Category Archives: South Carolina
U.S. Interior Chief stunned by Bull Island erosion
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 […]
A letter from Dana Beach regarding Captain Sam’s Spit and other South Carolina environmental issues
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 […]
In-depth coverage of 526 expansion impacts