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Summer 2012 Vol. 23 No. 2 A Civil Discussion on Energy Policy ______STAFF Director Dana Beach Assistant Director Megan Desrosiers funny thing happened on the way to the energy ______REGIONAL OFFICES_____ forum this spring. Politicians forgot to spout partisan ideologies; utilities forgot to threaten SOUTH COAST Office Director Steve Eames job-killing price increases; government officials Project Manager Reed Armstrong forgot to equivocate, and environmentalists NORTH COAST A Office Director Nancy Cave forgot to be unreasonable. (Actually, I don’t think environmentalists have been unreasonable, but COLUMBIA Office Director Patrick Moore for the sake of consistency, let’s stipulate that they may Govt. Relations Coordinator Merrill McGregor Project Manager Ryan Black have, on occasion, over-reached.) ______PROGRAMS______A coalition called Business for Innovative Climate Program Directors Hamilton Davis and Energy Policy hosted a day-long conference at Kate Parks Lisa Turansky the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston this spring, entitled Managing Risk Sandy Hillyer Project Manager Katie Zimmerman and Realizing Opportunity for South Carolina’s Energy Economy. The GrowFood Carolina Sara Clow Jessica Diaz goal was to explore how to prepare for a future of rising energy costs, rapid technological innovation, political uncertainty and climate change. ______DEVELOPMENT It is tiresome to hear how poorly South Carolina ranks on various Director of Development Courtenay Speir Senior Development Officer Catherine McCullough measures of performance, so I’ll get this one over with right away: We spend Events Manager Amanda Cole more money on energy than all but five other states in the country for every ______ADMINISTRATION______dollar of GSP (gross state product). This tracks the statistic we’ve cited often, HR and Administration Tonnia Switzer-Smalls Director of Finance Ashley Waters that South Carolina is the fourth least energy efficient state in the nation. Data Manager Nora Kravec Administrative Assistant Louann Yorke Bottom line, we are wasteful, and that’s bad for the economy and Executive Assistant Bea Girndt the environment. Board of Directors It is important to note that high energy prices are not the reason energy Roy Richards, Chair represents such a large proportion of our operating costs. Gas and electric William Cogswell Alex Marsh Andrea Ziff Cooper James R. McNab, Jr. rates in South Carolina are actually below average. But nationwide, many Berry Edwards Richard R. Schmaltz Richard T. Hale Jeffrey Schutz states with low prices, like us, have high bills; while states with high prices Katharine Hastie Harriet Smartt Hank Holliday Stan Stevens have low bills. California, for example, has the 11th highest energy costs in Holly Hook John Thompson W. Jefferson Leath Bill Turner the country, but its bills are the tenth lowest. Patricia W. Lessane Victoria C. Verity Advisors and Committee Members Paul Kimball Hugh Lane Jay Mills Newsletter Editor Virginia Beach Designer Julie Frye
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Higher prices are clearly an incentive to conserve, but national data take us one step further. In some circumstances, higher prices stimulate enough conservation to actually reduce total energy expenditures. (To jog your memory of Econ 101, this means that the demand for energy is relatively elastic with respect to price.) So, while higher energy costs are painful in the short term, they may result in savings over time. Now, back to the conference. The primary purpose was not to criticize where we are today, but to help decide where we would like to be in the future, and how we can Not surprisingly, improving energy efficiency is get there. Not surprisingly, improving energy efficiency is the first and most effective step we can take to the first and most effective step we can take to protect us from price shocks and pollution. As Jim Rogers, head of protect us from price shocks and pollution. As Duke Energy, has said, “the most environmentally benign Jim Rogers, head of Duke Energy, has said, “The plant we can build is the one we don’t have to build.” South Carolina also has substantial opportunities in the most environmentally benign plant we can build field of renewable energy production. Boeing has installed is the one we don’t have to build.” the sixth largest solar array in the country on the roof of its new plant in North Charleston, and the Clemson drive train testing facility is one of the nation’s most important Cooperatives and the S.C. Energy Office presented wind power research initiatives. practical perspectives on the best paths toward a clean If you followed the national climate debate in Congress energy future. Former Republican Congressman Bob a few years ago, you might guess what happened at the Inglis gave the luncheon address in which he persuasively South Carolina conference. The participants threw argued that solving our energy problems is a cause that ideological jabs at one another, deployed fear tactics about should be central to the conservative political agenda. the economic impact of energy legislation and completely And the answer, for a dozen reasons, is not “Drill, Baby, ignored the pressing need for policy reforms. Drill.” But they didn’t. Senator Paul Campbell, who has Not one political stunt was pulled. No names were been a leader in the S.C. Senate on energy matters, called, and the sky did not fall. It was just a factual, set the tone for a thoughtful, analytical and respectful thoughtful, constructive discussion. In this instance, discussion. Panelists from Duke Energy, the S.C. Electric Congress could learn a lot from South Carolina.
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Solar Tax Credit & Building Codes for SC
This spring, the Coastal Conservation Updated Building Codes Signed Into Law
League energy staff – Hamilton Davis ince 2010, Conservation League Energy Director Hamilton Davis has served on the Energy Advisory Council of the Public Utility Review and Ryan Black – and the League’s Committee (PURC), which was tasked with making recommendations legislative liaisons – Patrick Moore for a comprehensive energy policy for South Carolina. One focus of the PURC Energy Advisory Council was to update the state’s building codes and Merrill McGregor – teamed S to reflect International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) standards. Up until now, South Carolina has been using 2006 IECC standards for up to work with the PURC Energy the state’s building codes. As a result, South Carolinians are missing out on the latest technologies and building practices that could improve their energy Advisory Council, the Homebuilders efficiency and save them money on their electric bills. So the PURC Energy Advisory Council worked with the Home Builders Association to conduct an Association, members of the solar analysis of the impacts of updating the state’s building codes to the 2009 IECC standards. industry, and legislators to update South Carolina’s building codes and increase the state’s solar tax credit. Such measures will encourage and ENERGY CODE BENEFITS incentivize efficiency and renewables, U When rolled into a mortgage, new homeowners realize a payback and reduce our dependence on on their investment within an average of seven months; U Subsequent net annual savings of $184 per year, and imported, finite commodities like U A five-year profit of $817. coal and uranium.
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Increased Solar Tax Credit Last year, Rep. Dwight Loftis Passes House, (R-Greenville) introduced H.3346, the Solar Energy Investment Tax Credit, Stalls in Senate which would allow a 35% state tax credit for the installation of solar eague Project Manager Ryan energy equipment for both residential Black and Government Relations and commercial purposes placed in Coordinator Merrill McGregor service in 2012 and later. After passing have worked with legislators through the House of Representatives and members of the state’s solar in 2011 by a vote of 100 to 10, Lindustry for the last two years H.3346 had been slowly, but steadily, to increase South Carolina’s existing progressing through the Senate in solar tax credit from 25% to 35%. 2012. The proposed increase would make Unfortunately, despite our best this source of renewable energy more efforts to convince Senate leadership attractive to homeowners and private of the urgent need to increase solar developers and would encourage investment, the bill ultimately stalled istockphoto.com investment in solar installations. It there twice, once as a standalone bill would also elevate South Carolina’s tax in the full Senate Finance Committee, The analysis definitively argued credit to be on par with that of North and again as an amendment to S.1409, in favor of adopting 2009 IECC Carolina and Georgia, ensuring that which was not taken up on the Senate standards. A recommendation for the state remains regionally competitive floor prior to the end of the session. adoption was sent to the full Public in the solar market. Utility Review Committee and was unanimously accepted. Introduced by Rep. Bill Sandifer (R-Oconee), H.4639 – International Energy Conservation Code Adoption – passed through the Judiciary Committee and received third SCE&G to Close Six Coal- reading in the Senate by a vote of 30 to 12. On April 2nd, Governor Haley Fired Power Plants by 2018 signed the bill into law, which will go ast month, S.C. Electric & Gas Company announced that it into effect on January 1st, 2013. will shut down six of its coal-fired generating units by the end Adoption of the 2009 IECC of 2018. All of the units range in age from 45 to 57 years and standards will result in an estimated are SCE&G’s oldest and smallest coal-fired operations. five-year savings of more than $800 “The elimination of these plants will improve the health of for the average new home in South L our rivers and lakes, and the atmosphere, dramatically over the Carolina. Cumulatively, the new coming decades,” comments Conservation League Director Dana standards will help avoid 47 trillion Beach. “Virtually every coastal river is contaminated with mercury BTUs of annual energy use by 2030, levels that limit fish consumption for health reasons. which equates to roughly 14,000 “Coal burning power plants are also a primary source of megawatt hours each year. Special greenhouse gases. We expect additional plant closures from other thanks go to Rep. Sandifer, as well as S.C. utilities in the near future. The speed of plant closure will to Sen. Thomas Alexander (R-Oconee) depend on the effectiveness of energy efficiency programs and the aggressiveness with which we pursue renewable energy technologies.” and other members of the Public Utilities Review Commission for their vision and support.
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“ New Report Cautions Increasing spending Against Business on energy efficiency, As Usual distributed generation Utilities Must Begin the Shift Away from Traditional and renewable energy Power Generation lowers the risk and ver the next 20 years, electric utilities will likely spend $100 billion per year, adding up to roughly cost of utility resource $2 trillion, on capital investments to replace investments.” aging power plants, implement new technologies, and meet new regulatory requirements. But this spending, whether on energy efficiency, renewable energy or new fossil fuel and nuclear power plants, Omust reflect new global realities if utilities are to avoid adverse impacts on their own bottom lines, as well as on ratepayers and investors. That’s the conclusion of a new Ceres Foundation report, Practicing Risk-Aware Electricity Regulation: What Every State Regulator Needs to Know. The report, authored by industry and finance veterans, examines the options and finds almost without exception, the riskiest investments – the ones that could cause the most financial harm for utilities, ratepayers and investors – are large baseload power facilities (e.g. coal and nuclear plants). Increasing spending on energy efficiency, distributed generation and renewable energy lowers the risk and cost of utility resource investments. “This is no time for backward-looking decision-making,” said Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, which commissioned the report. “Diversifying utility portfolios by expanding investment in energy efficiency and clean energy reduces risk to utility customers and shareholders alike.” “There is a lot on the line and it’s critical that utilities and regulators get it right,” said Ron Binz, the report’s lead author and a 30-year veteran of utility and energy policy, most recently as chairman of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. “A regulator’s analysis should not stop with the levelized cost of a resource: The risk of the resource to ratepayers and investors must be considered as well. Of all the options we reviewed, nuclear power is the riskiest option and energy efficiency is the least risky and lowest cost option.”
