The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has yet to award the contract for the Lower Harbor portion of the Charleston Harbor deepening project, extending the final cost estimate and timeline for the restoration of Mt. Pleasant's Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary Island.
Mike Dawson reflects on the nearly 40 years he spent working at the Audubon Center and Sanctuary at Francis Beidler Forest before retiring this fall.
Audubon South Carolina is pleased to introduce the newest member of our team: John Jay Audubon!
Award marks major milestone in efforts to restore Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary Island
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.
Extra sand is an outcome of all dredging projects, and Audubon wants to use it to rebuild a vital nesting island in South Carolina.
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.
Here are the finalists of the 2018 Audubon South Carolina Photography Contest.
