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Read more about the article Wood Ducks

Wood Ducks

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:March 21, 2020
  • Post category:All/Birds/Dewees Island Conservancy

The first time I saw a wood duck on Dewees, I was all alone in the Conservation area looking for Blue-Winged Teal.  I couldn’t believe the amazing colors on this…

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Read more about the article Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana

Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:March 5, 2020
  • Post category:All/Dewees Island Conservancy/Plants/Trees

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a common native plant here in the South Carolina Lowcountry.  It can grow to be a relatively tall tree, topping out at about 60…

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Read more about the article Dewees Island of International Significance to Shorebirds

Dewees Island of International Significance to Shorebirds

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:April 23, 2018
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/CoastalMasterNaturalistsFeed/Dewees Island Conservancy/Island Living

International Recognition Here on Dewees Island, we are working to preserve and maintain habitat for nesting, feeding, and resting shorebirds, and our efforts have gained us inclusion in the Cape…

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Summer Internships on Dewees

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:January 22, 2018
  • Post category:All/Dewees Island Conservancy/Interns/Real Estate

Apply now for summer internships on Dewees! Our community is immeasurably enriched by the energy and scholarship of young interns who spend the summer on Dewees in several programs.  Here…

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Read more about the article Mississippi Kites putting on a show

Mississippi Kites putting on a show

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 14, 2017
  • Post category:Birds/CoastalMasterNaturalistsFeed/Dewees Island Conservancy

If you're at the pool, big bend dock, or Old House Lane this week, be sure to look up.  There has been a group of Mississippi Kites overhead, putting on a show,…

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Read more about the article Lake Timicau Restoration Project Begins

Lake Timicau Restoration Project Begins

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:May 24, 2017
  • Post category:Dewees Island Conservancy/Real Estate

It was exciting to see a large earth mover at 6 pipes last week; even more exciting when we heard Pete Y describe it coming out of the water at…

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Lake Timicau from the air

The Lake Timicau Restoration Project

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 18, 2016
  • Post category:Birds and Birding/Dewees Island Conservancy/Real Estate

Lake Timicau Restoration Project We're pretty excited about some changes coming for the North end of Dewees Island: The Lake Timicau Restoration project. After several years of studying the hydrology of…

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Read more about the article Swallow-tail Kite
Kites near waning moon, by Nolan Schillerstrom

Swallow-tail Kite

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 9, 2016
  • Post category:Dewees Island Conservancy

I saw a swallow-tailed kite on Dewees! This is a new bird (for me) on the island, and I might have frightened the real estate clients who were in my…

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Read more about the article Manatees pay July 4 visit to Dewees

Manatees pay July 4 visit to Dewees

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:July 5, 2016
  • Post category:Dewees Island Conservancy/Mammals

As storm clouds threatened to provide island residents with some natural fireworks last night, a manatee named Goose calmly meandered the creek outside the rice trunk with some friends. Goose,…

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Read more about the article 2016 Loggerhead Turtle Nesting Season off to a Roaring Start

2016 Loggerhead Turtle Nesting Season off to a Roaring Start

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:June 28, 2016
  • Post category:CoastalMasterNaturalistsFeed/Dewees Island Conservancy/Real Estate

Current Nests It's loggerhead turtle nesting season, and here on Dewees we're on target for a record-breaking turtle season, with our 17th nest discovered and marked this morning near Needlerush…

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