South Carolina
Credit: Darcy Kiefel
One of the last undeveloped barrier islands in South Carolina, Morris Island witnessed the opening shots of the American Civil War. The Trust for Public Land helped to permanently protect this heritage site—which also serves as critical habitat for shorebirds. In fast-growing Beaufort County, TPL has assisted city and community leaders in conserving more than 15,000 acres of farmland, forests, shoreline, and historic places. TPL has also led the effort to expand Congaree National Park, the nation’s largest intact tract of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest. Please explore more of our work in South Carolina by clicking through the slide carousel below.
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In the News
more »- Congaree NP expansion adds key tract, 05/18/11, The State
- Preservation or Development at Morris Island?, 03/11/11, Smithsonian magazine
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Morris Island
See the Morris Island's lighthouse from Folly Beach.
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