4-H Tidelands Nature Center: Exhibit Area

Outdoor Exhibit

Our outdoor exhibit area and annex building features a nurse shark tank, manatee model and mural, outdoor gopher tortoise habitat, a maritime forest nature trail, and birding area. In-season, frequent sigthings of painted buntings attract novice and hard-core birders to our Tidelands feeders!


Fish Exhibit Our new fish exhibit area features featuring a 1,300 gallon saltwater tank. Additional exhibits highlight: * fish fossils * fish skin and skeletons * fish organs and how they work * identification of fish sharks ...and fish-y computer fun.	Tidelands Backyard Birding Area One of Jekyll's birding hot spots. In summer painted buntings frequent our feeders and flycatchers, chickadees, and many songbirds and can found nesting nearby. Herons, egrets, osprey and ducks (in winter) visit our salt pond as well. Be sure to stop inside Tidelands to view our indoor birding corner to identify coastal Georgia birds.

Maritime Forest Trail Explore the wild with a short walk down our maritime forest loop trail. Trail map-guides are located at the trailhead to help you identify the life surrounding you in this ecosystem.	Gopher Tortoise Habitat In summer take a look in our backyard and say hello to "Mama" the gopher tortoise, Georgia's State Reptile! Look for her grazing in the sun or napping inside her burrow.

Fish Exhibit

Our new fish exhibit area features featuring a 1,300 gallon saltwater tank.
Additional exhibits highlight:

* fish fossils

* fish skin and skeletons

* fish organs and how they work

* identification of fish sharks

...and fish-y computer fun.

Tidelands Backyard Birding Area
One of Jekyll's birding hot spots. In summer painted buntings frequent our feeders and flycatchers, chickadees, and many songbirds

and can found nesting nearby. Herons, egrets, osprey and ducks (in winter) visit our salt pond as well.
Be sure to stop inside Tidelands to view our indoor birding corner to identify coastal Georgia birds.

Maritime Forest Trail
Explore the wild with a short walk down our maritime forest loop trail. Trail map-guides are located at the trailhead to help you identify the life surrounding you in this ecosystem.

Gopher Tortoise Habitat
In summer take a look in our backyard and say hello to "Mama" the gopher tortoise, Georgia's State Reptile! Look for her grazing in the sun or napping inside her burrow.