[The Ceres Foundation was founded in 1989 in response to the Exxon-Valdez oil spill. Its mission is to mobilize investor and business leadership to build a thriving, sustainable global economy. Ceres challenges the business community to envision a world in which business and the capital markets promote the well-being of human society and the protection of the Earth’s environment.] istockphoto.com
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Southeastern Hamilton Davis, Coastal Wind Energy Champion Conference he Washington, DC-based Building Promoting Our Most Abundant Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) Renewable Resource named Hamilton Davis, Energy & Climate Director of the Costal Conservation League, as this quarter’s orking with organizations BCAP Energy Code Champion. in South Carolina, North Hamilton’s tireless leadership in Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina drove the passage and Virginia, Conservation League T adoption of the 2009 International Energy Energy Director Hamilton Conservation Code (IECC) in the S.C. Davis helped spearhead the General Assembly this year. Southeastern Coastal Wind As a member of the Public Utility Review Commission’s (PURC) W Conference held in Charlotte Energy Advisory Council, Hamilton was able to identify and make this spring. The conference highlighted the energy codes a priority of the advisory group. He worked closely with supply chain advantages found in the Southeast the S.C. Energy Office, the S.C. Home Builders Association and as they relate to the manufacturing of wind numerous other organizations to bring everyone to the table to ensure turbines. The conference generated significant a fair and balanced discussion on the adoption of energy codes. media attention and was well attended by “Updating our building energy codes is helping to pave the way representatives from the private sector and for a more energy efficient future in South Carolina. This success government. is a testament to the value of collaborating with a diverse group of stakeholders ranging from BCAP to our state’s electric cooperatives,” states Hamilton, who, in addition to sitting on the PURC Energy Advisory Council, also serves on the S.C. Offshore Wind Regulatory WIND FACTS Task Force, the S.C. Energy Office Advisory Council, and the S.C. Solar Business Alliance. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia have:
U 82% of the East Coast resource in shallow water and greater than 12 miles offshore; New Website & E-Newsletter Highest estimated offshore UÊ The Coastal Conservation League’s energy team has developed a wind capacity factors; straightforward, user-friendly website – www.thinkenergysc.com - to UÊ Five deepwater ports; serve as a clearinghouse for all relevant, energy-related news. UÊ The lowest offshore wind ThinkEnergySC was created to inform South Carolinians about the array construction costs on the of complex issues surrounding energy in our state. We hope to provide East Coast; the general public with the most up-to-date news, academic and industry research, in-depth analysis of energy technologies, project development, Four of the five largest electricity UÊ and public policy. We will also explore the benefits and challenges of markets on the East Coast, and transitioning to clean, sustainable forms of energy generation so as to UÊ Four of the five fastest growing elevate the level of discussion regarding our many possible energy futures. populations on the East Coast. The League has also established an e-newsletter, which currently goes out to more than 1,000 recipients throughout the state. To sign up to receive the e-newsletter, send an email to [email protected] with "subscribe" in the subject.
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE State House 2012
Banner Year in the General Assembly
s this second year of the two-year, 119th Rural Lands S.C. General Assembly comes to a close, Conservation Bank Reauthorization there is much to celebrate. In the rural lands A The S.C. Conservation Bank has been rescued, thanks arena, the Coastal Conservation League and its partners, to the many conservation minded lawmakers in both the working with a host of conservation legislators, rescued House and the Senate. H.3083, introduced by Rep. Mike the Conservation Bank – extending its sunset date and Pitts (R-Laurens), extends the life of the Conservation Bank an additional five years (until 2018) and fully funds the ensuring full funding for the bank at about $7.5 million for the first time in three years. first time in three years. They This will allow the bank to pay off outstanding grants and also passed a prescribed continue the protection of the natural and historic sites that are vital to South Carolina’s economy and quality of life. fire law, affording greater
protections to landowners who Prescribed Fire Bill use fire as a wildlife and forest After four years of tireless work on the part of the management tool. Conservation League and more than 25 organizations, a bill providing criteria and protections for S.C. landowners who To promote South Carolina’s growing local agricultural use prescribed fire for managing wildlife and forestlands has sector, a new agricultural signage bill passed the Senate passed the General Assembly. Introduced by Rep. James and House, as well as a local food sourcing resolution. Harrison (R-Richland), H.3631 overwhelmingly passed the House during the 2011 legislative session, subsequently And on the urban front, the Conservation League advanced passed out of the Senate this March, and was signed into law two bills that facilitate the retrofit of failing commercial by Governor Haley on April 2nd. centers and provide tax credits for the redevelopment of abandoned buildings. Regarding water and public health, the Conservation League worked diligently to ensure that the state’s new water withdrawal legislation had sufficient funding to implement the necessary permitting program. And just a few weeks into the 2012 legislative session, a chronic sewage polluter bill and phosphate ban became law, protecting human health and the environment. Success is also about beating back the bad stuff, such as the Light Bulb Freedom Act, various Agenda 21 bills, and legislation that would undo the automatic stay in the case of permit appeals. The Conservation League legislative team remains ever vigilant, promoting legislation that protects South Carolina’s environment, economy and quality of life, while steadfastly opposing bills that would do otherwise.
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE State House 2012
Urban Revival Commercial Center Revitalization Act The goal of the Commercial Center Revitalization Act (H. 3064) is to provide for the retrofit of the state’s failing commercial centers. The concurrent resolution encourages Councils of Government across the state to draft model ordinances and development standards that enable the retrofit process, and are incorporated into municipal zoning, subdivision regulations, and local comprehensive plans. H.3604, introduced by Rep. James Smith (D-Richland), was overwhelmingly adopted by the House in May and has passed favorably out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Redevelopment Tax Credit The Conservation League is also working with legislators to pass a redevelopment tax credit that incentivizes the redevelopment of abandoned buildings, such as empty big box stores and deserted strip malls. A property owner who has a istockphoto.com building that has been two-thirds abandoned for five years or more, and who plans to spend at least $500,000 to fix it up, Local Agriculture would receive a state income tax credit. Agricultural Signage Act S.105, introduced by Senators Danny Verdin Water and Public Health (R-Laurens) and Phil Leventis (D-Sumter), directs the Department of Transportation to create and supervise Water Withdrawal Permitting Sunset Bill a statewide program that would provide directional S. 1220, introduced by Sen. Paul Campbell (R-Berkeley), signs to farms that promote agritourism. The bill has passed the Senate and is working its way through the passed the Senate on March 8th with a vote of 39 to 2, House. S.1220 removes a provision of the Surface Water and a companion bill was introduced by Rep. Dwight Permitting Bill that sunsets fees for the permitting program in Loftis (R-Greenville) and passed in the House. South 2013. The sunset provision was inserted to insure that the fees Carolina's signage program will be fully funded by were reviewed by the General Assembly after a couple of years farmer fees, and is modeled on successful signage of running the program. However, the process of drafting and programs in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, approving the new water regulations took longer than expected Delaware and Massachusetts. The bill has been signed and will not be final until this summer. Without the passage into law by Governor Haley. of this bill, SCDHEC would have no funds to implement the Surface Water Withdrawal Bill that passed in 2010. Local Food Sourcing Resolution This session, our legislature committed to creating, Chronic Polluter Bill & Phosphate Ban strengthening, and expanding the local food economy Just three weeks into the 2012 legislative session, a Chronic by supporting state polices that encourage state Sewage Polluter Bill and Phosphate Ban passed both houses of agencies, state-owned facilities, and state partners to the General Assembly and were signed into law by Governor purchase local South Carolina farm or food products. Haley. The Chronic Polluter Bill guarantees that chronic Rep. Laurie Funderbunk (D-Kershaw) and Senators sewage overflow violators make the necessary upgrades to Danny Verdin (R-Laurens) and Dick Elliott (D-Horry) protect human health and the health of our surface and introduced and successfully passed H.4881 and S.1048, ground water. The Phosphate Ban prohibits the sale, use and concurrently agreeing to have 15% of all food and food manufacture of high phosphate detergents in South Carolina, products purchased by state agencies and state-owned in order to reduce algae blooms and fish kills caused by facilities be local farm or food products by 2015. harmful levels of phosphorous in our waterways.
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE State House 2012
Bikes Back on the Connector
en. Chip Campsen (R-Charleston) has introduced Senate Bill 1375, which would allow local municipal authorities to grant bicycle and Spedestrian access through the SCDOT on controlled access highways if there is no other safe route available. The bill is aimed at allowing bicycles back on the James Island Connector in Charleston after it was closed following a fatal accident. The problem with the closing of the Connector is that the only other way on or off James Island is a more dangerous bridge. S.1375 allows local governments to open the Connector to bike traffic – a plan that SCDOT, Mayor Riley and many others in the community have endorsed. States across the United States have enacted similar laws. S.1375 has passed the Senate and the House, and as we go to press, awaits the Governor's signature. istockphoto.com
9th Annual Lobby Day photos by Jonathan Sharpe
Thanks to all who came to the State House in Columbia for Lobby Day on May 1st. We had a great crowd, great speakers, and more local and organic food than we could eat. We were successful in rescuing the Conservation Bank, helping our cities and farms, safeguarding South Carolina's water resources, and talking to legislators about all of our important issues. We celebrated this very productive and inspiring day at the S.C. General Assembly with an evening Oyster Roast and Local Food Reception at Seibels House and Gardens. Be sure to mark your calendars for the 10th Annual Conservation Lobby Day scheduled (l-r) Blan Holman, attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center, discusses legislation with Senator Chip Campsen . for May 7th, 2013.
(l-r) Ann Timberlake - Director of Conservation Voters of SC, Oyster Roast and Local Foods Showcase at Seibels House and Gardens. Senator Hugh Leatherman, and Christie McGregor - Director of Government Relations for TNC-SC.
