Nature| Kiawah Conservancy
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KIRE and Kiawah Conservancy Celebrate the Nature and Legacy of Kiawah
On Sunday, October 9th Kiawah Island Real Estate and The Kiawah Conservancy will co-host the premiere of two new videos that focus on the natural beauty and ongoing celebration and preservation of Kiawah. They offer an inside glimpse into the Island’s ever-changing environment and habitats.
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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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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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Sweetgrass Awards
The following Kiawah Island properties have recently been recognized with Sweetgrass Awards:
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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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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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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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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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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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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.






