Welcomes
Stephen Shabel and
" The Birds of Prey" Thursday, March 21, 2024 @
6:00PM Fripp Island Community Center 205 Tarpon Blvd
Back by popular
demand, please come meet Stephen Schabel
and engage with these wonderful raptors
up close and personal. Hawks,
owls. vultures, and more. During
Stephen’s live demonstration learn
about how these beautiful birds live,
where they live and what is so unique
about them.
Stephen joined the
Center in 2003 after completing his M.S. degree in
Environmental Policy at the College of Charleston.
Prior to graduate school, he spent several years
exploring various teaching opportunities outside
the traditional classroom, as well as a career as
an accomplished mandolin player and vocalist for a
variety of groups in the Charleston area.
Stephen’s background in education and
environmental policy along with his lifelong
passion for the outdoors -especially birds offers a unique and relevant foundation for his
role as Director of Education for the Avian
Conservation Center, (Birds of Prey) in Awendaw,
South Carolina. Stephen oversees the care,
husbandry, and training of the educational resident bird collection as well as
the design and implementation of conservation
educational programs offered by the Center
throughout South Carolina and beyond. Stephen
particularly enjoys the aspects of lure flying falcons and conversing one on one with
visitors about issues related to the conservation
of birds and other wildlife.