@AudubonSC

The state arm of @audubonsociety and South Carolina's leading voice in avian conservation. We protect #birds and the places they need...join us!

 South Carolina, USA
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Thank you @SenatorCampsen and @SCDNR for quick action to help the birds on Deveaux Bank! postandcourier.com/news/deve…

SC puts key shorebird sanctuary off limits

SC wildlife officials will temporarily close a rapidly eroding bird sanctuary near Charleston from human activity after conservationists urged more protections.

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@postandcourier7 May 2024
Beidler Forest celebrates 50 years of conservation, nature education on May 11 trib.al/P61pmVd
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@henrymcmaster24 Apr 2024
As more people and businesses move to our state, we must protect our farmlands from overdevelopment. Yesterday, I signed a bill that provides farmers with a cost-effective option to keep their farms and ensure that our state's most valuable lands aren't lost forever.
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Thank you to Senator Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC ) for his leadership on this historic legislation. 2800 more acres of SC barrier island coastline are now protected! audubon.org/news/audubon-pra…

Audubon Praises Senate for Protecting 290,000 Coastal Acres and Bird Habitat from Storms and Rising...

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act would provide protections along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

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Audubon Society@audubonsociety19 Apr 2024
The Senate has just passed legislation that strengthens the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), which has buffered coastal communities and bird habitats from storm surges and flooding for more than 40 years. #BirdsTellUs audubon.org/news/audubon-pra…

Audubon Praises Senate for Protecting 290,000 Coastal Acres and Bird Habitat from Storms and Rising...

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act would provide protections along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

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On behalf of 96 million birders in the US, thank you to the House for passing the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act! It reauthorizes & strengthens a critical tool to protect migratory birds across our hemisphere. #BringBirdsBack audubon.org/news/us-house-pa…

U.S. House Passes Legislation Supporting Migratory Birds Across the Hemisphere

The Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act now must pass the Senate.

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We are pleased to see the Beaufort County Greenspace Sales Tax in action and making history protecting land in neighboring Jasper County, protecting headwaters to Port Royal Sound. postandcourier.com/beaufort-…

Conservation efforts, development pressures fuel struggle over heart of Jasper County

Two large, recent conservation successes in Jasper County contrast an effort to annex nearly 3,000 undeveloped acres of the former Chelsea Plantation into Ridgeland for residential development. Other...

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Black Rail have few places they still call home in SC, partners are working together to give them more options. postandcourier.com/environme…

Here's how sprinklers could save secretive bird

Sightings of eastern black rails are coveted by birders because rails are so secretive and scarce. South Carolina has only two known populations, one in the ACE Basin and another in the Santee Delta....

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The SC General Assembly passed H3951, the Working Agricultural Lands Preservation Act. This bill will protect working agricultural lands through conservation easements. Many declining species of grassland birds rely on this habitat.
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Here's a preview for what we're working on tomorrow at Lobby Day! postandcourier.com/opinion/e…

Editorial: SC needs to grow more vegetables, not tract housing. Pass conservation bill to help

Drive a few miles outside most any metropolitan area in South Carolina, and you probably will see fresh evidence of land that once grew crops or trees or supported livestock being converted into new...

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100 birds on a take permit out of a population of 14-15000 is like saying half the population of SC can be killed or forcibly moved to make way for development. sc.audubon.org/news/first-ba…
Red-cockaded Woodpecker on Longleaf Pine by Judy Drew Fairchild

ALT Red-cockaded Woodpecker on Longleaf Pine by Judy Drew Fairchild

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Our Executive Director Rebecca Haynes speaks on progress for Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs in SC. postandcourier.com/opinion/c…

Commentary: We're encouraged by progress for red knots, but more is needed

The rufa red knot may seem like just another shorebird, but this medium-size bird has an impressive life as a bird with one of the longest migrations. These birds journey annually from Tierra Del...

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Thank you @LindseyGrahamSC for supporting protections for coastal areas that are important for both birds and communities in South Carolina. audubon.org/news/bipartisan-…

Bipartisan Coastal Protection Bill Flies through Senate Committee

The Strengthening Coastal Communities Act will expand a decades-old law that buffers people and birds from flooding.

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Congressman Clyburn Honors Underground Railroad History at Audubon’s Beidler Forest Center and Sanctuary. Photo by Gavin McIntyre sc.audubon.org/press-release…
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The Inflation Reduction Act has already led to historic investments in solar & wind, but more transmission is needed to unlock its full potential. In @thehill, Audubon's Marshall Johnson looks at why we must work together to build the grid birds need. thehill.com/opinion/congress…

How to make the Inflation Reduction Act protect birds, people from climate change

Aug. 16 will mark one year since President Joe Biden signed one of the most significant pieces of climate legislation in U.S. history. But without a concerted effort between conservationists and cl…

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As we mark the anniversary passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), here's a look back at why the IRA is such historic climate legislation that will benefit birds and people. #BirdsTellUs audubon.org/news/12-ways-inf…

12 Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Will Benefit Birds and People

The historic legislation will reduce carbon pollution, create jobs, and build new protections from climate threats for birds, people, and the places we need.

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Great news: Plan unveiled to protect the future of 1 million acres of salt marshes from North Carolina to east-central Florida. #MarshForward #SASMI
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Restoring coastal habitats like marshes protects birds and people from climate change. This funding will help @Audubon_GL, @AudubonNC, and @AudubonSC co-create nature-based solutions with our local partners. bit.ly/40tImXx #BirdsTellUs
A photo of a side profile of a Great Blue Heron looking out in shallow water. Credit: Susan Hodgson/Audubon Photography Awards

ALT A photo of a side profile of a Great Blue Heron looking out in shallow water. Credit: Susan Hodgson/Audubon Photography Awards

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Audubon Society@audubonsociety31 Mar 2023
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. This bipartisan bill will help state wildlife agencies proactively conserve vulnerable species, like the Golden-Winged Warbler and Black Tern.
A Golden-winged Warbler perches on a thin vertical branch. Credit: Arni Stinnissen/Audubon Photography Awards

ALT A Golden-winged Warbler perches on a thin vertical branch. Credit: Arni Stinnissen/Audubon Photography Awards

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