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Stewardship Day, Annual Edisto River Cleanup set for May 17, 2008
On Saturday, May 17th, volunteers are needed to join us for the annual spring sweep of the Edisto. Colleton State Park is headquarters for dispersing volunteers on the lower river. The usual plan is to start at Colleton State Park at 9:00 AM, clean litter and trash from the river and landings, then meet back at Colleton SP for a cookout around 1:00-2:00 PM. More leaders are needed to organize river cleanups on other sections of the Edisto.

Howard Bridgman is lead organizer for the cleanup on the lower Edisto between Dorchester and Colleton counties. For more information and to offer help and volunteers, contact Howard at - hsb0255@bellsouth.net. (more) 

MeadWestvaco’s East Edisto Master Plan Takes Form
A preliminary master plan for the East Edisto area was unveiled byMeadWestvaco on March 25, 2008 and the company will seek additional public input before the plan is finalized. East Edisto is a large, contiguous area of timberland along the eastern edge of the Edisto River in Charleston and Dorchester counties. Company leaders say that under the proposed plan “approximately 75 percent of the land will remain green” and “significant outdooramenities will be present including: parks, natural areas, recreational areas, interconnected greenways, trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, an Edisto River interpretive and education center, and buffers that protect the river and other precious natural resources.” The public is invited to see the plans, ask questions, and offer input at a series of five (5) evening meetings scheduled in the area for April 8, 10, 14, 15, and 21. Additional information is available at http://www.eastedisto.com
** new** Spring 2008 Edisto River Currents Newsletter

News Article: ‘People are trashy’


SPECIAL TO THE T&D A view of Sunnyside Canal. Volunteers who pick up trash along the Edisto River found less of it during the drought of the 1990s. But, as the rains picked up, the trash began flowing to the river again.
By GENE CRIDER, T&D City Editor

Just off Joe Jeffords Highway, near the Edisto Village Shopping Center, there are about 400 acres of cypress-tupelo swamp hidden behind a chain-link fence.

As Russell Wolfe walks through his family’s land, it grows darker, with tree limbs weaving a canopy overhead. To look straight ahead is to see a primeval forest, a brooding swamp that looks like it’s never seen the hand of man. To look down is to see the refuse of Orangeburg (more)


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