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10 Transportation Solution
The Maybank Pitchfork What is a Pitchfork? The Pitchfork is a network of streets leading up to the Maybank Highway and River Road intersection as you come down off the Stono River Bridge. Whereas conventional widening would create a five-lane highway across John's Island, the pitchfork adds four Stono Bridge lanes, beginning at the foot of the bridge, that fan
out to different points on River Road and end there – River Road River two lanes to the north and two lanes to the south, in addition to the existing two lanes in the center. These additional lanes give drivers choices before Maybank Highway they reach a choke point – a choice to turn to the left, a choice to turn to the right, or a choice to travel through the intersection and farther down Maybank. Giving drivers choices relieves congestion and reduces the number of cars that wait at the stoplight at Maybank and River Roads. This plan is also designed for cyclists and pedestrians with appropriate bike lanes and sidewalks throughout.
his spring, Charleston County’s not improve the flow of cars and people preserve the oaks and entrance to John’s transportation program through the Maybank and River Road Island, and coordinate with existing land TRoadWise, restarted the public intersection. use plans. meetings on the Maybank Highway This intersection is often cited as a Charleston County, the City of proposed improvements. This road bottleneck and point of traffic buildup Charleston and the S.C. chapter of the project was bonded through the half- for island drivers. It is unfriendly to Urban Land Institute endorsed this plan cent sales tax program in 2006 and the cars, bikes and pedestrians, and can be in 2009. Although the plan did not Coastal Conservation League has been improved. Rather than just say “No” receive much public attention between involved ever since. Maybank Highway to the widening, the League proposed 2009 and 2012, the public meetings are is an important corridor, spanning James, a solution. Thanks to help from our an opportunity to support the Pitchfork John’s and Wadmalaw Islands. The supporters, we worked with Charleston plan and talk about transportation entrance to John’s Island along Maybank County and the City of Charleston to changes that would positively impact Highway is especially important, and hire Hall Planning and Engineering, John’s Island. Unlike I-526 and the if done right, has the opportunity to a renowned transportation and design Cross Island Expressway, the Pitchfork maintain the sense of place that exists firm, to design a solution that would alternative supports the existing land when you drive from the City of respect John’s Island’s traditional land uses on John’s Island and can offer traffic Charleston to the rural sea islands. uses, and improve travel at and through improvement for island residents. In 2008, the Conservation League the Maybank corridor. The next round of public meetings opposed a five-lane widening proposal Our alternative is innovative and will take place this summer and after the for Maybank Highway. Widening effective. The design solution is EIS is completed. The successful defeat Maybank Highway on John’s Island known as the “Pitchfork” because of its of the five-lane widening proposal, and would dramatically alter the land uses resemblance to a pitchfork shape when the implementation of the Pitchfork along the corridor and across the center viewed from above; but in reality, it is plan, are critical for the future of John’s of the island. Furthermore, and perhaps a network of streets that can distribute Island as a healthy and productive rural most importantly, the widening would traffic through the Maybank corridor, island.
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11 Cruise News Reality Check
Independent Economic Analysis The Miley study reveals that the SPA’s taxpayer- Disputes SPA Claims funded, public relations campaign, “Jobs Not Snobs,” has misled the very community that the state agency is he economic assumptions being touted by the chartered to serve. The time has come for the City of S.C. State Ports Authority (SPA) in favor of an Charleston to reevaluate its support for an unregulated unregulated cruise industry in Charleston have cruise presence in Charleston and end its alignment with been determined faulty and incomplete by an the Carnival Corporation in opposing enforceable limits. independent study recently commissioned by the Instead, the city should work with its neighborhood T Historic Charleston Foundation. associations and preservation and environmental groups In short, the well-known economic consulting firm on the following measures: of Miley & Associates, based in Columbia, S.C., has addressed three critical questions regarding the impact Q Determine how much money the cruise industry of passenger cruises using the Port of Charleston: costs the City of Charleston in services and infrastructure, and impose a reasonable passenger fee Q Passenger cruises do not inject as much money to offset such costs, now and in the future. into the economy as the SPA claims. Q Establish enforceable limits on the size, number and Q Passenger cruises may actually compete with local frequency of cruise ships visiting Charleston. businesses instead of enhancing them. Q Conduct an open and thorough examination of the Q The net effect of passenger cruises calling on or impact of a new and/or enhanced cruise terminal on embarking from Charleston might actually be Charleston’s neighborhoods and historic areas. a financial loss to the city. Q Set reasonable environmental measures on cruise
industry operations, including requiring public access
to discharge logs within 12 miles and installation of shoreside power.
Historic port cities across the United States have enacted similar measures; Charleston deserves no less.
Cruise Control Advocates– (l-r) Dana Beach, George McDaniel, Charles Duell and Evan Thompson.
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE Cruise News
National Trust Defends Residents’ ... “Carnival has refused to place Right to Sue reasonable limits on the size and Excerpts from an Amicus Brief filed by the National Trust for frequency of its ships. In fact, Historic Preservation in support of the Historic Ansonborough Neighborhood Association, the Charlestowne Neighborhood Carnival has refused to be regulated Association, the Preservation Society of Charleston and the S.C. at all or shoulder any part of the Coastal Conservation League in their lawsuit against Carnival burden it creates. And it has done Corporation: so with the approval of the State and City. ” Q The Respondents/Plaintiffs have standing to sue because -The National Trust Carnival’s activities adversely affect their property interests in historic overlay zones. Q The nature and extent of Carnival’s activities, as alleged S.C. Medical Association Calls in the complaint, support the elements needed to establish for Shoreside Power a nuisance claim because forcing historic property owners to bear the cost of these activities is unreasonable. SCMA Signs on to Charleston County Medical Society Resolution, as excerpted below: Q Notwithstanding the repeated requests by nearby property owners, Carnival has refused to place reasonable limits Q Whereas the average cruise ship discharges four times on the size and frequency of its ships. In fact, Carnival the amount of airborne pollutants, especially sooty has refused to be regulated at all or shoulder any part of particulates, compared to the average cargo ship, the burden it creates. And it has done so with the approval thus affecting Charleston citizens and visitors alike when of the State and City. In economic terms, this is a the ships continuously run their engines dockside for classic free rider, or freeloader, problem. This lawsuit seeks hours while disembarking and embarking passengers; to reallocate some of these costs in a more equitable manner. Q Whereas the effects of said airborne pollutants have been shown to cause increased chronic respiratory and heart Cruise Terminal Pilings Under Scrutiny diseases and increased cancer risk, especially among those dockworkers, local merchants and residents he State Ports Authority is requesting permission to closest to the docks, thereby increasing their healthcare install pilings in the “critical area” salt marsh to allow costs; for relocation and expansion of cruise ship operations Q Whereas the use of onshore power now shows a significant at Union Pier. In order to get a “critical area” permit, reduction in the amount of airborne cruise ship pollutants DHEC/OCRM is required by law to evaluate and up to 90% and is now used frequently by major cruise T consider the long-range, cumulative effects of the project ports in U.S. neighboring communities without that may result if a project is permitted. appreciable economic loss to the cruise ship industry; The S.C. Supreme Court recently interpreted this regulation, Regulation 30-11(C)(1), and said that DHEC/ Q Whereas reduction in portside air pollutants and the use OCRM must take into account impacts like upland sprawl and of onshore power is now supported by the AMA, the EPA, general overdevelopment, and cannot make its decision on a the American Lung Association, other organizations, and “critical area” permit in a vacuum. even the Cruise Lines Industry Association itself, In this case, the project – placement of pilings in the salt Q THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Charleston County marsh – will facilitate an expansion of cruise ship operations. Medical Society ask the South Carolina Medical In evaluating the project, the long-range, cumulative effects Association, the City of Charleston, the State Ports necessarily encompass any impacts associated with expanded Authority, Carnival Cruise Lines, and the South Carolina cruise operations. DHEC/OCRM must then consider these General Assembly to work together to enact enforceable impacts – including air pollution, water pollution, disruption requirements for cruise ship use of onshore power rather to the historic and aesthetic qualities of Charleston, harm than engine power while dockside. to wildlife – and any other impacts that are associated with expanded cruise ship operations.
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE Get Out!
Favorite Summer Field Trips Sandy Island
Sandy Island is located between the Pee Dee and Waccamaw Rivers. It has been preserved as a wildlife refuge and nature center and has been home to the Sandy Island community for generations. The island borders a region undergoing some of the country’s most frenetic development, where the pressure to build resorts and golf courses has threatened coastal communities for decades. The northern portion of the island is mostly a longleaf pine forest. Approximately 9,000 acres of the island were purchased by The Nature Conservancy for permanent protection from development. On the southern, lower end of the island are the remnants of old rice plantations. Sandy Island’s fragile ecosystem features longleaf pines, cypress trees and maritime forests, draped in Spanish moss and inhabited by a variety of wildlife.
The Story: In the early 1990s, two of South Carolina’s biggest developers owned most of Sandy Island and wanted to build a bridge to the mainland. The developers insisted the bridge would be used only to carry timber off of the island and that there would be no further development. The Coastal Conservation League appealed the bridge permit and the case dragged on for nearly three years until South Carolina approved a new highway farther north that would run through acres of pristine coastal wetlands. Federal law requires states to compensate for wetlands destroyed by new highway construction John Moore John by creating or acquiring new wetlands, such as those found in abundance on Sandy Island. So, the Conservation League worked with the SCDOT on a plan to use $10 million in mitigation funds to buy most of Sandy Island’s uninhabited lands. The Nature Conservancy donated an additional $1 million towards the purchase. Now a way of life and an entire ecosystem are protected from commercial development.
Bull's Island & Boneyard Beach
Bull’s Island, at 5,496 acres, is the largest of four barrier islands found within the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. The island consists of maritime forest, fresh and brackish water impoundments, salt marsh and sandy beaches. Live oaks, sabal palmettos, cedar, loblolly pines and magnolias are the dominant trees found on the island. Bull’s Island is home for deer, alligators, raccoons, and black fox squirrels; but, the bird life is what Bulls Island is known for throughout the world. More than 277 species of birds have been recorded on the refuge, with most being found on or near Bull’s. The Boneyard Beach on the island gets its name from all of the downed trees that have been toppled by the surf and bleached by the sun and salt water. Visitors can enjoy surf fishing, watching and photographing wildlife, picnicking, hiking and biking. The Coastal Expeditions ferry takes visitors to the island on regularly scheduled days, departing from Garris Landing near Awendaw.
