Nature organization hosts National Beach Day event in Gulf Shores

GULF SHORES, Ala. ( WKRG ) — The Learning Campus in Gulf Shores hosted a National Beach Day event centered on learning more about the beach and its animals.

Over two dozen people today participated in educational activities at the Learning Campus at Gulf State Park.

The Learning Campus offers a variety of daily programs to locals and tourists who come to enjoy the beach and learn about nature.

“Yeah, National Beach Day is really exciting for us. So we’re here at the Interpretive Center, which is Alabama’s most sustainable building in the state. So we are giving some tours, sort of bringing people through here doing some eco art,” says Leah Schultz, Educator Naturalist for The Learning Campus.

“Hoping to give people a nice presentation for when they find shells here on our Gulf State Park beaches and in general just sending them into the park.”

The Learning Campus offers free activities daily for kids and adults, like science classes and bird watching. They are open five days a week, with an evolving weekly calendar.

They also have bunk housing and host field trips and corporate events. Their education program is only about one year old; they are excited to continue expanding.

They tell us they are excited about many events coming in the next few months.

To learn more about their program, visit the organization’s website .

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