In June, the Town of Port Royal proclaimed their support for permanent protection of the Cherry Hill Oak. The Cherry Hill Oak is Beaufort County’s largest live oak and by some measurements is bigger than John’s Island’s famous Angel Oak. Cherry Hill Oak is a massive fixture…
On June 26th, the Beaufort County Council voted 8-2 to deny an amendment to remove the over 500-acre Pine Island property from the Cultural Protection Overlay zone on St. Helena Island to facilitate a luxury, gated golf resort. But the battle is not won yet — two lawsuits have been filed in connection with the development denials. Pine Island Property Holdings, LLC and Pine Island GC, LLC…
The Town of Awendaw has officially begun the process of updating their comprehensive plan. This is a crucial planning document that will inform all land use and development decisions in Awendaw over the next ten to twenty years. It is vitally important that residents participate in the process and share your hopes for the future of your community. You can learn more about the process at the Town…
By Becky Ryon, North Coast Office Director
The Coastal Conservation League announced today the launch of a search for the next Director of GrowFood Carolina, their highly successful and innovative nonprofit food hub. GrowFood Carolina is a local food hub providing logistical, sales, marketing, and distribution support to South Carolina’s smallest producers, with the added goal of supporting the conservation of the state’s farmland. “GrowFood Carolina strengthens our connection to land and the people who feed us,” said Coastal Conservation…
Blazing a trail for resilience in South Carolina We’re thrilled that the South Carolina Office of Resilience has released its Strategic Statewide Resilience and Risk Reduction Plan after working with hundreds of stakeholders to inform our state’s resilient path forward. Our Conservation League staff served on various ad hoc committees, contributing to some of the 54 recommendations that came out…
By Trapper Fowler, North Coast Project Manager South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) made a mistake approving Edge Road mine and the general public should be concerned. Soilutions LLC half-heartedly addressed concerns for wildlife and hydrological impacts. But what about concerns related to best management practices for spotted turtles, groundwater monitoring wells on Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve, larger buffers on the preserve, donation of the mine after reclamation…
By Faith Rivers James, Executive Director In less than a month, I will celebrate my one-year anniversary as Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League. What a year it has been! We’ve continued to make a significant impact on the future of our coast, and I have been honored to be a part of the work this year. Just in the last few months, we’ve advocated for and supported citizens seeking to protect their neighborhood…
The Compromise Alternative for Highway 41 seeks to limit impacts to both nature and community. The compromise has reached a new phase in the approval process: Charleston County and their design and engineering consultants have submitted plans to the Army Corps of Engineers and the S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control to review and issue the necessary permits. You can help advance this balanced approach to improving Highway 41 by submitting comments in support of…
HORRY COUNTY, SC – On Wednesday, July 5, the South Carolina Environmental Law Project filed a request on behalf of the Coastal Conservation League to the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for board review of the June 20 DHEC staff decision to issue a permit to Soilutions LLC, authorizing the company to resume operations and begin additional construction on 33 acres at Edge Road Mine, a sand, clay and topsoil mine adjacent…