The Story: The Coastal Conservation League has worked consistently for more than 20 years to protect the water quality and lands that surround the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, of which Bull’s Island is a part. It was back in 1990 that the Conservation League first nominated Cape Romain and its associated waters for Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) classification. Eight years later, in 1998, the waters were officially upgraded to ORW, enjoying the highest protection possible in South Carolina. In addition, the Conservation League has successfully worked with the Charleston County Comprehensive Plan and its associated zoning ordinances to ensure that residential developments bordering the refuge remain at low densities, in order to prevent degradation of Cape Romain’s unparalleled wildlife habitat.
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Wambaw Creek
The easy, five-mile float on tidally influenced Wambaw Creek Canoe Trail will take you into one of the state’s five federally designated wilderness areas – the 1,900-acre Wambaw Creek Wilderness, created in 1980. A tributary of the Santee River, the creek meanders languidly through the vast swamps of the Francis Marion National Forest. In the 1700s, settlers used enslaved labor to harvest the virgin timber and convert parts of the swamp into ricefields; and you can still see remains of long-abandoned canals and ricefield dikes along the trail. In the upland pine forests that surround the wilderness, there’s a chance you may see rare swallow-tailed kites and red-cockaded woodpeckers. Wambaw Creek is a great site to come across unique wildlife while canoeing or kayaking.
The Story: Following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the Coastal Conservation League worked closely with the U.S. Forest Service to develop a new management plan for the Francis Marion National Forest that would promote the native longleaf pine ecosystem, which once dominated the coastal plain. Through an enhanced regime of controlled burns, longer growing cycles and selective timbering, longleaf pine habitat has increased in the national forest, along with the native species of plants and animals that thrive there.
Pinckney Island
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, established on December 4, 1975, was once included in the plantation of Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. The 4,053-acre refuge includes Pinckney Island, Corn Island, Big and Little Harry Islands, Buzzard Island and numerous small hammocks. Nearly 67% of the refuge consists of salt marsh and tidal creeks. Pinckney Island also contains forestland, brush land, fallow field and freshwater ponds. The refuge is located in Beaufort County, and is ½ mile west of Hilton Head Island off of U.S. Highway 278. The island is bounded by Skull Creek (the Intracoastal Waterway) on the east and Mackay Creek on the west, with Calibogue Sound to the south and Port Royal Sound to the north. This wildlife refuge is a great spot for hiking, biking, and bird watching.
The Story: For more than 200 years, the family of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, signer of the U.S. Constitution, owned the islands and developed a cotton plantation there. In 1937, the family sold the cluster of islands to Ellen Keyser Bruce, who managed the property as a game preserve. Edward Starr and James Barker purchased it in 1954, managing Pinckney for game and wildlife until 1975, when they donated it to the federal government to be used exclusively as a wildlife refuge and forest preserve. Over the years, the Coastal Conservation League has worked to preserve water quality in the area, including preventing the dredging and open water disposal of contaminated sediments in Calibogue Sound; and protecting the tributaries and waterways – like the Pocotaligo and Coosahatchie Rivers – that flow into Port Royal Sound.
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STAND UP! Engaged Citizens Make All by Nancy Cave, North Coast Director “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever does.” I am sure many of you have heard or read this Margaret Mead quote; if I had come across Mead’s quote when I started with the Coastal Conservation League I would not have believed it. Ten years later, I not only believe that committed citizens can initiate change, I know they can. Year in and year out, I have worked with people who are willing to stand up for what they believe to be best for their families and their communities. Whether it is stopping a coal plant or a landfill, or changing the structure of their local government, ordinary citizens can and do change their communities for the better.
n 2006, I received word from residents roots fight to stop the coal plant. Three threatened, being taken advantage of or that Santee Cooper wanted to build a years later, we celebrated victory. But ignored, they will tolerate it only for so coal fired electric generation plant on it took Terry and the hundreds of other long; until one person says, “Enough! the banks of the Great Pee Dee River citizens to stand up and say “No” to This is not right. This hurts my family, in southern Florence County. I went Santee Cooper. Without them we would my community” . . . and change begins. I to a hearing, and there a small group never have had anything to celebrate. In Williamsburg County, residents in of citizens whose backyards were adjacent My role in these grass root efforts Nesmith heard by chance that a company to the proposed coal plant spoke. One is one of support, guidance, and was planning on building a mega dump woman, Terry Cook, spoke with passion permission to organize and to speak up in their midst. A meeting at a local and concern about the effects the plant against the wrongs being perpetrated in church attracted more than 300 citizens would have on her home, her community our communities. The wrongs can be challenging MRR Southern and their and the river. Terry, her family, and her governmental, corporate, or political; plans to build a landfill that would receive neighbors were the beginning of the grass it doesn’t matter. When citizens are 1.2 million tons of trash annually.
Champions of the Pee Dee – Front row (l-r): Peggy Brown, Susan Corbett, Mary Edna Fraser, Barbara Zia, Pam Creech, Bo Ives, Mike King (kneeling), Sally King, Terry Cook, Nancy Cave; Back row (l-r): Joey Cook, Frank Brown, Randy Stone, John Sperry, Hamilton Davis, Blan Holman and Gretta Kruesi.
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I started working with a handful of citizens Economic Analysis to organize the community. Overnight, The Coastal Conservation League hundreds of signs saying “No Megadump in commissioned economic consultants Williamsburg County” went up; people called Miley & Associates to conduct an their county council members, wrote letters, signed petitions and set up a not-for-profit independent analysis of the proposed corporation to raise money to litigate the $1.3 billion Interstate-73 versus the landfill, if necessary. upgrading of already existing Highway The citizens won, the county leadership 38/501, known as the Grand Strand Expressway (GSX). was forced to negotiate a settlement with MRR, and the Nesmith landfill was dead. Here are the Miley Study’s findings: Today, Citizens for Williamsburg County, which grew out of the landfill fight, is s 5PGRADING THE EXISTING 'RAND 3TRAND %XPRESSWAY '38 engaged in a petition drive to change offers substantial benefits at 1/10 the cost of I-73, Williamsburg County’s form of government, and would result in improved access to the Myrtle Beach so deals with companies like MRR cannot tourism market. happen without citizen knowledge and s 5PGRADING THE '38 WOULD CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS AND involvement. The citizens of Williamsburg save businesses along existing routes. forced their county council to be responsive s 5PGRADING THE '38 COULD BE UNDERTAKEN AS FUNDS ARE to them, to remember their constituents – the available, providing ongoing transportation utility and people that put them in office. Williamsburg other economic benefits sooner than the proposed I-73. citizens are changing their world. Wetlands Study The Conservation League also partnered with the Southern People make the difference, no matter their Environmental Law Center to commission an environmental education, color, or financial means. It takes study by Senior Wetlands Analyst Donley Kisner of commitment, time, and patience; the change Environmental Research, Inc., comparing wetland impacts can take years. Involved citizens become of a new I-73 versus upgrading the existing Highway 38/501 empowered, realizing – sometimes for the corridor. Kisner’s research concluded the following: first time – that they have a voice, that they s !CCORDING TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE can make a difference in bringing about real SCDOT for a permit to place fill associated with the and lasting change. To do nothing is to give construction of a new four-lane interstate roadway, 313 into the status quo. Civil enlightenment, acres of wetlands would be impacted by this segment of involvement and empowerment are when the proposed new location of I-73. By contrast, upgrading the existing corridor would impact approximately 119 change happens. At the Conservation acres of wetlands. League, we lay the groundwork for change, taking advantage of the moments when s #ONSISTENT WITH THE WETLAND IMPACTS IT IS REASONABLE TO people and communities are receptive to conclude that there would be significantly less disturbance to making a difference. The shift can be small, streams by adding a minimal amount of additional linear footage to already impacted streams in the upgrading of the but even the smallest shift can lead to a existing Hwy. 38/501 corridor, compared to the disturbances landslide of change within the world we that would occur to 22 new stream crossings if I-73 were live. to be constructed.
