Join us for an exploration of the Sewee Shell Ring Interpretive Trail with Certified Interpretive Guide, Erica Veal. Erica has been leading tours around Charleston County for 18 years, is a certified interpretive trainer, an at large board member for the National Association for Interpretation and the founder of the Black and Brown Interpreters Network.

During our tour we will explore the history of Indigenous people of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the significance of shell rings and shell middens and their ecological impacts on coastal landscapes.

Lineup:

12pm - 12:30pm: Check in and announcements at Sewee Shell Ring TrailHead

11:30am - 1pm: Sewee Shell Ring Interpretive Trail Tour with Erica Veal, CIG/T

 **Please dress comfortably for the outdoors. We will be standing and walking approximately 2-3 miles. Sunscreen, water bottles, bug spray and binoculars are all encouraged. These meetups are appropriate for ages 16 and up.

IMPORTANT: Mosquitoes may be severe, bug spray strongly recommended.

Directions: From Charleston, take US Highway 17 north to Doar Road North (SC Route 432-S). Turn right and go 2.5 miles to Salt Pond Road. Turn right on FS Road 243 and go ½ mile to trailhead.

Spaces are limited. There are no plus ones. Everyone must register individually. 

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The Black and Brown Interpreters Network™ is a group of natural and cultural history interpreters and tour guides based in the South Carolina Lowcountry and beyond who are dedicated to education, professional development and service in the field of heritage interpretation. 

We meet monthly to learn from our fellow Black and Brown Interpreters and tour guides; network, share opportunities for continuing education and scholarships, explore local history and more.

Our meetups are open to the community of Black and Brown people who identify as cultural/historical and natural history interpreters, tour guides and tour company owners; and/or Black and Brown people who have completed or plan to complete the National Association for Interpretation's Certified Interpretive Guide training course.

Remember "only we can tell our stories!"