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Originally Posted by RTPtresmacaws
I miss the active environmental scene of the Bay area. I was a volunteer and supporter of groups that were working to protect marine life, the California Condor, the sea otter, etc. I also miss the astro talks on top of Mt. Tamalpais, the SF Ballet, evening fog and sea kayaking. But I'm grateful I had a chance to do those things for a little bit in life
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Hmmm, San Francisco is an amazing city, but I think you might need to just look a little bit more at what's around you here.
There are plenty of active environmental organizations here, but I'll grant you that there are no California Condors or sea otters, but we do have a
lot of bald eagles and there are the
red wolves if you are looking for a truly endangered species to work toward helping.
Lots of folks who live at the beach volunteer to help the sea turtles. Pretty much every beach in NC has a volunteer group that monitors the sea turtle nests. We got to see a hatching just a few weeks ago at Ocean Isle and the volunteers were amazing. There's also the
wonderful Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital at Surf City.
Morehead Planetarium runs star gazing programs. We have some great night skies in NC, although, the Triangle is definitely not the best, but the Outer Banks and some areas of the mountains are stellar (ha!).
You can certainly do sea kayaking on this side of the country and hey, the water is warm and you can swim too!
The dance scene here is pretty impressive. Have you been to the
American Dance Festival held in Durham every summer for the past 40+ years? If not, make plans to check it out next year!
Hope you'll check out some things here and get involved!