and attractive ways to incorporate these best practices into your landscape.
The Sandbar Lecture Series at Museum of Coastal Carolina brings local experts to speak about topics ranging from our coastal environment to Outer Banks history. For more information on the Sandbar Lecture Series contact Jamie Justice, Education Coordinator.
In Mars 1001, an international crew of astronauts is about to embark on the first interplanetary journey in history, the first manned mission to the surface of Mars. Reporter Miles O’Brien is reporting live from his Space Headquarters TV Studio in New York while events unfold for the crew on their 1001-day long mission. Witness firsthand their brave attempts to put human footprints on Mars and return safely to Earth. This journey is made possible by the biggest engineering feat ever and filled with scientific experiments. The explorers will extend our knowledge of Mars and learn whether or not mankind has a future among the stars. Many challenges will have to be met in order for the crew to succeed and unlock the secrets of the new World!
Turn back the pages of time and witness the ancient wonders of the world as they appeared thousands of years ago. Explore the Great Pyramid, stand in the shadow of the towering Colossus, and experience the rest of the world’s Seven Wonders. Investigate the theories of how these wonders were created and get a glimpse of some of the universe’s greatest wonders. Followed by a live star show.
Turn back the pages of time and witness the ancient wonders of the world as they appeared thousands of years ago. Explore the Great Pyramid, stand in the shadow of the towering Colossus, and experience the rest of the world’s Seven Wonders. Investigate the theories of how these wonders were created and get a glimpse of some of the universe’s greatest wonders. Followed by a live star show.
You’re invited to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures found in our ocean.
Our touch tank pool allows you to gently touch marine animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, whelks, horseshoe crabs, and hermit crabs. These animals live in a variety of habitats and have developed many ways to survive the waves and predators. Volunteers are on hand to assist and teach you about these incredible animals.
Did you know, when a sea urchin “hugs” your finger if you gently touch its spines, it’s actually checking you out: Are you food or predator? If you’re neither, the animal will just gradually release you.

