Tussock Moths

May 26, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have an irritating but interesting insect, the Tussock Moths (Genus Orygia). Here in the Lowcountry we have...

Chinquapin

May 19, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have our compact coastal chestnut, the American Chinquapin (Castanea pumila). Chinquapin, also spelled Chinkapin, is a large...

American Oystercatcher

May 12, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, it’s our shellfish shucking cinnabar-snouted shorebird, the American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus). The American Oystercatcher is common all along...

American Searocket

May 5, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday, we have a salty, succulent, seaside shrub, American Searocket (Cakile edentula). Across the coast, over the dunes, and...

Florida Softshell

April 28, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have our weirdest and flattest turtle, the Florida Softshell (Apalone ferox). The Florida Softshell is found throughout...

Rain Lily

April 21, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s our native Easter-time lily, the Rain Lily (Zephyranthes atamasca). Also known as the Atamasco or Zephyr Lily,...

Prothonotary Warbler

April 14, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s the saffron-soaked, sweet-singing songbird of the southern swamps, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). The sounds of summer...

Toadflax

April 7, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday we have the bluish beacons of spring fields, Toadflax (Nuttallanthus spp.). Blue Toadflax (N. canadensis) is found throughout...

Mellon Foundation Awards Transformational Grant to EIOLT

April 5, 2023

Rendering of final restoration by architect Simons Young FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mellon Foundation Awards Transformational Grant to the Edisto Island Open Land Trust The Edisto...

Shrimp

March 31, 2023

This week for Flora and Fauna Friday it’s our diminutive and delectable denizens of the creek, our edible Shrimp: the Atlantic White Shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus),...

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