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U.S. Interior Chief stunned by Bull Island erosion

By Celie Dailey | Published: December 2, 2013
Fallen trees are thick on the beaches of Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Steep beaches stand where there once were marshes and estuary buffering the forests. U.S. Interior secretary Sally Jewell visited the rapidly eroding Bull Island on November 20, 2013 while on a trip to discuss restoration of inland long leaf pine forests. The […]
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A letter from Dana Beach regarding Captain Sam’s Spit and other South Carolina environmental issues

By Celie Dailey | Published: October 8, 2013
Folks, Here are four excellent articles from the Post and Courier and the State. The first, [Capt. Sam’s Spit development could imperil little-regarded marsh turtle on Kiawah Island] by the Post and Courier’s Bo Petersen, reports that the development of Capt. Sams’ Spit by the Kiawah developers could destroy a population of diamond-back terrapins, the […]
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“Drastic Reversal” by the SC Supreme Court on development of the Kiawah Spit

By Celie Dailey | Published: February 28, 2013
After all the years of work of so many people, it looks like we lost on this epic court ruling. It’s a really sad day for us and all those fighting the development of this tenuous landform and improper development of South Carolina’s coasts. An excerpt from today’s Post & Courier article Supreme Court gives […]
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