Archive for 2012

26 results.
Oct '128
by Colin   Posted In : Farms

Local Produce Distributor Helps Charleston Food Renaissance.

Update: Limehouse Produce was featured in the news again recently in the “Dirt” edition of the City Paper.   This story describes how their producer buyer, Weston Fennell, a former restaurateur, keeps a close watch on their clients needs to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '1228
by Colin   Posted In : Dolphin Awareness, Wildlife, Marine Wildlife

Dolphin Diseases

Scientist at Dolphin Research Center in Florida tends to a dolphin. A 2004 NOAA research report [links: Abstract/Summary, Full report ] documented the incidence of marine mammal workers contracting infections and diseases from dolphins and other cetaceans. These scientists and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '1228
by Colin   Posted In : Dolphin Awareness, Wildlife, Marine Wildlife

New Baby Dolphin

Every year or two a calf is born in the Kiawah River though an actual birth has never been witnessed.   The infant mortality rate for dolphins is very high though impossible to scientifically determine in wild populations.   In […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '1223
by Colin   Posted In : Conservation Action, History, Schoolhouse Museum

St. John’s High Helps Schoolhouse Museum

We had an enthusastic group of seniors from St. John’s High School helping us with some landscaping at the Schoolhouse on Saturday, September 22.   They were accompanied by their teacher Ms Tracey Lyles.   In additon to the outside […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep '1211
by Colin   Posted In : Conservation Action, History, Schoolhouse Museum

Schoolhouse Workday – Ashley Hall

We had a great group of students from Ashley Hall join us on Saturday, September 8 to help prepare the Johns Island Schoolhouse Museum for reopening this Fall. Mrs. Betty Stringfellow, the owner and champion of the Walnut Hill Schoolhouse […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aug '1231
by Sally   Posted In : Dolphin Awareness, Events, Wildlife, Marine Wildlife

Kids Dolphin Program

)An interested group of parents and children gathered Saturday, August 25 at the Johns Island Library for the Conservancy’s Dolphin program for kids.   A lively display of books, dvds and toy dolphins, crabs and fish kept the younger kids […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aug '1224
by Colin   Posted In : Dolphin Awareness

Dolphin Crowds

Photo by Patricia Schaefer Patricia Schaefer is a Seabrook resident who has spent the last seven years photographing dolphins strand feeding in the Kiawah River.   She has published several books on the subject, participated in National Geographic’s filming of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aug '1219
by Colin   Posted In : Dolphin Awareness, History, Wildlife, Marine Wildlife

Strand Feeding – 1838

One of the questions we are frequently asked about strand feeding is “how long have dolphins been doing it”.   Our own files and many research papers and other narratives clearly document strand feeding over the last few decades.   […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jul '1228
by Sally   Posted In : Books, Conservation Action, Habitat, Plants, Popular Posts, Wildlife

Salt Marsh Book Review

The World of the Salt Marsh: Appreciating and Protecting the Tidal Marshes of the Southeastern Atlantic Coast By Charles Seabrook A lyrical and loving tribute to the salt marshes of Georgia and South Carolina, The World of the Salt Marsh […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jul '1223
by Colin   Posted In : Equestrian, Events

Charleston Classic Horse Show

The Charleston Classic Horse Show was held at the Mullet Hall Equestrian Center from July 11 to 15 and July 17 to 21. The show was a great event and the Charleston County Parks Equestrian Center is a great resource […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…