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Conservation Corner: Let’s talk energy in South Carolina
Thursday, June 27, 2024It’s been a busy year for the Conservation League at the State House! In case you missed it, the General Assembly approved…
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Scarlet Sky and Blue Blood: Your questions, answered!
Thursday, June 27, 2024Thank you to everyone who attended our screening of Scarlet Sky and Blue Blood: Conservation of the Red Knot and Horseshoe Crab in the Southeastern US earlier this week in partnership with Southern Environmental Law Center. We were inspired by audience support and the stunning footage documenting the rare sight of red knots and horseshoe crabs in South Carolina. Riley Egger, Land, Water & Wildlife Program Director has answered your audience questions below!
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Connect with Community During the St. Helena Sense of Place Workshop Series
Thursday, June 13, 2024St. Helena Sense of Place Workshop Series Gather with us in the community for guided interactive expressions of what St. Helena looks, sounds, & feels like through art, music, and connection to the land. Throughout the next few months, our five workshops will be led by artists, creatives, and activists from St. Helena – Dat Geechee Gal, Natasha Robinson; Da Loc Doc; Andre (Mr. Bounce Back) & Mahoganee Amigér…
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PUBLIC HEARING: Highway 41 Improvements
Monday, June 3, 2024The S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control is holding a Public Hearing on June 5th to accept comments from residents on the Compromise Alternative for Highway 41 that seeks to equitably balance impacts to both nature and community. Please attend the meeting and sign up to speak in support of the Compromise Alternative. SCDHEC Public Hearing: SC Highway 41 Corridor Improvements Wednesday, June 5 at 6:00PM Wando High School Performing Arts Center 1000 Warrior Way, Mount…
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June 1st is World Reef Day!
Friday, May 31, 2024June is nationally recognized as World Oceans Month and today, June 1st, is World Reef Day! On World Reef Day, we celebrate the global influence of coral reefs. These incredible ecosystems provide habitat for an abundance of fish species and are foundational to a thriving ocean all over the world. Corals support a food chain that supplies a food source for over half a billion global…
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PFAS: What it means for you
Wednesday, May 29, 2024You may have seen news about PFAS in the past few weeks and wondered what it is or how it can impact you and your family. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, broadly known as PFAS, are a class of manufactured chemical contaminants that have been used globally in consumer products since the 1940s. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set a Maximum Contamination Limit (MCL), that puts an…
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Out & About: Get involved with oyster reef restoration up and down the coast
Tuesday, May 28, 2024South Carolina is home to an abundance of salt marsh ecosystems. It’s no secret these special waterways provide breathtaking views and much more, but if you look closer you’ll find thousands of ecosystem engineers at work: oysters. With their ability to filter water and protect the shoreline, oysters are vital to our way of life on the coast. Support for this work is funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience grant…
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Conservation Corner: The persistence of plastics
Wednesday, May 15, 2024Thanks to the fragrant blooms of jasmine and the warm – but not too humid – weather, May is one of the best months to spend outside in Charleston. Walking along the live oaks or next to spartina marshes, I continue traditions instilled in me by…
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Broad & Beyond: Summer soon approaches
Monday, May 13, 2024Greetings! May in the Lowcountry is a great time to get out on the water and catch America’s most popular gamefish — the largemouth bass! It is also one of last cool months for camping and stargazing, so get out with your telescope and peer into the…