by Kari Whitley | Apr 26, 2025 | Beaufort, Birding, Bulls Island & Cape Romain, Community, Foundation, General
GUIDEPOSTS How to Be a Good Steward on South Carolina’s Wild Beaches When you step onto places like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, St. Phillips Island, or Hunting Island State Park, you’re not just visiting a beach—you’re entering a living, breathing ecosystem...
by Kari Whitley | Apr 24, 2025 | Beaufort, Birding, Bulls Island & Cape Romain, Community, General
GUIDEPOSTS Painted Buntings Return to the Lowcountry:How to Attract These Vibrant Visitors to Your Backyard Each spring, just as the sweetgrass begins to stir and the salt marshes wake up from their winter slumber, the painted buntings return to South Carolina’s...
by Kari Whitley | Mar 24, 2025 | Birding, Bulls Island & Cape Romain, Foundation, General
GUIDEPOSTS Protecting Horseshoe Crabs in South Carolina The South Carolina coast is home to a remarkable and ancient marine creature: the horseshoe crab. These living fossils play a pivotal role in the coastal ecosystem, serving as a crucial food source for migratory...
by Kari Whitley | May 30, 2024 | Birding, Foundation, General
A Bicycle for the Sea Turtle Team Our friend Marshall Walls, owner of Easy Rider Bikes in Mount Pleasant, answered our call when the Sea Turtle Team in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge asked for a beach cruiser to help them with their daily island tasks. When we...
by Kari Whitley | May 29, 2024 | Birding, Foundation, General
The Legacy of Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary When Crab Bank was finished in the Winter of 2022, we all crossed our fingers that the birds would return. It was a hulking sandbar without any vegetation or life and we put our trust that seabirds would want to return. The...
by Kari Whitley | May 25, 2024 | Birding, Foundation, General
Real Outcomes for South Carolina’s Coastal Birds Through the Coastal Expeditions Foundation, we’re looking for ways to protect South Carolina’s populations of coastal birds through community awareness and rookery island conservation. One of these...
