GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• City of Charleston presents water action plan to combat flooding

• Charleston’s new Water Plan cites array of climate-related challenges. Does it solve them?

• Lowcountry nonprofit awarded nearly $2.7 million for salt marsh restoration projects

• Gov. makes decision to protect, sell part of Francis Marion National Forest

• Charleston coffee company develops metal K-cups to combat 20B plastic disposables

• $117 million sewer project causing a West Ashley stench

• Water intrusion destabilizes Peoples Building, forces evacuation of Charleston’s oldest high-rise

• Last year broke global climate records, a new report finds. What does that mean for SC?

• Referendum For I-526 Extension To Appear on November Ballots in Charleston County

• Katie’s Krops to Participate in Great Southeast Pollinator Census

• Protecting Remaining Loggerhead Nests: A Look at the Final Weeks of the Season

• Charleston unveils $300M redevelopment plan for West Ashley’s Sumar Street site

• Plans approved for new park in downtown Charleston

• Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission acquire property on Wallace Creek

• Charleston neighborhood partnering with city to plant more trees

• CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day

• APPLY NOW: SC Palmetto Leadership Academy

• ENTER NOW: SCDES Coastal Photography Contest

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• ICYMI

  • RESOURCE: LCV 2023 National Environmental Scorecard

  • MAP & REPORT: Where is plastic produced?

  • You might be surprised by how much Charleston recycles. But where does all that stuff go?

  • Preservation Society releases guide to improve community resilience

  • A patchwork of single-use plastic bans exist across Charleston. What’s banned near you?

  • Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry

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FIGHT FOOD WASTE & SAVE MONEY!

We are excited to share the news that GOODIE BAG is launching in CHS on September 6.

We all know what a huge and expensive problem stores and restaurants have with perishable foods at the end of the day. We also know how expensive food has gotten. Now there is an easy way for local folks and businesses to help each other out.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE APP:
GET $6 CREDIT FOR GOODIE BAGS FROM LOCAL VENDORS!

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REGISTER NOW:

REGISTER NOW for FREE

AMOR Healing Kitchen is going to be featured in an amazing docuseries that will be airing on September 12, called Healing Kitchen: Let Food Be Thy Medicine. This 9-part documentary series explores the healing power of foods and features a fun and inspiring group of experts (several from Charleston!), including farm to table chefs, herbalists, and wild food foragers, to small farmers, natural doctors, holistic nutritionists and Maria from AMOR!

Not only is AMOR HEALING KITCHEN featured in this project but AMOR will earn points, and potentially money, for anyone who watches the series VIA THIS LINK

THIS SERIES IS FREE for a limited time.
The series airs September 10th – September 19th.

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ACT NOW:

• Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

• Urge Congress to Hold Plastic Pellet Polluters Accountable!

• PETITION: Preserve the Former Baker Hospital Site as a Park

• Lowcountry Thrives Green Business Program – Call for community FEEDBACK

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

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Featured Upcoming Events:

• SEP 3: Conservation Postcard Writing Drop-in

• SEP 5: PechaKucha 46

• SEP 5: Sierra Club with Shan Burkhalter: Wild Mushrooms of the Lowcountry

• SEP 6: GrowFood Carolina Warehouse Tour

• SEP 7: Wake Refill Grand Opening Party

• SEP 7: Fall Festival of Plants

• SEP 10: Lifelong Learning Talks on Tap: The Future is in Our Sands

• SEP 12: Green Market Night

• SEP 14: Huck Finn Fishing Festival 2024

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