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1719 Food Glorious Food
The 2012 Farm Bill An Opportunity to Empower the Local Food Movement by Lisa Turansky, Program Director
he local food movement is changing and a decrease in the amount of medium and the way we invest in food, farms and small-scale farming opportunities. agriculture. Individuals across the Antiquated programs carried over from country are prioritizing local food the prior bill affecting subsidy distribution and oftentimes are willing to pay a and hidden loopholes placed small and mid- Tpremium for it. With benefits that sized farmers on an uneven playing field with range from job creation and improved large corporations. Many small-scale farmers public health to environmental and land were unable to compete and there was a conservation, the local food movement decline in numbers and income as a result. has prompted nonprofits and businesses to National farm policy set through the invest in projects to support it. The Coastal Farm Bill affects agriculture in South Conservation League alone has invested Carolina and at GrowFood Carolina every more than $1.5 million in the state’s first day. In the upcoming months, we have an local food hub project, GrowFood Carolina, opportunity to ask our federal government to “Farm Bill and plans to substantially increase and reexamine appropriations to better support reauthorization is an leverage that investment in the coming years. our local efforts. Farm Bill reauthorization These investments in a localized food is an opportunity to engage in a national opportunity to engage economy have created a renewed interest in dialogue about sustainable agriculture and in a national dialogue farming, a new community of food and farm to ask that policies and mandatory spending advocates, and a new agricultural climate in in the new bill do not negatively impact about sustainable our nation. Isn’t it time we, as responsible the work that we are doing to support agriculture and to citizens and leaders of this food model shift, small-scale farmers at the local level. For ask that our federal policies and leadership more details, you can read the national ask that policies and protect our investments in the local food sustainable agriculture Farm Bill platform, mandatory spending economy? Farming for the Future: A Sustainable in the new bill do In fact, it is the perfect time. This year Agriculture Agenda for the 2012 Farm Bill, at marks the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, sustainableagriculture.net/publications/. not negatively impact the multi-faceted national legislation that There is no panacea that will immediately the work that we governs most agriculture and food policy. level the playing field and localize the food The Farm Bill contains 15 specific titles economy; but, building new infrastructure are doing to support addressing everything from agriculture, and creating policies to support it bring small-scale farmers at forestry and energy, to nutrition and food us closer to our vision. The Farm Bill is stamps. While many of the programs in reauthorized once every five years. Let's not the local level.” the 2008 Farm Bill were successful, policy miss the opportunity to get it right in 2012. -Lisa Turansky, Director of related to investments in agriculture resulted the Conservation League's in farm consolidation, inflated land values Sustainable Agriculture Program
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4HANK 9OU 7HOLE &OODS ur partners at Whole Foods have been inspired and energized by the GrowFood presence on their shelves. In addition O to the 5% day they hosted to benefit GrowFood in 2011, they are committed to helping see our success grow in 2012. In January, photos by the Whole Foods team hosted GrowFood Jonathan Boncek a food truck rodeo in the store CAROLINA parking lot which challenged local food truck chefs to generate creative dishes based on locally grown organic kiwis, sourced through GrowFood. In February, Whole Foods hosted a benefit cook-out, launching the Donate Your Dime program, in which GrowFood is the selected nonprofit when shoppers choose to donate their reusable bag credit. This spring, Whole Foods even positioned a GrowFood display in front of the store, highlighting and driving traffic to new GrowFood produce arrivals. So far, Whole Foods has donated the following monies to GrowFood: s #OMMUNITY 'IVING $AY $AY s 'IVING 'RILL Dirt Fair Kick-Off – The Get Dirty Early party at s Total Gifts to GrowFood: $5,918.90 Charleston's GrowFood Warehouse drew hundreds of supporters ...with more to come from Donate Your Dime! and highlighted local farm-to-table chefs. Bishop Gadsden Gardeners
A Community Garden Park – Smiley Putnam, Chair of the Bishop Gadsden Garden Committee, and Katie Huger, long-time Conservation League supporter (both pictured above), joined with their fellow Bishop Gadsden neighbors to establish a beautiful community garden and park. Residents tend a total of 30 plant beds, six of which are used by the Bishop Gadsden kitchen.
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19 Members’ Corner
Live Oak Society Gathers at Mulberry Plantation
photos by Jessee Wagner
Seeing the World Through Hume & Camus
(l-r) Dana Beach, Dr. Sheridan Hough and Dr. Rob Zaretsky at the College of Charleston’s Randolph Hall. Dr. Zaretsky presented a lecture on the philosophers David Hume and Albert Camus, co-sponsored by the College’s Philosophy Department and the Coastal Conservation League.
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20 Members’ Corner
Celebrating Charleston Gardens with W.S. Merwin Stretch YOUR DOLLARS 4 Easy Ways to Invest in the Lowcountry by Courtenay Speir, Director of Development
1 Make it Monthly
Small monthly gifts can add up and make a big difference in CCL’s work to preserve the Lowcountry’s quality of life. For only $42 per month, you’ll be entitled to membership in our major donor group, the Live Oak Society. Call Nora Kravec at (843) 725-2057 and set up a monthly donation plan.
2 Plan Ahead & Participate Now
As you plan for your family’s future, include CCL and give a gift that will sustain the life of the Lowcountry years from now. Contact your estate planner and make a bequest to CCL. You will become a member of the Coastal Legacy Society and enjoy special invitations, including Live Oak Society gatherings.
3 Double Your Dollar
Does your company match gifts for CCL? More than 30 corporations nationwide do! To see if you can double your gift, visit our website for a complete list of corporate partners. If you don’t see your company on our list, call Amanda Cole at (843) 725-2062 for information on helping your organization set up a matching program.
4 More Meaning – Less Stuff
At a loss for the perfect gift for a lover of the Lowcountry? Give a gift membership and we will send your recipient an attractive gift package, including a personal letter from CCL Executive Director, Dana Beach, Former U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin (at right) an event calendar for 2012, a special invitation to our next members-only spent a beautiful spring day in Charleston touring the gathering, a copy of our award winning newsletter, and bumper stickers. city’s gardens as guest of the Conservation League and League members Patti McGee and Barbara Hagerty.
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21 QOL Fall Food Series
Lee Brothers Launch for Local Friday, September 21st Join us for the Food Series Opening Party at South Carolina’s first local food hub, GrowFood Carolina, hosted by celebrated chefs Matt and Ted Lee. (Member Pricing: $20 for individuals, $35 for couples; Non-Members: $40 for individual; $75 for couples)
Local Made Easy: Cooking with Ricky Hacker, Chef/Owner of EVO Thursday, October 4th Learn how to turn local produce into an easy, exquisite meal for your family, in less than an hour. This cooking class, held at Duvall Events' new state-of-the-art demo kitchen, will include a primer on meal planning, shopping for local foods, and efficiently turning out delicious meals that will excite your family about eating local. (Member Pricing: FREE; Non-Members: $20)
Family-Friendly Outing to Hay’s Farm on Johns Island Saturday, October 20th Bring the kids for a visit to the Hay’s Farm on Johns Island, followed by a farm-to-table lunch, featuring local produce , at the home of Lucile and William Cogswell, on Wadmalaw. (Member Pricing: $20/family; Non-Members: $40/family)
The Future of Sweet: The Sorghum Solution, with David Shields Friday, November 9th Learn about the reemergence of sorghum as a sweetening agent, and what it will mean for the local food economy, and your household. David Shields is a food writer and historian, and now teaches at USC. (Member Pricing: FREE; Non-Members: $15)
Sean Brock Hosts Dinner at GrowFood Thursday, November 15th Celebrate the close of the Food Series with a QOL members-only dinner with Sean Brock, who will offer remarks on his take on the local food movement, and the role of GrowFood in our community. (Member pricing: $30 for individuals, $55 for couples; Non-members: $50 for individuals, $90 for couples)
QOL Member Benefits
Join Our Community and Celebrate the Lowcountry Invitations to all annual QOL and CCL Hosted Events, including lectures, nature outings, lobby days and social gatherings (Always Complimentary Access or Special Pricing for Members). See attached calendar for upcoming events.
Support Local, Green Businesses QOL Membership Incentive Card, provides members with discount opportunities at 20+ local restaurants and retailers that operate sustainably and provide services that reflect a commitment to green living. For a list of participating businesses, visit qolonline.org.
Stay Educated on Issues Facing the Lowcountry CCL Quarterly Newsletter, featuring highlights of top conservation efforts taking place at CCL and among community partners. CCL’s Program Experts offer insight into local and national issues, and special features provide updates on pressing activist issues.
Connect with the Conservation Community Access to updates and special invitation-only events from CCL partner organizations
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22 In House
Nancy Cave Wins S.C. Wildlife Welcome, Bea! Federation Award ebecca “Bea” Girndt has joined the Conservation League staff as Executive R Assistant to Director Dana Beach and Assistant Director Megan Desrosiers. Bea grew up in Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from the College of Charleston in 2011 with a BA in Historic Preservation and Community Planning. She has previous experience working with nonprofit organizations in South Carolina, (l-r) SCWF Executive Director Ben Gregg, Nancy Cave and including the S.C. Wildlife Federation. Bea has a passion SCWF Board Chair Dan Sheffing. for the Lowcountry and enjoys fishing, running, playing his spring, the S.C. Wildlife Federation (SCWF) tennis, and spending time on the water. held its Annual Conservation Awards Banquet, honoring 11 individuals and organizations for T their commitment to conservation. At the Dana Beach Voted Best banquet, Board Chair Dan Sheffing gave the SCWF Activist & Best Greenie 2011 Air Award to long-time Conservation League From the Charleston City Paper annual readers’ North Coast Director Nancy Cave. Here is an excerpt “Best of Charleston” survey: from Dan’s presentation: “ f Charleston still had any unicorns, you can bet that “Nancy Cave worked successfully to help keep Dana Beach would be fighting to save them. Whether I-73 away from the Waccamaw Wildlife Refuge he’s crusading for cruise ship regulation or working to and played a key role in limiting industrialized hog Istop development around the Angel Oak, the executive farming in the Pee Dee. She also led the statewide director of the nonprofit Coastal Conservation League task force that stopped Santee Cooper’s proposed is a force to be reckoned with . . . born to save the coal-fired electric generation plant, while helping Lowcountry’s environmental treasures!” to coordinate grassroots events to build support for climate legislation. “In addition, Nancy has chaired the Common Kate and Paul Wed! Agenda’s statewide 'Waste Warriors' issue team, and n a beautiful spent many hours helping citizens in Williamsburg Saturday in May, and Marlboro Counties fight mega-waste dump former Program proposals. She lent her extensive grassroots organizing O Director and land skills to the Chester County citizens fighting use expert extraordinaire, the Covanta mega-incinerator and has recently Kate Parks, was married participated in meetings and hearings on the to her fellow Clemson proposed Haile gold mine in Lancaster County. tiger Paul Schaefer. Kate “As a result of her landfill battles, Nancy is now and Paul are moving leading the charge to pass the state’s first recycling to Dallas, where Paul initiative, aimed at helping bars and restaurants to has been accepted into reduce their waste.” the Physician Assistant Congratulations, Nancy! Masters program at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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23 Thank You!
LIVE OAK SOCIETY Contributions Received from -AY !PRIL The Coastal Conservation League works very hard to ensure that all donor names are listed correctly; however, occasional mistakes do occur. Please contact Database Manager Nora Kravec at (843) 725-2057 with any questions or corrections.
