What:               Discovery Day at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
                        Featuring FREE CHILDREN’S ADMISSION TO ESTUARIUM

When:              Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 10:00am to 2:00pm                       

Where:             The Dauphin Island Sea Lab
                       101 Bienville, Boulevard, Dauphin Island

Activities:

• Free Children’s Admission to the Estuarium and 15% Discount in Gift Shop
• Open House and Interactive Exhibits at the Research Laboratories
• Free Kids’ Activities, Ocean Games and Fun Crafts
• Much, much more!

Cost: FREE, except for reduced adult admission to Estuarium

For more info:  Call 251/861-2141 or visit www.disl.org

This fun-filled family event includes a huge variety of environmentally-themed children’s activities; Open House at the Research Facilities of the DISL where the public can interact with marine scientists and graduate students to explore their ongoing research projects; and free children’s admission to the Estuarium, the aquarium at the Sea Lab.

Bring your cameras for photo ops with Smokey the Bear and the Azalea Trail Maids!

Admission to all activities is free (except for reduced adult Estuarium admission), and educational fun is bountiful at this popular annual event.  

Participants include: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), Marine Division; Alabama Forestry Commission; Alabama Ornithological Society; AUB Extension Research; Azalea Trail Maids; Coastal Conservation Association of Alabama; Compass Solar Energy; Dauphin Island Fire and Rescue; DISL Docents; DISL Graduate Students Organization; MCPSS Environmental Center; Mobile Bay National Estuary Program; Mobile County Emergency Management Agency; Mobile Manatees Sighting Network; NOAA Fisheries; NOAA National Weather Service; Sand Island Lighthouse Foundation; Share the Beach; Southeastern Wildlife/Tarpon Tagging Project; US Coast Guard Auxiliary; US Coast Guard, Station Dauphin Island; Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Wild Native