Tidal Marshes

(Editor's note: The following media advisory was issued by the Town Of Bluffton, S.C.)

The May River's problems -- from water pollution to oyster bed closures – are often in the news these days. What you aren't hearing about are the solutions. The Town of Bluffton, in partnership with surrounding Beaufort County, has started an environmental awareness initiative, called "Neighbors for Clean Water."

Revelers who let their dogs do their duty at the popular May River sandbar could be ruining a good thing for everyone.

Read the Island Packet story here.

A new exhibit has opened at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. Curated by the museum, this exhibit focuses upon the life of birds in the Salt Marsh.

The Friends of the Rivers board of directors announced it has approved a name change to the Port Royal Sound Foundation to be effective in May, 2011. The new name will more accurately reflect the board's expanded mission statement:

Bob Bender, curator of the Lowcountry Estuarium in Port Royal, S.C., has begun to capture some of the antics of the critters in his care and posting the videos for everyone to enjoy. The first installment shows a stone crab enjoying a serving of live oyster. Go check it out.

See the Estuarium YouTube video here.

Tests by Bluffton officials show once again detention ponds are doing an inadequate job of protecting the May River.

Read the Island Packet story here.

(Editor's note: Bob Bender of the Lowcountry Estuarium in Port Royal, S.C., issued the following on the Enviroexec list serve. Find out how you can help.)

An environmental advocacy group raises concerns about a proposed 590-foot-long walkway on Trenchards Island in northern Beaufort County.

Read the Island Packet story here.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency wants to deny wetlands permits for the proposed I-73 project near Myrtle Beach.

Read the story from The State here.

South Carolina's Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management discussed softening "retreat from the beach" development rules for different parts of the state's coastline.

Read the story from The State here.