May 10
By Dr. Katherine A. Saenger Summer travel is just around the corner for many of us, and if our beaches are any indication, travel season has opened for thousands of pet owning beach goers. It’s important to note that, before you head out anywhere with your dog, be sure to have the following with you: …
Mar 29
Provided The pristine beaches of Kiawah Island are home to a wide variety of birds, including Piping and Wilson’s Plovers, Least Terns, Willets, Whimbrels, Marbled Godwits, Sanderlings, and many more. Kiawah’s beaches are also a major staging area for Red Knots in spring. This long-distance migrant shorebird passes through Kiawah Island in small numbers during …
Mar 27
Provided The former executive editor and design director for Kiawah Island Legends magazine, author and designer Karen Bacot, and Charleston freelance photographer, Jason Stemple, worked collaboratively to produce A Bird’s Eye View of Kiawah. Stemple spent five years faithfully watching and waiting to photograph and compile this anthology of stunning images in a pictorial “bucket …
Mar 23
Provided Are you a car enthusiast, or do you simply enjoy the beauty of automobiles past and present? Admire over 100 pristine cars at the 4th annual Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat on Saturday, April 21. Car connoisseurs will gather from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. at Night Heron Park on Kiawah Island to showcase collectible, antique, …
Feb 15
By Sarah Harper Diaz The Black Skimmer is a very distinctive looking shorebird in the same order as gulls, terns, sandpipers, and plovers. There are only three species in the skimmer family and this is the only species found in North and South America. The skimmer is named for its foraging technique: It skims the …
Aug 06
BY JENNIFER BARBOUR It’s mid-summer and the sea turtle nests have started to hatch! The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) is one of the most sought out marine creatures for residents and guests alike along our barrier islands. The relatively large head of a loggerhead contributed to their distinctive name. In addition to feeding on …
Oct 21
If you’ve noticed a strange sheen on the ocean water over the past several hours, the reason is an unknown oil spill on Tuesday in the mouth of Charleston Harbor which has washed on to several nearby beaches. Mariners have reported tar balls, emulsified petroleum products and a ubiquitous oil sheen on the water, particularly …
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