$10,000+ Ms. Diane D. Terni Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burt Anonymous (6) Gary and Mary Beth Thornhill Holly H. Hook and Dennis A. Glaves Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cain 1772 Foundation Tides Foundation Billie and Alan Houghton The Cecil Family Penny and Bill Agnew Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ilderton Mr. Steven Chamberlain American Rivers, Inc. Mr. Bill Turner Joanna Foundation Mr. Elliott S. Close Anthony and Linda Bakker Turner Foundation, Inc. Bob and Jackie Lane Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cooney Mr. Nathan Berry and Ms. Ceara Donnelley Mr. and Mrs. James C. Vardell III Scott and Gayle Lane Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Croft Henry M. Blackmer Foundation, Inc. Weight Watchers Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Leath, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cross Mrs. Margaret N. Blackmer WestWind Foundation Charlie and Sally Lee Dr. and Mrs. William F. Crosswell Ms. Margaret P. Blackmer Joe and Terry Williams Lasca and Richard Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Wade C. Crow The Bradley Turner Foundation, Inc. The Williams Companies, Inc. The Lasca and Richard Lilly Fund of the Mrs. Mary C. Cutler Butler Conservation Fund, Inc. Yawkey Foundation Vanguard Charitable Trust Mrs. Palmer Davenport Charlotte Caldwell and Jeffrey Schutz Dr. Suzanne Lindsay and Mr. Bruce Lindsay Mr. Chris Davis The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation $5,000-$9,999 The Suzanne and Bruce Lindsay Charitable Dr. Lisa Drakeman and Mr. Don Drakeman Ceres Foundation Anonymous (2) Foundation Mr. F. Reed Dulany, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Chitty Mrs. Patricia Altschul Mr. and Mrs. John C. Maize, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Eaton Strachan Donnelley Family Charitable Lead Cay Foundation Dr. and Mrs. G. Alex Marsh III Enterprise Holdings Foundation Unitrust Banbury Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Marshall Ms. Carol B. Ervin Mrs. Vivian Donnelley John and Jane Beach Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Mather Ms. Margaret D. Fabri Mr. Kim Elliman Virginia and Dana Beach Mr. and Mrs. James R. McNab, Jr. Ms. Nina M. Fair Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Fair, Jr. Mr. William J. Blalock Mr. and Mrs. James O. Mills Mrs. Harriott H. Faucette Dr. Paula Feldman and Mr. Peter Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cleveland Morning Sun Foundation Mr. H. McDonald Felder Mugglestone Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Colbert Mr. and Mrs. Alan A. Moses Mr. and Mrs. Peter Feldman The Festoon Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Cooper Mr. Arnold Nemirow Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fennell Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. P. Steven Dopp Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Parks Mrs. Nancy B. Fetter Foundation for the Carolinas Mr. and Mrs. John O. Downing Mr. Guy Paschal Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Dudley Charles and Celeste Patrick Dr. and Mrs. Philip A. Finley Nancy and Larry Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Berry Edwards Mr. and Mrs. David Paynter Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Fishburne, Jr. Laura and Steve Gates James L. Ferguson Dr. Fred Pittman Mr. and Mrs. H. Charles Ford
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24 Mr. WilliamCampbellandMs.Susan Hilfer Mr. andMrs.JohnT. Cahill Ethel-Jane Westfeldt BuntingFoundation Mrs. BlairBuntingDarnell Ms. AmyBunting Ms. ChristineBogrette Dr. NadiaBlanchetandDr. KentRollins Blackwater, LLC. Mrs. KatrinaBecker Mr. andMrs.GiffordBeaton The BarkerWelfare Foundation The Ayco CharitableFoundation Rev. andMrs.HenryE.Avent, Jr. Mr. andMrs.MichaelArthur Mr. andMrs.WilliamE.ApplegateIV Richard andTannis Alkire Ms. CarrieAgnew Anonymous $500-$999 Ms. MarthaC.Worthy Dr. W. CurtisWorthington Mr. andMrs.JohnWinthrop Dr. andMrs.Tad Whiteside Mr. andMrs.FrederickH.West Sally Webb Mr. andMrs.EugeneM.Waldron, Jr. Vortex Foundation Vanguard CharitableEndowmentProgram Mr. andMrs.GregVanDerwerker Tom UffelmanandPattyBennett Mr. andMrs.C.DanielTyree Mr. JohnH.Tiencken, Jr. Mr. MichaelP. Thornton Mr. JohnThompsonandMs.JuliaForster CharitableGiving yThe T. RowePriceProgramfor Ms. BaileyW. Symington Charles andJoSummerall Dr. andMrs.JamesStephenson FoundationInc. Southern StatesEducational Dorothy D.SmithCharitableFoundation Harriet andDickSmartt Smart GrowthCoalition Mr. MattSloan Dr. JamesG.Simpson Mr. T. Grange SimonsV Mr. andMrs.EdwardM.Simmons,Jr. Mr. andMrs.W. Tobias Sherrill Dr. SallyE.Self Schwab CharitableFund Dr. H.DelSchutte,Jr. Bob RymerandCatherineAnneWalsh Margot andBoykinRose Mrs. SusanRomaine Dr. GeorgiaC. Roane Reliance FinancialCorporation Mr. andMrs. S.KimReed Mr. andMs. Richard Rainaldi Dr. GeorgeRabb Mr. andMrs. GaryP. Quigley Plantation Services,Inc. Patagonia, Inc. Mr. Michael P. Overton Outside HiltonHead Ms. ElizabethF. Orser Mr. MartyMorganello Sally H.Mitchell Ms. GeorgiaMeagher FidelityCharitableGiftFund John F. &SusanB.McNamaraFundofthe Goffinet andIanMcLaren Mr. andMrs. BarclayMcFaddenIII Mrs. HarrietP. McDougal Ms. JamieYoung McCulloch Mr. GeorgeMcCoy Mr. PaulKeyserling Dr. andMrs.JohnJ.Keyser Mr. andMrs.FrederickJules Mr. F. KimballJoynerandMr. DerekRiggs Dr. andMrs.Todd P. Joye Ms. MayJones Mr. andMrs.S.Wesley Jackson Mr. RogerWhiteandDr. DeannaJackson Mr. andMrs.CharlesR.Jackson,Sr. Mr. andMrs.RobertHydon Mrs. RobertR.Huffman Robert L.Huffines,Jr. Foundation,Inc. Mr. andMrs.CalvertW. Huffines Ms. MargaretL.Howell Mr. andMrs.BenjaminA.Hough Mr. andMrs.PeterM.Horlbeck Mr. J.W.F. Holliday James andMargaretHoffman Mr. andMrs.StephenHoffius Mr. andMrs.F. JamesHodges Mr. andMs.JohnA.Hill Ms.BeverlyDiamond Mr. EdwinHettingerand Mr. FredB.Herrmann Mr. WilliamJ.Hennessy, Jr. Mr. andMrs.OliverR.Head,Jr. Mr. andMrs.KnoxL.Haynsworth,Jr. Whitney andElizabethHatch Matthew andSarahHamlinHastings Mrs. CharlotteMcCradyHastie Ms. SherrerdHartness Dr. KitM.Hargrove Mr. andMrs.RobertL.Hanlin Ms. MaryE.S.Hanahan Dr. ThomasGrossandMrs.SusanHamilton Dr. andMrs.GeneW. Grace Mary JaneGorman Dr. AnnetteG.Godow Mr. JamesR.Gilreath Mr. andMrs.JamesT. GettysIII Dr. andMrs.CharlesC.Geer Alison andArthurGeer The FreddieMacFoundation Dr. SandraL.Fowler Rev. andMrs.DavidFort Ms. CatherineH.Forrester Mary FlemingFinlay Dr. ElliottSweet Dr. andMrs.GaryE.Fink Fidelity CharitableGiftFund Mark andKayEthridge Craft-Essig Mr. MarkEssigandMrs.Martha Mr. andMrs.ErnestEllison,II Mr. D.ReidEllis Mr. andMrs. PeterB.Dodds Ms.AmandaHoneycutt Mr. Christopher DeSchererand Curtis andAriannaDerrick Mr. andMrs F. GareyDeAngelis Mr. andMrs. EmmettI.Davis,Jr. Mrs. PalmerDavenport Mrs. EmilyDarnell-Nunez Mr. R.Gordon Darby Mr. andMrs. KennethP. Daniels Jane Tucker DanaandDavidD.Aufhauser Mr. andMrs. MatthewDaen Dr. andMrs. WilliamF. Crosswell Mr. Malcolm M.Crosland,Jr. Nancy andSteveCregg Mr. andMrs. DavidA.Creech Ms. CatherineCraven Mrs. AnnRodgersChandler Nancy andBillyCave Dr. andMrs. WilliamC.CarterIII Mr. andMrs. LeighCarter Leigh MaryW. CarterFoundation Mr. R.M. Carpenter Thank You! COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE 25 19 The PittsburghFoundation Ms. PatriciaPierce Dr. andMrs.B.DanielPaysinger Ms. KateParks Mrs. D.WilliamsParker Mr. andMrs.ColemanC.Owens Dr. andMrs.J.DavidOsguthorpe Mrs. PamelaOliver Mr. andMs.RobertM.OgdenIII Dr. PatrickM.O'Neil Mrs. ElizabethB.O'Connor Dr. andMrs.AlanI.Nussbaum Mr. andMrs.DennisNolan Mr. andMrs.WilliamD.Nettles,Jr. Mr. andMrs.M.LaneMorrison Foundation Russell E.andElizabethW. Morgan Ms. MarthaMorgan Mr. andMrs.JohnM.Mirsky Kincaid andAllisonMills Mr. andMrs. RogerF. Meyer Dr. andMrs. KeithMerrill Mr. andMrs. WilliamMcKeachie Pat F. andSuzanneC.McGarity Mr. Malcolm McAlpin Dr. andMrs. BremMayer Mr. andMrs. WilliamM.Matthew Dr. JohnMattheis Mr. andMrs. WilliamA.Martin Mr. JoshuaMartin Dr. andMrs. JohnC.Maize Dr. andMrs. MichaelA.Maginnis David Lyle andAnneAaron-Lyle Mr. andMrs. FultonD.Lewis,Jr. Elizabeth C.RiversLewineEndowment Mr. Reynold Levy Chip andColemanLegerton Mr. andMrs. DennisJ.Lee Mr. andMrs. RichardLeadem Dr. andMrs. Wood N.Lay Mr. MikeLandrum andMs.BrendaSmith Mr. andMrs. JamesE.Kistler Judy, Beth,PaulandBillyKeyserling contact SeniorDevelopmentOfficerCatherineMcCulloughat(843)725-2066. Janis Hammett Miss FlorenceE.Goodwin Dr. AnnetteG.Godow Mrs. MaryC.Everts Ms. CarolB.Ervin Mr. HowardF. Drew Ms. MarciaCurtis Mr. andMrs. RobertE.Coffee,Jr. Jeffrey Schutz Mrs. CharlotteCaldwellandMr. Mr. andMrs. RussellBurns,Jr. Foundation Ethel-Jane Westfeldt Bunting By makingagifttotheCoastalLegacySociety, youwilljointhisgroupof extraordinary individuals in their commitment to protect the Lowcountry extraordinary individualsintheircommitmenttoprotecttheLowcountry for generations. If you are interested in finding out more about naming for generations.Ifyouareinterestedinfindingoutmoreaboutnaming the Coastal Conservation League through their wills or estate plans. the CoastalConservationLeaguethroughtheirwillsorestateplans. the Coastal Conservation League in your will or estate plans, please the CoastalConservationLeagueinyourwillorestateplans,please The Coastal Legacy Society honors those who have provided for TheCoastalLegacySocietyhonorsthosewhohaveprovidedfor COASTAL LEGACYSOCIETY Jeremy andLisaWillits Dr. andMrs.GeorgeW. Williams Mr. MackMaguire Ms. Walda Wildmanand Mr. DavidWhittenandMs.GeriScheller Greg WhiteandKristinKrantzman Dr. andMrs.JamesD.Wells Mr. andMrs.JerryVoight Mr. andMrs.JonathanG.Verity Vanguard CharitableEndowmentProgram United Way ofthePiedmont The U.S.CharitableGiftTrust Mr. LandonK. ThorneIII Sustainable Settlement Summit AreaPublicFoundation Mr. andMrs. W. CharlesSullivan Ms. PatriciaSullivan Mr. andMrs. LouisE.Storen Mr. andMrs. RobertD.Stoothoff Dr. andMrs. JamesStephenson Mr. andMrs. MarkG.Solow Mr. andMrs. RikSnyder Mr. andMrs. GaryC.Smith Dr. andMrs. WilliamM.Simpson,Jr. Dr. andMrs. GeraldJ.Shealy Ms. MaryE.Sharp Dickie andMarySchweers Schwab CharitableFund Mr. andMrs. Weldon Schenck Mr. andMrs. EdwinF. Scheetz,Jr. Mrs. SusanSchaller Mr. HalCurrey andMs.MargaretSchachte Dr. AbigailRyan Mr. andMrs. WilliamR.Richardson,Jr. Dr. andMrs. JeffreyK.Richards Dr. andMrs.GeorgeW. Williams Mr. andMs.ThadTimmons Mr. andMrs.JohnJ.Tecklenburg Mr. JasonA.Schall Mr. andMrs.I.MayoRead,Jr. Mr. andMrs.MichaelB.Prevost Ms. NancyC.Phillips Mr. MilesF. Mc Sweeney Dr. andMrs. Thomas R.Mather Ms. JaneE.Lareau Katy andDanHuger Ms. Teri Lynn Herbert
