Table of Contents
THE
RESEARCH
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Kiawah Island’s Dynamic
Shoreline Shaped by
Waves, Tides, and Sand
By Leslie Reynolds Sautter
13
Exploring South Carolina’s
Deep Sea Backyard
By Leslie Reynolds Sautter
16
Flood Mitigation and Sea
Level Rise Adaptation for
Kiawah Island: A Report
Story and photos
by Jack Kotz
20
Offshore Drilling:
Protecting Our Coastline
By Leigh Cobb
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There’s a Storm Brewing
By Christopher Widuch
Water, Water, Everywhere
By Frances Boyd
Plastic and the
Plight of Sea Turtles
By Sarah Burnheimer
30
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Specialized Denizens
of the Marsh
Story and photos
by Jane Ellis
THE
PEOPLE
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Shrimp Boats Is A-Comin’
Story and photos
by Tina Schell
36
Wandering Lowcountry
Waterways … With a
Camera
By Shauneen Hutchinson;
photos by Eric Horan
40
Getting to Know Kiawah’s
Fishermen—and
Fisherwomen!
Story and photos
by Shauneen Hutchinson
44
A “Spotty”
St. Patrick’s Day
By Stephen Dalton;
photo by a Good Samaritan
46
Kiawah’s Legendary
Loggerheads
By Lynn Sager
48
Mark Catesby’s
Exploration of South
Carolina’s Coastal
Waterways
By Sylvia W. Bacon
THE
WILDLIFE
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Wildlife in the Whirlwinds
By Juliana Smith
A Closer Look:
In the Salt Marsh
Story and photos
by Jacob Zadik
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Sharks!
By Chris Sudell
Bottlenose Dolphins:
A New Perspective
Story and photos
by Scott Nelson
64
What to See and Do
on Kiawah
Story and photos
by Sue Corcoran