GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – SEPTEMBER 30

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Research Runs Free at the College of Charleston’s Stono Preserve

• In Berkeley County, a genetic Noah’s Ark aims to ensure a future for endangered turtles

• The Isle of Palms issues new ordinance prohibiting residents from feeding wildlife

• Ashley River pedestrian bridge plan could see changes as costs balloon to nearly $100 million

• The land remembers: How Hurricane Hugo shaped today’s Francis Marion National Forest

• City leaders approve plan for former West Ashley Piggly Wiggly location

• ICYMI

  • Black Residents Say No To Climate Gentrification in Charleston

  • CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day

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

  • 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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MORE INFO: CHARLESTON COMPOSTS

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

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

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Featured Upcoming Events:

• OCT 1: Conservation Postcard Writing Drop-in

• OCT 3: The Copperhead and other fascinating snakes of the Lowcountry

• OCT 3: Lifelong Learning: An Evening with Callie Veelenturf

• OCT 6: Fins and Flippers Fall Fundraiser

• OCT 10: Charleston Green Drinks – SOCIAL

• OCT 11-12: Riverfront Revival

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