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Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Helfers Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Walle NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERSHIPS Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Kurt O. Wassen Mr. and Mrs. F. James Hodges Mrs. Fayetta P. Weaver February 1, 2012 – April 30, 2012 Ms. Julie Hollings-Bower Mr. David A. Westerlund Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Holscher Dr. Daniel Wetenhall and Ms. Anna Onufer Mr. Woody House Dr. and Mrs. John W. Wilson, Jr. SPECIAL GIFTS Alice and Doug Walker Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Hutson Mr. W. Chisolm Wilson Mrs. Mary L. Ballou Dr. Dara H. Wilber Allen and Mary Jeffcoat Dr. D. Reid Wiseman Mr. John C. Bigler Mr. and Mrs. D. Mark Wilson Mrs. Jane S. Johnson Mrs. Elizabeth J. Witham Blackwater, LLC. Dr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Wilson Col. and Mrs. Ernest H. Jones, Jr. Ms. Patricia Wolman Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ellison II Drs. Bill and Elizabeth Joyce Capt. and Mrs. Richard T. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Edmund J. Fitzgerald CONTRIBUTOR ($100-$249) Mr. Patrick R. Kelley Ms. Patricia Zincke Ms. Mary Louise Graff Anonymous (3) Randy and Jan Kienstra Mr. and Mrs. James A. Grimsley, III Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Abrams Brian and Liz King SUPPORTER ($50-$99) Mrs. V. M. Haselden Ms. Kate B. Adams Mr. and Mrs. James M. Klein Ms. Julie W. Acker Mr. J.W.F. Holliday Dr. and Mrs. Scott H. Allen Ms. Nancy M. Kreml Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ackerman Mr. and Mrs. Beezer Molten Mr. David W. Ames Ms. Jane E. Lareau Mr. Keene Adams Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Winfield Mr. and Mrs. Brock Anderson Mrs. Clarence W. Legerton Dr. and Mrs. William D. Anderson, Jr. Ms. Amy Armstrong Mrs. Alice Levkoff Dr. David M. Andrews ADVOCATE ($250-$499) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Austin Mr. John Liberatos Ms. Cynthia Aulbach Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Baird Mr. Jack Limehouse Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Ayers Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Adams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Balbach Mr. and Mrs. William S. Logan Mr. Joseph Azar Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnoff Mrs. Mary L. Ballou Mr. and Mrs. Langdon D. 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Carney Mr. George S. Betsill Ms. Eileen Mary McGuffie Mr. and Mrs. Hunter L. Clarkson Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Carson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Bischoff Mr. Robert A. McKenzie Meda Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chase Ms. Laura Ann Blake-Orr Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm T. McPherson Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Compton Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Christian Mr. and Mrs. William Bollin Mr. John W. Meffert David and Sandy Cowen James and Susan Cole Jan Brewton Capt. and Mrs. William L. Miles Mr. Woody W. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Creed Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Bridgman John and Joanne Milkereit Mr. and Mrs. John T. Crawford Mr. Larry Creel and Ms. Judith Yarbrough Ms. Lee G. Brockington Mr. and Mrs. John P. Miller Miss Kathy Davis Mr. John G. Davis Mrs. Ethel S. Brody Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Morawetz DonateLiveLocal, LLC Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dias Mr. Paul Bronzo Mr. Hugh Comer Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Dubois Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Drummond Mr. John F. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Muench Dr. Hugh H. Dubose Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. P. Duell Mel and Jack Brown Mr. and Mrs. John Muench Mr. Steven Eames Dr. William Ellison, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashley Bullard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Murphy Luanne H. Elliott Drs. Jean and Charles Everett Ms. Brenda Burbage Mr. Gerald W. Musselman Dr. Frances L. Elmore Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Fanning Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick H. Burr Network For Good Amy Fabri and Keith Ladeaux Mrs. Monte Gaillard Mr. and Mrs. Carleton D. Burtt Mr. and Mrs. William S. Newby Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Fee Mr. and Mrs. W. Foster Gaillard Ms. Barbara H. Burwell Ms. Elizabeth Newman Ms. Karol K. Fenner Dr. Sidney Gauthreaux and Ms. Carroll Belser Mr. and Mrs. McBee Butcher Mr. Michael Norris Mr. and Mrs. Helmut H. Fiedler Mr. Andrew Geer Ms. Paula W. Byers Senator Billy O'Dell Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. George R. Geer, Jr. Ms. Randy Cabell Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Olson Mrs. Jaquelin P. Fleet Mr. John W. Glenn Ms. Julia Cart Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. 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Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Pringle, Jr. Babbie and Don Guscio Mr. J. Edward Joye Ms. Dorothy Coley and Mr. Robert Cross Mr. John L. Quigley, Jr. Ms. Rene Guyton Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kammer Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Conway Mr. Frank W. Rambo Ms. Julia Hall Nora Kravec and Charles Cyr Michael and Claudia Cordray Ms. Cheryl Randall Dr. Suzanne D. Hardwicke Ms. Julia Krebs and Mr. Roger Hux Dr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Coull Mr. and Mrs. J. Marshall Reid Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Harper Melissa and Michael Ladd Mr. John C. Creed Dr. and Mrs. Jerry H. Reitzel Mr. and Mrs. Alex G. Henderson Jonathan Lamb Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Dame, Jr. Frances C. Rhett Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Hewitt Mr. Terrence C. Larimer Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Dana III Mr. and Mrs. David Rice Msgt Joseph B. Hewitt, Ret. Dr. and Mrs. William H. Lee Mrs. Nadine Darby Ms. Nena P. Rice Mr. Ian D. Hill Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Chisolm Leonard Mr. and Mrs. James C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. William R. Richardson Mr. Brad Hodson Mr. and Mrs. Fulton D. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Anthony Del Porto and Ms. Gervais Hagerty Ms. Beverly Rivers Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hoffman Dr. and Mrs. Lanneau D. Lide Dr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Dennis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Robinson Lt. Col. And Mrs. Timothy L. Holt Timothy J. Lyons, M.D. Ms. Martha Browning Dicus Dr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Gene R. Howard Van and Catherine Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Dodds Mr. and Mrs. Buff Ross Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hubbard Stuart and Sarah McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Calder D. Ehrmann Dr. Jeremy Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Huckins Mr. Charles E. Menefee, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Chester E. Sansbury Mr. and Mrs. David L. Huguenin Mr. and Mrs. Boulton D. Mohr Ms. Phyllis W. Ewing Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Schmitt, Jr. Mr. and Mr. Thomas C. Humphrey Dudley and Ann Myers ExxonMobil Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider Ms. Bonnie L. Ideal Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nevin Ms. Michel Faliero Ms. Elizabeth W. Settle Ms. Ann B. Igoe Ms. Sis Nunnally Mrs. Theodora L. Feldberg Dr. and Mrs. Scott C. Shaffer Mr. Bo Ives Mrs. Constance S. Parramore Mr. Kimball C. Firestone Mr. and Mrs. Lyle E. Sheldon Ms. Susan H. Jackson Ms. Cynthia Swanson Powell Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gaither Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Smith Pamela Jacobs Ms. Laura T. Pulleyn Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Gallivan III Mr. and Mrs. George Smyth, Jr. Nancy and Ricky James Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Rogers IV Mr. David Garr and Ms. Deborah Williamson Mr. Michael Spath Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. James Mr. Legrand A. Rouse II GE Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stevens III Mr. Roger Johnson Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Scott Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Marshall C. Stone, Jr. Mark and Frances Jones Ms. Mary E. Sharp Dr. Juliet Goldman Mr. and Mrs. Dave Stormer Mr. Steve Kane Ms. Eloise Sills Drs. Donald and April Gordon Dr. and Mrs. Luther M. Strayer III Ms. Jane S. Keisler Mr. and Mrs. Huger Sinkler II Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gowin Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Randolph W. Kirkland Mr. and Mrs. Rik Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Greenberger Mr. Richard Stuhr Mr. Michael Kohl and Dr. Jane McLamarrah Dr. and Mrs. Mark C. Stamey Mr. and Mrs. L. Marion Gressette III Mr. William B. Talbert, Jr. Mrs. Angela E. Lee Dr. and Mrs. John G. Steedman Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hadley Mr. William B. Tausig Ms. Caroline W. Lee Roy and Dale Stuckey Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Hagy Louis and Jane Theiling Dr. Susan Libes Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Summerall III Mr. Stephen Hanson Mr. Cunningham P. Thomas, Jr. Marilyn H. Long Ms. Jennie G. Summerall Mr. Gerald Haram and Ms. Barbara Gould Mr. and Mrs. James A. Trammell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Danforth Loring Dr. Arch W. Templeton Erin Phillips Hardwick Mr. and Mrs. F. David Trickey Mrs. Marcia M. Lucius Mr. Edward Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Elliott M. Harrigan Dr. Ann Truesdale and Mr. James Truesdale Mr. Robbie Lupo Drs. Christine and C. Murry Thompson, Jr. Ms. Rosemary Hartnett Mark and Lisa Turansky Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Maguire Mr. Landon K. Thorne III Mrs. V. M. Haselden Waccamaw Audubon Society Elizabeth R. Marlow Mr. Paul VanWagenen Lewis and Kim Hay Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Walker Mr. and Mrs. James B. Miller
