Black River Cypress Preserve

08/29/2026

Our first Saturday Community Event of the fall season is coming up! Early start to see the birds and beat the heat. Follow the link to register and join us! Good for all ages!

Sept. 12, 2026 - 8:00 - 11:00, limited to 15 participants Led by Master Naturalist Judith Keane, participants will walk the trail system, including the new boardwalks on the tip of the peninsula, looking for birds. While nesting season is over, bird activity picks up in the fall as they feast and re...

08/25/2026

September Happenings at the Cypress Preserve! Register now at cypresspreserve.org/events

Birding on the 12th at Peninsula Tract
Botany and Butterflies on the 26th at Swampside Tract
Full Moon Nighttime Hike on the 26th at Swampside Tract

Photos: Gulf Frittilary and Blazing Star by John Kester, Birder by Sarah, Hands by Tom Ficaro

08/25/2026

We hope to see you at one of these Discovery Days educational events!

08/03/2026

We are 👀 for Fall! We need some cooler weather so y'all will join us for our Fall Lineup of Community Events at the Preserve!

We've scheduled birding, biking, botany-ing, and walking at dusk to watch the moon rise! Plus some butterflies, moths and the forest.....

Won't you join us? Follow this link to see the full schedule and REGISTER now!

cypresspreserve.org/events

07/22/2026

We hope you are staying cool out there, friends! While the preserve is closed to visitors right now, we are busy planning some fall Saturday events for you. Botany, birding, biking, a full moon hike.... What else would you like to see at the preserve?

05/30/2026

Thanks to these wonderful, intelligent, and kind guides, your experience at the preserve is a good one!

Pictured: Savannah, JD, Sarah, Cindy, Angie, Judith, Mary, Shana, Terry, and Susan. This isn't everyone! You've probably run into Dan, Marty, and Mathilde on the trails, too.

05/27/2026

Just when we completed the new boardwalk trail at the Peninsula Tract, we are building one more! Now guests can walk the entire perimeter of Peninsula alongside the Black River the entire way. Soon they will have a new boardwalk to traverse that will take them through Wood Duck Pond and Swamp! Join us in the fall to check these trails out.

05/26/2026

Did you know?

The Swallow-tailed Kite is a summer resident raptor in Coastal South Carolina. We consider ourselves lucky when one is spotted flying over BRCP property. World wide they are a stable species, but in South Carolina they have suffered from habitat loss.

They live and feed along our freshwater river systems, often gliding all day, seldom flapping their wings. The coolest thing about them (to me...) is that they eat on the wing! They prey mostly on insects but will capture frogs, lizards, snakes and nestling birds out of the tops of the trees they soar over, then just eat as they glide along.

Have you seen some? Where?

📷 Tom Ficaro

05/22/2026

Have a wonderful weekend! Beautiful images to take you there....

📷 John Kester, Sarah Wilson, Mathilde Dummond, Savannah Rufus, and others....

05/21/2026

Happy National Bee Day!

Everyone loves a good pollinator whether they are a bee, butterfly, beetle, or mammal. Yes, animals like bunnies and squirrels can spread pollen when they are foraging around flowers.

Some people, like Frank Johnson, are brave enough to care for bees at their home, and some people, like us, plant native flowers to support our native bees. Either way, doing your small part adds up with everyone else doing a small part and creates a BIG change.

Thank you from the bees and their friends!

📷 Susan Johnson