DNR Announces 2010 SC Sea Turtle Nesting Results
The SCDNR Marina Turtle Program announced: Sea turtle nesting this year ended on a positive note. We had 3141 loggerhead, 6 green and 3 leatherback nests on project beaches. This…
Beach Erosion and Accretion Update
It's been a dynamic year on the Dewees beach front, in March / April it looked like we were headed for a horrible year of more and more erosion. And…
Local Photographer Cathy Miller Captures Photos of Dolphin Strand Feeding
Strand feeding, a process by which Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins run their prey up on the beach and eat it while being virtually out of the water, is a relatively local…
Verdi uses Composting Toilet instead of Chemical Port-a-John
Here's a great example of thinking "outside the box," in terms of green building. Verdi builders have decided against the standard smelly, chemical portable construction toilet for their Dewees Island…
Video of the Fish Kill
Click here to view the video of the fish kill.
Nature’s fireworks set for tonight
Those of us who have been watching for hatchling turtle nests have been treated to the lead-up to tonight's event. The annual Perseid meteor showers have begun their spectacular show,…
Loggerhead Inventory (and Possible Hatchling Release) Scheduled for Tuesday
The Dewees Island Turtle Team announced that there’ll be an Inventory for Nest #2 on Tuesday August 3rd at 7:30PM. Nest #2 is located north of Osprey Walk about half…
Staff Makes Extra Effort to Try to Stop Fish Kill
When the island staff arrived on the island this morning, the water surface looked like it was being pelted by raindrops. The fish were mouthing the water, trying to get…
Be On the Lookout for Manatees
Manatees have recently been spotted in the Charleston area. Our friend Justin Walling spotted one twice in the middle of Charleston Harbor on Saturday while waiting for a sailboat race…
McGraws Dock Loses Its Footing
On the morning of 5/30 we found that the sand under Gary McGraw's beach walkway had disappeared. A guest at Gary's house confirmed that the sand was under the bottom…
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