Category Archives: South Carolina

Collapsed bank revegetation project

By Celie Dailey | Published: October 21, 2016
In the October 2015 flood, Mary Edna’s steep creekside bank experienced an erosion event which brought down a large water oak (Quercus nigra) leaving a root mound and creating a mud flat below the yard. Instead of employing a hard structure, Celie Dailey–a landscaper, gardener, and native plant enthusiast who works with botanist Richard Porcher–researched […]
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A letter from Dana Beach

By Mary Edna | Published: September 27, 2016
Dana Beach, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League, often writes elegantly candid letters to his constituents with links to pertinent articles, such as today’s email: Folks, Over the years the Conservation League has worked with cities and counties to plan collaboratively with an eye toward environmental protection. One of the first counties to take […]
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Cecelia Dailey’s article on the plant ecology of the Kiawah Spit published by CoastalCare.org

By Celie Dailey | Published: May 4, 2016
Read the article Captain Sams Spit, Kiawah Island by Cecelia Dailey, composed in response to continued efforts of developers to build 50 houses on the 150-acre spit of sand. Under the tutelage of botanist Richard Porcher, Dailey challenges the current propaganda of developers who state that the beach is robust and accreting with substantial high […]
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