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

At lobby day, Audubon South Carolina members take action to ensure a healthier future for the state and birds.

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.

By adopting the SC Energy Freedom act, South Carolina has the opportunity to be at the forefront of our nation’s renewable energy revolution, while creating high-demand jobs, generating millions of dollars in investment, and easing the transition away from emissions-heavy energy production.

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.

For more than half a century, Crab Bank in Mt. Pleasant has served as a valuable rookery for shorebirds and seabirds. With the future of this Seabird Sanctuary in peril, Audubon is part of an all-hands effort to save this vital habitat for birds.

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.