GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – FEBRUARY 10

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Charleston city council gives greenlight to new flood action committee

• Abandoned boat removed from Charleston Harbor

• The Southeast’s first urban eco-corridor aims to connect fragmented habitats in Charleston

• South Carolina Aquarium unveils Boeing Learning Lab at Charleston Maritime Center

• Smooth road ahead for bus rapid transit project, officials say

• Could street art improve downtown Charleston pedestrian safety? City officials think so.

• Slow Wine Charleston champions sustainable practices through educational (and delicious) events

• A microscopic kingdom in peril? Rising seas could threaten SC's 'subterranean estuaries'

• Rideshare driver expresses concerns, mixed feedback on Charleston pilot program

• 30+ trees just got chopped down around Charleston's Colonial Lake. Here's why.

• Charleston County Council reallocates funds for part of Main Road Corridor project

• Activist Spotlight: Zach Watkin with the Charleston Chapter

• ICYMI

  • Know before you go: Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

  • CCL Guide to Oyster Season

  • Charleston Parks Conservancy announces its 2025 key projects

  • A Chat with Belvin Olasov, Local Activist & Co-Director of the Charleston Climate Coalition

  • TELL YOUR REP: Protect Customers and the Environment from H.3309

  • Paper, plastic, metal: SC app shows what, where and how to recycle

  • Family-Focused Rideshare Service Now Available in Charleston

  • Are Charleston’s leaders doing enough to fight climate change?

  • Friends of Gadsden Creek: Counter Proposal for resident-led development

  • 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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Featured Upcoming Events:

• FEB 12: CCL Open House with Photographer J Henry Fair

• FEB 14-16: SEWE Southeastern Wildlife Exposition 2025

• FEB 14: GrowFood Carolina Warehouse Tour – Valentine’s Day Themed

• FEB 15: SEWE: Cocktails and Conservation

• FEB 20: Meet the CCL Staff: Communities & Transportation

• FEB 21: Green Drinks on the Road: Designing Tidal Futures

• FEB 21: Oyster Shell Litter Clean Up with SCDNR

• FEB 23: Sierra Club Robert Lunz Group Oyster Roast and Auction!

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