Highway 462 and a Jasper County growth analysis With Development Imminent, Jasper County Residents Can Still Shape the Future of the Hwy. 462 Corridor. Jasper County is currently experiencing rapid growth, with places like the Highway 462 corridor at risk.
The almost 6,000-acre Chelsea property sold in 2019 for $30 million dollars to two brothers who pledged to manage the land as a hunting estate. Since then, the land transferred to a Missouri-based bank and has been shopped around to
What’s The Latest? On August 3rd, 2023, four groups, including the Conservation League, filed independent motions to intervene to defend Beaufort County’s denial of plans for three 6-hole golf courses on St. Helena Island in the appeal initiated by Pine
What’s The Latest? At their December 13th, 2022 meeting, Bluffton Town Council voted to approve the Negotiating Committee’s recommendation to deny dockside fueling at Big House/Anson, allow a second dry stack, limit wet slips to 170 max, and incentivize further
Update – May 2023 “Marsh Forward: A Regional Plan for the Future of the South Atlantic Coast’s Million-Acre Salt Marsh Ecosystem” has officially launched! The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative’s (SASMI) Conservation Plan outlines key strategies, objectives, and actions to
What’s the Latest? In October 2022, Hilton Head Town Council and Beaufort County agreed to proceed with the U.S. 278 corridor project. The agreement paves the way for an environmental assessment from federal and state agencies to take place. It
Our wild oyster population Oysters are crucial to our estuaries, providing key habitat for many economically important species like shrimp, blue crab, red drum, and flounder. In total, there are about 120 species that rely on oyster reefs! Along with
Since 2002, Beaufort County voters have supported the Rural and Critical Lands Program to protect land. Today, over 24,000 acres are protected. The Rural and Critical Lands program began in 2002 and levies your property taxes to protect land. This
Recently denied Hardeeville annexation and future development What is annexation? Annexation is the legal process used by municipalities to expand their borders, bringing additional land under the municipality’s governance. Annexations have been used to grow the populations of urban centers
South Carolina is home to precious natural resources that may be plentiful but are not infinite. One such example of this is our water. Whether groundwater or surface water, our state has experienced periods of drought. We’ve seen rivers drop
Image from the Beaufort Civic Master Plan, adopted 2014. Whitehall is a logical growth area for the City. Whitehall’s location, along the water and close to downtown, is well suited for growth, but past development proposals for this property have
PLASTICS IN THE LOWCOUNTRY Plastic litter comes in all shapes and sizes. Pollution from plastic litter is a global problem, but what effect does it have on our South Carolina coast? Single-use plastics include water bottles, food wrappers, to-go containers,
