home on Kiawah about twelve years ago.“ At first, I wasn’ t deeply involved in conservation,” she admits.“ But the island changed me. The more time you spend here, the more you want to protect it. And you want visitors to see it too, but in a way that keeps it safe.”
Encouraged by Peggy, Kim joined the Conservancy board, later chairing the Public Affairs, Communication, and Education Committee. Now, as Vice Chair and incoming leader, she brings energy and perspective to the role.
“ It’ s been wonderful to have her,” Peggy says.“ And we’ ve had a lot of fun along the way.”
The Bluebird Nest Box Program is a small but meaningful piece of Kiawah’ s conservation story. Eastern bluebirds once declined across much of their range, but nest box programs have helped their numbers rebound. Volunteers monitor boxes at Night Heron Park, on Kiawah’ s golf courses, and even in private yards, logging data that tracks the resident population.
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