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Dr. Page Putnam Miller Mr. and Mrs. Asbury D. Baughman Mr. and Mrs. Tyre H. Moore Mark and Julie Frye Mrs. Peg Moore Mrs. Marilyn M. Belk Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Wes Fuller Drs. James and Noreen Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Benner Mrs. Denise B. Neighbors Fuzzco Mrs. Phillis Newman Mr. and Mrs. Travis L. Bianchi Mrs. Mary Kathlyne Nussbaumer Ms. Mary L. Gaillard Rhonwen L. Newton Dr. and Mrs. Charles K. Biernbaum Mr. Afolabi Oguntoyinbo Ms. Mary Gatch Ms. Kim H. Norris Jonathan and Marty Bonds Mr. and Mrs. Russell Olivier Alison and Arthur Geer Ms. Brenda S. O'Shields Ms. Kathy Bradley Mrs. Eleanor H. Parker Mr. Andrew Geer Mr. and Mrs. D. Henry Ohlandt Mr. Eric Brooker Mrs. Janice N. Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Brantley Gray Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Orr Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Brown Mr. Steve Price Mr. and Mrs. James S. Gray Ms. Jean L. Osborne Ms. Susan Budnick Mrs. Sarah G. Pringle Mr. and Mrs. Jay Griffin Ms. Mary L. Patten Mrs. Alice N. Burress Mr. Frank Procaccini Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hagood Mr. Hayes H. Patterson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Camp Dr. Jane Pulling Mrs. V. M. Haselden Mrs. Linda L. Peckler Mr. and Mrs. W. Dale Carrier, Sr. Dr. William Quick Katharine and Winslow Hastie Ms. Sharon M. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cheatham Mr. Marc E. Rapport Mr. J. Blanding Holman IV Mr. John T. Poole Ruth M. Cobb Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rice Ms. Sarah Mae Ilderton Mrs. Mary Pringle Juliet and Jeffrey Cohen Bryn O. Richard Catherine R. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Pulliam Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Colbath Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Rickenbaker, Jr. Katie James Kegel Mr. and Mrs. Tarrant Putnam Mrs. Richard D. Coonen Lynne Riding Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. Kemerer, Jr. Mr. James Ragin Mr. Joseph L. Costa John S. Rinehart Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Kennedy Ms. Marjorie Rath and Mr. David Bachman Mrs. Anne R. Cronly Mr. Warren Ripley Ms. Nunally Kersh and Mr. Robert Stehling Mr. Ron A. Rocz Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Roberts Brian and Liz King Mr. and Mrs. James P. Rush Mr. and Mrs. Morris K. Deason Ms. Traylor Rucker Mr. and Mrs. Kristopher King Ms. M. Lynn Rutledge Drayton Hall Mr. George W. Sanford Ms. Pam Kylstra Mr. and Mrs. James R. Scott Mr. Richard E. Driggers Mr. Peter Schilling Melissa and Michael Ladd Mr. Wayne S. Severance Dr. Adolphus W. Dunn Ms. Cynthia Seabrook Mr. and Mrs. Paul Langston Mr. and Mrs. C. Troy Shaver, Jr. Ms. Pamela J. Edwards Mr. William D. Smyth Ms. Daisy Leath Mrs. Pamela B. Shucker Mrs. Montez R. English Mr. Eugene Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Matt C. Lee Ms. Katherine Silvia Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Ferguson David and Heather Teague Ms. Adrienne Levy and Mr. David Betenbaugh Mr. James H. Small Mrs. Dorothy Fetters Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Tiller, Jr. Ms. Lindsay G. Luther Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Smith III Mrs. Pat Finch Mrs. Nancy G. Tuten Mr. Carl Mabry Mr. Roderick E. Smith Mr. Robert H. Folk Dr. and Mrs. Jack M. Valpey Mr. Michael Mansson Dr. and Mrs. James F. 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Inabnit Ms. Ida Becker Dr. and Mrs. Telfair H. Parker Mr. John Tibbetts and Ms. Catherine Fahey Dr. and Mrs. Julius R. Ivester Mr. and Mrs. Trey Chakides Ms. Magda Pelzer Ms. Rebecca H. Tuten Ms. Betsy A Jukofsky Ms. Ann P. Chandler Ms. Margaret C. Pitts Mr. Daniel G. Vara Mr. and Mrs. Hartl R. Jones Mr. Charles G. Claus Helen Pratt-Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Maurice K. Veronee Ms. Margaret W. Kherlopian Dr. and Mrs. Richard Clinton Mr. and Mrs. Buff Ross Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Vogel Dr. and Mrs. John F. Kososki William and Lucile Cogswell Mr. and Mrs. Carter Rowson Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Von Ende Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Lambert Mr. Charles Cole Mr. and Mrs. Milo Ryan Ms. Elise Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Lanier Ginny Lomel Conlon Beth Safrit Ms. Elizabeth D. Watson Dr. Steven A. Lapp Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. David Schaefers Mr. Robert Weldon Mrs. James H. Leach Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Cooper II Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schoderbek Barbara A. 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Donovan Ms. Leslie Turner Ms. Frances McClary Mr. and Mrs. John Dunnan Mr. and Mrs. Felix Von Nathusius REGULAR (UP TO $49) Ms. Martha K. McConnell Mr. Steven Eames Mr. and Mrs. Reid Warder Ms. Penny Alexander Dr. Shelley McGeorge Mr. and Mrs. John Emrick Mr. and Mrs. Michael Whitfield Ms. Peggy L. Andretz Mrs. Suzanne G. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. John S. Evans, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. T. Bright Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Donald Backer Chris C. McLaren Mrs. Caroline P. Fitzgerald Mrs. Heather A. Wilson Dr. Thomas M. Badgett Mr. and Mrs. Howard Michaels Mr. and Mrs. Todd Flohr Ms. Katherine S. Zimmerman
HONOR/MEMORIALS In memory of Lillie F. Moredock IN-KIND In memory of Rufus C. Barkley Eve Moredock Stacey Mr. and Mrs. S. Parker Gilbert Mrs. Frank M. McClain Katherine and Winslow Hastie In memory of William M. Moredock In honor of Mrs. Mimi Dias Eve Moredock Stacey Mr. Steven Chamberlain COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS Mr. Marlon E. Kimpson In honor of Kate Parks The Chicago Community Foundation Hickory Hill Garden Club Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina In memory of William M. Gregg The Colbert Family Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Langdon D. Long In honor of Lucy Seabrook and Family Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc. Rev. and Mrs. Henry E. Avent Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Inc. In memory of Carlotta Hartness Community Foundation of Greenville, Inc. Dr. Suzanne Zilber In honor of James G. Speth Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc. Stephanie and Noel Hunt The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina In memory of Bobby Kingsmore Pasadena Community Foundation Ms. Cynthia Swanson Powell In honor of Lisa Jones Turansky Potpourri Garden Club In memory of Katharine Knott GIFTS OF MEMBERSHIP Ms. Helen R. Gordon Carol Barnett for Wayne Weiss MATCHING GIFTS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connor for Kelcee Connor In memory of Billie Mae LeBoutillier Ameriprise Financial Employee Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connor for Kelie Connor Mr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Clark ExxonMobil Foundation Rhae C. Cribb for Joe Washington Norwood and Ruth Gove GE Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Gersen for Alison K. Gersen Medical Education and Research Institute Mills Bee Lane Foundation Mr. Dan M. Johnson for Sydnor Lafitte Mr. Edward Vought Spectra Energy Foundation Ms. Linley Jones for Erin O Waste Management Employees' Better Government Fund Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kammer for Jonathan Kammer In honor of John M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Salgado for Holmes B. Moore Mr. and Mrs. John S. P. Beeland
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE
27 P.O. Box 1765 Charleston, SC 29402-1765 Mark Your Calendar For more information about the Coastal Conservation League, check out our website at www.CoastalConservationLeague.org Friday, September 21st Matt & Ted Lee Host QOL Food Series Opening Party, GrowFood Warehouse, Charleston
Saturday, September 29th- Sunday, September 30th 5th Annual Charleston Green Fair, Marion Square
Thursday, October 4th Cooking with EVO, QOL Food Series
Saturday, October 6th Live Oak Society Outing to Paul & Dalton Plantation, Combahee River
Saturday, October 20th THE MISSION OF THE COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE is to protect the natural environment Family Outing to Hay Farm, John’s of the South Carolina coastal plain and to enhance the quality of life of our communities by Island, followed by farm-to-table working with individuals, businesses and government to ensure balanced solutions. lunch, QOL Food Series
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Dana Beach Thank You, Interns!
(l-r) Caitlin Black, Aylett Clesi and Anna Shoettle. Darrow Vanderburgh-Wertz Laura Hoffacker