Audubon South Carolina

Thank you @SenatorCampsen and @SCDNR for quick action to help the birds on Deveaux Bank! postandcourier.com/news/deveaux-b…

Beidler Forest celebrates 50 years of conservation, nature education on May 11 trib.al/P61pmVd

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.

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-p…

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-p…

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-…

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-count…

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

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.

Here's a preview for what we're working on tomorrow at Lobby Day! postandcourier.com/opinion/editor…

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-bat…

@SenTomDavisSC speaks to the importance of energy policy reform in SC to ensure we can meet our energy needs reliably and affordably. And guess what's reliable, clean, and affordable? Renewables. Audubon SC is working to support reforms like these.

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

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

Congressman Clyburn Honors Underground Railroad History at Audubon’s Beidler Forest Center and Sanctuary. Photo by Gavin McIntyre sc.audubon.org/press-release/…

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/congre…

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-i…

Great news: Plan unveiled to protect the future of 1 million acres of salt marshes from North Carolina to east-central Florida. #MarshForward #SASMI

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