Join Dr. Ashley Oliphant, a nationally recognized shark tooth hunter and sheller. The course will include one classroom lecture to learn about shelling strategies and the identification of local shell species. Dr. Oliphant will bring specimens from her personal collection for interactive show-and-tell. The other three class meetings will include exciting field trips to local beaches to hunt as a group with Dr. Oliphant as your guide.
IMPORTANT NOTES: The first meeting will take place at the Coastal Science Center with next three meetings at beach. Each beach combing session will be combined with another of Dr. Oliphant’s classes to offer extended time (2 hours and 45 minutes) at the beach. Students will be responsible for their own transportation and parking fees for the field trips, and some driving will be involved to make sure students have the best opportunity to shell in prime locations. The course may also include some variable meeting times to make sure the tides are favorable for hunting.
Dr. Oliphant will do her best to schedule additional field trips in case students miss a class due to the changing meeting times. The best way to improve your shelling game is to interact with a really experienced sheller on the beach. You do not want to miss this unique course.
