Nature| Kiawah Conservancy

1. February 8th, 2010

   Donors Honored at Painted Bunting Gala

   At this year’s Painted Bunting Gala, donors were recognized for their generous gifts to the Kiawah Island Conservancy.

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2. January 21st, 2010

   Follow Kiawah’s Bobcats

   

   The Kiawah Conservancy has just launched a new bobcat tracking website featuring an interactive map that shows exactly where the bobcats travel. From the map, you can clearly see which part of the Island each bobcat prefers, and you can manipulate the settings to zoom in and out of different areas.

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3. July 8th, 2009

   Sweetgrass Awards

   The following Kiawah Island properties have recently been recognized with Sweetgrass Awards:

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4. July 8th, 2009

   Conservation Matters

   The Conservancy had another successful year of Conservation Matters presentations in 2008-09. We heard from local and regional speakers about a range of topics: native landscaping, diamondback terrapins and alligators, just to name a few!

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5. July 8th, 2009

   Bobcat Ball

   The Kiawah Conservancy held its Sixth Annual Bobcat Ball at the Sandcastle on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Affectionately known as Kiawah Island’s “Event of the Season,” the Bobcat Ball is the Conservancy’s only annual fundraising event.

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6. July 8th, 2009

   Gardening For Nature

   As we progress further into spring and summer, Kiawah will be visited by a variety of migratory songbirds  (including the ever-popular painted bunting). Property owners can ensure that these birds have necessary habitat by applying proper maintenance practices in their homes’ landscapes.

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7. June 23rd, 2009

   New KICA Strategic Plan Offers Kiawah Another Renewable Resource

   Kiawah Island has long been a land with an insightful master plan, a stunningly beautiful strand of beach, and a vibrant, well-recognized brand. Now, thanks to the board and members of the Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA), our land also has a renewable strategic plan.

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8. June 23rd, 2009

   Liz King: Serving the Environment and the Community

   Elizabeth (Liz) King, Naturalist Advisor to the Kiawah Conservancy and Director of Outdoor Programs for the Kiawah Island Golf Resort (KIGR), will tell you what she does on Kiawah is not simply a job, but a way of life. Wearing many hats since she began working as a naturalist for Kiawah in the summer of 1992, she had just earned her Masters in Biology in New Jersey and was visiting her brother in Charleston when she answered an ad for a summer job with the Kiawah Island Golf Resort. Her enthusiasm, warmth, and progressive ideas ensured that she would become a full time employee, and a legend on Kiawah.

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9. June 23rd, 2009

   New Habitat Improvement Initiative: How Everyone Can Take Part in Preserving Kiawah’s Habitats

   Most conservation organizations seem to be at odds with development. Since much of the US eastern coastline has been dramatically lost to over development of coastal barrier islands, this uneasy relationship is understandable. On Kiawah Island, however, conservancy and development share common goals. Kiawah Development Partners and the other Island entities, including the Kiawah Conservancy, partner on a number of conservation projects to ensure that the Kiawah you first saw will be much the the same Kiawah in the years to come.

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10. June 15th, 2009

    Painting In Spring Colors

    Spring has sprung and we are now enjoying the warmer weather, blooming flowers, and the arrival of beautiful Painted Buntings. Arriving around mid-April, the colorful males stake out and rigorously defend their territories. Singing from high in a tree, the male works to serenade lovely lady buntings and entice them into mating. Bonds are formed, babies are hatched, and the cycle begins again – provided we have enough habitat to support their population.

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