Barrier Island Eco Tours

09/11/2026

Remembering the lives lost, the heroes who answered the call, and the families forever changed. We will never forget.

09/09/2026

🚨🐊🐍 NEW TOUR ALERT! 🦎🐍🚨

Join us for our Capers Island Reptile Exploration Cruise led by BIET’s Michael Frees and Parker Gibbons !

We’ll cruise from IOP Marina to Capers Island, then head out on a mile-long trail to search for some of the Lowcountry’s coolest reptiles, including alligators, snakes, legless lizards, and whatever other creatures we can uncover along the way. 🐊🌿

This 3.5-hour adventure combines a boat cruise, island exploration, live reptiles, and plenty of naturalist-led learning along the way!

•September 26
•9:30 AM
•Departs from Isle of Palms Marina

Book your spot → nature-tours.com

09/08/2026

https://nature-tours.com/capers-island-reptile-exploration-cruise/

Set sail on a 3.5-hour educational cruise to Capers Island and explore the Lowcountry’s fascinating reptiles. Hike a one-mile island trail with expert guides as you search for alligators, snakes, legless lizards and more. Enjoy live reptile encounters aboard a covered pontoon, limited to 30…

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!!!
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Hope everyone was safe on the waterways this weekend and was on the lookout for wildlife!!
📸TY: Capt. Pickett for the awesome shot of this bald eagle with the bridge!!!

09/03/2026

Not the longest physical roots, BUT ancient etymological roots? The prickly pear cactus has those!
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The scientific name for the eastern prickly pear is Opuntia humifusa. The genus name Opuntia traces back to Opus, an ancient Greek city where a Greek botanist described a spiny plant with edible fruit. Centuries later, this description was thought to resemble the prickly pear, and the name Opuntia was adopted for the cactus genus.

08/30/2026

POV: The voice you hear when you find the perfect shrimp for show & shell.
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This is a peppermint shrimp! Peppermint shrimp can be found in shallow coastal waters, especially around oyster beds, shell bottoms, docks, pilings, and other structures that give them places to hide. We sometimes even find these tiny shrimp tucked amongst our crab traps!

08/28/2026

What a weirdo! First time seeing a Bocourt Swimming Crab, one of several species in the famous blue crab’s genus!

(Callinectes bocourti)

08/27/2026

Squidden in plain sight.
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Atlantic brief squids are translucent, sometimes visible only by their chromatophores (aka color changing cells!). Great find & photo 📸 Capt. struttbrooks!!