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Lowcountry botanists Celie Dailey and Richard Porcher give a talk tonight for Native Plant Week

By Celie Dailey | Published: October 17, 2017
Tuesday October 17, 6:30 pm Founder’s Hall at Charles Towne Landing Lecture: Rediscovering the Lowcountry Landscape Dr. Richard Porcher and Cecelia Dailey Man and nature have shaped the Lowcountry landscape ever since Native Americans arrived eleven thousand years ago. Native Americans created calcium-rich shell middens, where a rare community, the maritime shell forest, developed. Beginning […]
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Progress on sea level rise in Charleston is not happening fast enough

By Celie Dailey | Published: September 20, 2017
Photographer Jared Bramblett captured these images of the aging Battery wall that protects some of the most historic homes in the tourist district. “The deficiency of the Low Battery presents an existential threat to the 300-year old city. It is also the most striking symbol of the City of Charleston’s failure to invest adequately in […]
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Toxic flood waters in Houston show the shortsightedness of industrial regulation

By Celie Dailey | Published: September 18, 2017
The New York Times reported the release of hundreds of industrial pollutants in its recent storm, “More Than 40 Sites Released Hazardous Pollutants Because of Hurricane Harvey.” All coastal cities should heed the warning from Houston.
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