The Edisto River Basin Project

The Project

The Edisto River Basin Project (1993-1996) involved local citizens in evaluating and planning the region's ecological, cultural, and economic assets. A task force was organized to evaluate how these resources should be utilized and/or protected by making land-use planning recommendations.

A multi-resource database was created to assist in more efficient and proactive decision making. A geographic information system (GIS) was used to store and analyze this database.

The project was conducted by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Committees assessed the Edisto River Basin's ecological, economic, and cultural resources and developed recommendations as to how these resources should be utilized, managed, and protected.

The resource assessment maps and the recommendations are presented in the 1996 publication, Managing Resources for a Sustainable Future: The Edisto River Basin Project Report.

Resource Assessment Maps

Maps are listed below and provided in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF).
     

Ecological Resources

Economic Resources

Cultural & Recreational Resources

 
Natural Areas & Sensitive Species
 
Residential Development
 
Prehistoric Site Probabilities and Historic
  • Lower Edisto River Basin
 
Wildlife Habitat
 
Commercial Development
 
Recreational Boating
 
Fisheries Habitat
 
Industrial Development
 
Recreational Fishing
 
Wetlands
 
Agriculture
 
Recreational Fishing
 
Water Resources
 
Forestry
 
Recreational Hunting
 
Hydrologic Units
 
Tourism