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Learn about the 24,000 acre Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center located on Cat, South and North Islands at the mouth of Winyah Bay. This whirlwind presentation will just scratch the surface of the properties transformation from rice plantations to hunting club to heritage preserve with lighthouses, quarantine stations, canals and the Marquis de Lafayette scattered in along the way.
About the Speaker:
Molly McNeill is the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center in Georgetown, SC. As a native of Pawleys Island, SC, coastal ecology and local history have always been areas of interest for her from a young age. She attended the University of South Carolina, where she earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences. She gained education experience by working at Georgetown Equestrian Center as a Therapeutic Riding Instructor with the Hugs for Horses Therapeutic Riding program, then started her environmental education career as an Interpretive Assistant at Lynches River County Park in Coward, SC. In 2022, Molly was able to return to her coastal ecology roots as an Educator at Hobcaw Barony in Georgetown, SC. While there, she completed an M.S. in Conservation Education from Mississippi State University. In June 2024, Molly started her dream job with the Department of Natural Resources at the TYWC, which she holds today. In her spare time, Molly enjoys anything outdoors, including fishing, hunting, kayaking, and wildlife photography, as well as spending time with her two paint horses (Trey and Spyder), and adventures with her Boykin Spaniel (Finlay), and American Foxhound (Hunter).