TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 | THE LEARNING GARDEN Take a peek into the new learning garden at Night Heron Park .
12 | DONOR PROFILE
14 | THE GARDEN AWAKENING A look into the inspiring ethos of Irish garden designer and celebrated author Mary Reynolds .
30 | A CULTURAL TRADITION AT RISK Sean Cannon explores the tradition of sweetgrass basket weaving with local Gullah Geechee artisans and historians .
36 | SHIFTING RIVER Lee Bundrick explains a recent study that shows surprising new information about the Kiawah River ’ s patterns of tidal shift .
20 | TRUSTEE PROFILE 42 | INTERN PROFILES
22 | SENSE OF PLACE IN CONSTANT CHANGE A study of Kiawah Island ' s evolution and resilience to cultural and environmental change .
48 | WALNUT HILL SCHOOLHOUSE An investigation into the historical significance of a hundred-and-fifty-yearold one-room schoolhouse .
54 | A BROADER REACH This new Kiawah Conservancy approach expands its mission of land and wildlife habitat preservation and considers the larger watershed .
58 | CONNECTING TO NATURE WITH WATERCOLOR Visiting artist Abby Nurre hosts a transformative painting workshop .
64 | AUTUMN FIELD GUIDE What to watch for this fall !
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