In the Next Issue …
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hat does a day on Kiawah Island look
like? The easy answer is: pretty much
like a day on any other residential/
resort/seaside town anywhere on the
globe. Often our days pass at a slow, hazy pace marked
only by the rising and setting of the sun. We take a
leisurely walk on the beach, ride a bike along one of our
many paths, play a round of golf, sweep the porch, water
the garden.
If we stopped our description of an ordinary day
on Kiawah there, we would be missing what is most
important. Kiawah itself is far from ordinary. We have
what we share with thousands of other places—sand,
beach, dunes, marsh. But there is so much more that fills
a day on Kiawah. We have come together as a community
to make sure the very special habitats in which we live and
the extraordinary creatures that live with us are preserved
and enhanced. So a day on Kiawah has moments that
exceed the every day and we remember them. A leisurely
walk on the Atlantic Ocean might be punctuated by the
sight of a dolphin swimming by or a shrimp boat on the
horizon followed by hopeful birds waiting for fish. Putting
on a golf green might be interrupted by a big blue heron
winging past with a fish in its mouth or a meandering
alligator on its way to the water. A bobcat can move
slowly up the path to her den of kittens as we weed
our perennials.
In our next issue we are going to take a look at how
Kiawah Island looks as time drifts by. We feature Morning,
Noon and Night: Through the Hours on Kiawah Island.
Which of our birds prefer the early light of dawn? Do
our habitats change in appearance depending on the
light? Does the maritime forest sound different at night?
Where can we go to watch a perfect sunrise? Send
your suggestions, photos, requests, ideas to editor@
kiawahconservancy.org. See you in the Spring! NK
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