Marines, conservation group use oysters to restore habitat | Beaufort County
Using a $6.8 million NOAA grant, the Nature Conservancy along with the Marines are building an artificial oyster reef to protect the shoreline of Laurel Bay.
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Using a $6.8 million NOAA grant, the Nature Conservancy along with the Marines are building an artificial oyster reef to protect the shoreline of Laurel Bay.
Beaufort County Council approved a $1 million expenditure to fund a conservation easement on the Gregorie Neck property in Jasper County.
Town gathers for a somber reminder about the loss of the local veterans to suicide but hope that unusual signs will spark questions
Town officials in Port Royal, S.C., and a veterans group hope an unusual number for a speed limit sign — 22 mph — will raises awareness about the loss of these veterans and spark conversations about and solutions for the problem.
Last year, 2.2 million acres of southeast South Carolina was designated as a Sentinel Landscape as part of a DOD program to preserve land around military bases.