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DNR Announces 2010 SC Sea Turtle Nesting Results

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:December 7, 2010
  • Post category:Sea Turtle Conservation
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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…

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Beach Erosion and Accretion Update

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:September 26, 2010
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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…

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Local Photographer Cathy Miller Captures Photos of Dolphin Strand Feeding

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:September 20, 2010
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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…

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Verdi uses Composting Toilet instead of Chemical Port-a-John

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 23, 2010
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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…

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Video of the Fish Kill

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 14, 2010
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Click here to view the video of the fish kill.

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Nature’s fireworks set for tonight

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 12, 2010
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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,…

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Loggerhead Inventory (and Possible Hatchling Release) Scheduled for Tuesday

  • Post author:Judy Drew Fairchild
  • Post published:August 2, 2010
  • Post category:ForDeweesRentals
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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…

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Staff Makes Extra Effort to Try to Stop Fish Kill

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:July 29, 2010
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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…

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Be On the Lookout for Manatees

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:June 21, 2010
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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…

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McGraws Dock Loses Its Footing

  • Post author:reggiefairchild
  • Post published:June 1, 2010
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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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