Winter/Spring 2026 Registration is Open. Call (843) 208-8247 with any questions.

Course Title: (ECO211) EXPLORING THE PORT ROYAL SOUND

This class uses a random draw waitlist selection for participation, with participants being notified on January 27, 2026. If selected, you'll be notified and must pay a $10 tour fee to confirm your spot. If not selected, you'll stay on the waitlist and will be contacted if a space opens.

Please do not show up unless you've been confirmed and paid - stand by admittance is no longer allowed.

Come explore the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center with Science Program Manager Chris Kehrer. Learn what makes this body of water and watershed so special and unique, and get up close and personal with the wildlife that calls this place home.

Course Pre-requisites
(required) OLLI Annual Membership

Course Information: ECO211 RANDOM DRAW (notified after Jan 26) OR SOLD OUT with a waitlist available

Schedule:

March 30, 2026

Times:

10:00am-12:00pm EDT

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Price:

Tour Fee: Member : $10.00

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

Chris Kehrer

Biography: CHRIS KEHRER was raised in the Lowcountry and attended USCB (B.S. in Biology). He was a research assistant in the marine toxicology and acoustic lab and an intern at the Waddell Mariculture Center. Chris has been with the Port Royal Sound Foundation for the past 9 years, as Naturalist, Education Coordinator, Operations Coordinator, and now Science Program Manager.

Facility Detail

Port Royal Sound Maritime Center

310 Okatie Highway

Okatie, SC 29909

Facility Resources
Google map link to the Port Royal Sound Maritime Center : https://g.co/kgs/qvB3Dct