Category Archives: James Island Creek

Creek Action Alert

By Mary Edna | Published: February 11, 2020
As an environmental activist artist, I urge you to share this Delete Apathy post. James Island Creek and Shem Creek are tidal creeks no longer safe for swimming and the Charleston Waterkeeper with Coastal Conservation League are working diligently to change this reality with the help of concerned citizens. Waterways belong to the public and […]
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Monitoring Pollution in James Island Creek

By Mary Edna | Published: May 17, 2019
In 2012 I started getting sick when I swam in James Island Creek. After visiting every local group, Charleston Waterkeeper came to the rescue and began its program of monitoring the water off our dock. Years of sampling data and advocacy now has a TDML (total maximum daily load) goal set by DHEC to reduce […]
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Help us prevent huge dock on Ellis Creek

By Mary Edna | Published: November 7, 2018
We need 20 letters to help us get a public hearing to prevent the building of a huge dock on Ellis Creek (right across from Mary Edna and the Doctor Babe.) Please email a letter of your own, including your home address in signature, to Sarah E. Reed at reeds2@dhec.sc.gov and feel free to copy the text […]
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