Shorebirds, in general, have declined heavily over the last 40 years – by 70% in North America.

Hundreds of people visited the Audubon Center and Sanctuary at Francis Beidler Forest on Saturday to learn the history of maroon communities — groups of people who escaped slavery by taking refuge inside swamps, including Four Holes Swamp, during the antebellum period.

This month, Audubon South Carolina and The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina marked the 50th Anniversary of a conservation partnership that helped establish and protect the Francis Beidler Forest in Harleyville.

A federal foundation has granted $700,000 to the effort to save Crab Bank — a jolt of cash organizers sought and needed to pull off a $1.4 million fundraising effort.

Mike Dawson is retiring after 38 and a half years working at the Francis Beidler Forest near Harleyville. Over the decades his role evolved from naturalist to center director and manager at the National Audubon Society’s 18,000-acre bird and wildlife sanctuary.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund is the nation's most important conservation program, and it is set to expire this September without action by Congress.

Memorial Day weekend heralds the traditional start of the summer tourism season on beaches along the South Carolina coast, but it also presents perils for some creatures enjoying the sand: shorebirds.

The Trump administration and some members of Congress are ready to industries a free pass to kill birds with impunity by gutting the Migratory Bird Treaty Act--the nation’s most effective bird protection law.

Colorful signs designed by students remind beachgoers of nesting areas