Last Thursday, the Town of Hollywood held a Q&A session to hear both concerns and hopes from residents regarding the future of the town. These meetings are meant to give the community an opportunity to weigh in on updates to the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances to better regulate how the town addresses future growth and development. The community has been showing up to meetings and…
A proposed sandscraping project on the beach at Midway Inlet/South Litchfield could endanger sea turtles during nesting and hatching season and disturb migratory birds along the beach. The project would place up to 75,000 cubic yards of sand – about the equivalent of over 6,200 dump trucks – in front of the Peninsula Community up to two times over the next five years. These scraping events are proposed for August through October, during…
Did you hear? The birds are making national headlines! Earlier this month, we shared our excitement about strengthened regulations for Deveaux Bank. To close out South Carolina Shorebird Celebration Week, shorebird advocates gathered to celebrate Deveaux’s recent designation as a SCDNR seabird sanctuary, the culmination of decades of working to protect migratory and nesting birds. The significance of this victory was featured last weekend on CBS Sunday Morning. Check out this clip! 🌞 [video width=”1280″ height=”720″…
We’ve had quite the cold spell this winter and as we enter into April, the Lowcountry stirs back to life. As an organization dedicated to our open space and wildlife, we celebrate the spring by getting outside (join us for some of our events!), welcoming the…
March is Prescribed Fire Awareness Month in South Carolina, and with the recent wildfires in the Myrtle Beach area, they are top of mind. Prescribed burning is the carefully planned practice of setting fires in a controlled manner under precise and favorable weather conditions. Resource managers like the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Forestry Commission, and private landowners use prescribed fires to maintain or restore…
SC legislature passes annual closure of Deveaux Bank This week, the South Carolina legislature officially approved a change to state regulation that closes Deveaux Bank to public access from March 15 to October 15 annually to protect nesting and migratory coastal birds! Deveaux Bank is a critically…
The 2025 legislative session is now underway, and a few bills have emerged as focal points: House Bill 3309, Senate Bill 12, and House Bill 3928. H3309 seeks to rollback important regulatory oversight of electric utilities and authorize a joint venture between Santee Cooper and Dominion Energy for the construction of a major new gas plant, among other provisions. S12 specifically addresses…
A better-balanced South Carolina Energy Security Act The omnibus energy bill H.3309 was recently passed by the S.C. House of Representatives and is currently under consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Conservation League is working to encourage senators to ensure the bill is as balanced as possible, with amendments that could help unlock the valuable cost-saving potential…
It has been a long and cold winter season, but…
This legislative session, the Conservation League has been helping to shape a more reliable, clean, and affordable energy future for South Carolina, advocating on behalf of ratepayers across the state and our special landscapes at risk amid proposed energy expansion projects. Most recently, Energy & Climate Program Director Taylor Allred gave testimony at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee in early March to share recommendations towards a more…
