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Friends of the Kiawah River was founded in March of 2009 to protect the river and its surroundings
through advocacy and education. Together we can preserve the visual character, the tranquility, the fauna and the flora
of the Kiawah River and its surrounding marshes, banks, sand dunes, and Captain Sam's Spit for all future generations,
so that they, too, may experience the natural beauty of the area. |
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How you can support our cause |
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Watch our video introduction |
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| Golf Channel Video |
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Take a look at this video from the Golf Channel showing
Lauren Thompson, host of Destination Golf on a kayak trip on the Kiawah River to Captain Sams, showing wildlife (without a revetment.)
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| Winter Bird Count at Captain Sam's Inlet |
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We counted 42 species of birds in 3 hours on the Spit during the Great American
Bird Count for 2010. |
See our full list |
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| Big Win for SCELP |
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SCELP represented the Georgetown, Charleston and State League of Women Voters, SC Wildlife Federation
and SC Coastal Conservation League in the SC Supreme Court ruling that the Coastal Management Program,
which is used to protect wetlands throughout the 8 coastal counties, is valid and enforceable and was
properly promulgated pursuant to the SC Coastal Zone Management Act. |
Read the details |
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| Latest News |
updated 03/05/2010 |
Bulkhead/Revetment -- Judge Ralph King Anderson III, Chief Administrative Law Judge, has withdrawn and reissued his decision to uphold KDP's appeal against
DHEC's decision to disallow the building of a one-half mile long bulkhead/revetment along the banks of The Kiawah River. He has also ruled to deny a request by SCELP for the case to be reconsidered. See Links/Recent Decisions above. |
Takings Claim -- KDP's attorney has requested that their takings claim for $100 million, against the state of SC, be held in obeyance as it is not
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Sheet Pile Project -- The DHEC Board has denied KDP a permit to construct a metal sheet pile wall on the narrow portion of Captain Sam's Spit. At a Board review on Dec 10th, 2009 in Columbia, the Board reversed their staff decision.
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Is the Spit stable? |
| Take a look at the difference in the shape of the Spit between 1949 and 2009 from an old aerial photgraph. |
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