TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 | A STORY OF CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE A conservation easement preserves the Freeman family’ s ancestral Johns Island land, safeguarding heritage, culture, and environment.
12 | STAFF PROFILE
16 | THE NEXT PHASE Volunteers expand living shorelines, restoring oyster reefs to improve water quality, habitat, and river resilience.
28 | VOLUNTEER PROFILE
34 | BETSY KERRISON NATURE AREA A once-in-a-generation project, the Betsy Kerrison Nature Area unites conservation, culture, and community across the Sea Islands.
46 | ADAM ' S POINT OF VIEW See the wild side of our magical Sea Islands through the lens of photographer Adam Wolf.
56 | WHERE ART MEETS ECOLOGY Junior Explorers discover the oyster’ s ecological importance through an Earth Day watercolor workshop with Abby Nurre.
64 | INTERN PROFILE
68 | A PLENTIFUL HARVEST Volunteers achieve a record sweetgrass harvest, supplying Gullah Geechee artisans and supporting the preservation of a Lowcountry tradition.
78 | TRUSTEE PROFILE
84 | SEA ISLAND FIELD GUIDE A list of naturalist Karen Madoff ' s favorite native plants and insects.
POLLINATOR SERIES As you read, notice the images throughout the magazine that capture our native pollinators at work.
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