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Journal
17 August 2016
Heavy floods have killed at least 7 people in Louisiana and Mississippi the past six days, and over 20,000 people have had to be rescued from their homes or vehicles.
12 June 2016
Pray for Orlando
31 May 2016
Turn around, don't drown. You never know where those sinkholes are, and it takes very little to wash your car into a creek.
South Carolina
South Carolina Wildlife Federation
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
www.coastalconservationleague.org
Conservation Voters of South Carolina
Coastal Conservation Association of South Carolina
South Carolina State Parks
southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park-finder/default.aspx
Georgia
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Division
www.georgiawildlife.com/wildlife
Georgia Land Conservation Program
Georgia Conservancy
Conserve Water Georgia
Georgia River Network
Florida
Mote Marine Laboratory
Conservation Trust for Florida
Florida Conservation Coalition
www.floridaconservationcoalition.org
Coastal Conservation Association Florida
Florida's Aquatic Preserves
Florida Forest Service
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida State Parks
Florida Trail Association
Donors Choose
Lionfish University
National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
South Carolina
General Mayhem
7 October 2015
At least 17 people have died in South Carolina's historic flood. Although the rain has cleared, the threat of flooding could continue to rise for the next two days.
www.abcnews.go.com/us/inside-aftermath-south-carolinas-devastating-flooding/story?id=34279677
4 October 2015
The historic flood continues to swamp a band of South Carolina from Charleston to Columbia to Greenville. All prayers are with you, SC.
Florida
Cetacean Nation
12 November 2015
Sea World in San Diego is ending its orca performances in favor of presentations educating the public on orcas. 2016 is the last year the performances will be held in San Diego, but they will continue to be held in Orlando and San Antonio. There is a concern that although the performances will not be halted, a good thing, the orcas will still be used for the presentations, when the objective is to not have cetaceans in captivity at all. But this could be a step in the right direction.
Shelter
Dodging Storms
On the Border (GA and SC)
Lake Hartwell
Lake Russell
J. Strom Thurmond Lake
Savannah River
Savannah
Wassaw NWR.
Low Country
Ossabow Sound
Sapelo Sound
Blackbeard Island NWR
Wolf Island NWR
St. Simon's Island
Jekyll Island
St. Andrew Sound
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Okefenokee NWR
Altamaha River
Oconee National Forest
Oconee River
Lake Oconee
Visit Lake Oconee
Lake Sinclair
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Sinclair
Bond Swamp NWR
USFWS
Flint River
Georgia River Network
www.garivers.org/other-georgia-rivers/flint-river.html
Atlanta
City of Atlanta
Atlanta
Chattahoochee National Forest
National Park Service
Chattahoochee River
Georgia
South Carolina
Places to go...
Georgia
Florida
Invasive Species
Burmese Pythons
Word is, aside from being a non-native species and a real safety threat, they're hurting the environment in the Everglades as well.
Sandhills State Forest
www.state.sc.us/forest/refshill.htm
Cheraw State Park
South Carolina State Parks
southcarolinaparks.com/cheraw/introduction.aspx
Sumter National Forest
www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/francis-marion-and-sumter-national-forests
Frances Marion National Forest
www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/frances-marion-and-sumter-national-forests
Lower Saluda River
DNR
www.dnr.sc.gov/water/river/scenic/saluda.html
Lake Greenwood State Park
South Carolina State Parks
southcarolinaparks.com/lakegreenwood/introduction.aspx
Spartanburg
City of Spartanburg
Myrtle Beach
Ripley's Aquarium at Myrtle Beach
www.ripleyaquariums.com/myrtlebeach/
Greenville
City of Greenville, South Carolina
Anderson
Anderson: The Electric City
Lake Keowee
Discover Lake Keowee
Caesars Head State Park
South Carolina State Parks
southcarolinaparks.com/caesarshead/introduction.aspx
Lake Hartwell
Sciway
www.sciway.net/city/lakehartwell.html
Lake Russell
DNR
www.dnr.sc.gov/lakes/russell/description.html
Sciway
www.sciway.net/city/lake-russell-sc.html
Kiawah Island
Town of Kiawah Island
Hilton Head Island
Welcome to Hilton Head Island
Town of Hilton Head Island
South Carolina Aquarium
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Savannah Coastal Refuge Complex
www.fws.gov/refuge/savannah/About_the_Complex.html
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
www.fws.gov/refuge/Pinckney_Island/
Tybee National Wildlife Refuge
Congaree National Park
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
National Park Foundation
www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/overmountain-victory-national-historic-trail
Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
ultimategullah.com/culture.html
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
South Carolina Traveler
Seabrook Island
Discover Seabrook
Seabrook Island, South Carolina
Town of Seabrook Island
Edisto Beach
The Town of Edisto Beach
Edisto Island, South Carolina
Edisto Beach
Edisto Beach State Park
South Carolina State Parks
southcarolinaparks.com/edistobeach/introduction.aspx
St. Helena Sound
St. Helena Sound Heritage Preserve
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Helena_Sound_Heritage_Preserve
Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Hunting Island State Park
South Carolina State Parks
southcarolinaparks.com/huntingisland/introduction.aspx
Hunting Island
Beaufort
Visit Beaufort, South Carolina
Welcome to Beaufort, South Carolina
Port Royal
Port Royal Sound
Port Royal Sound Foundation
Twin Falls
Upcountry South Carolina
www.upcountrysc.com/Waterfalls/Twin-FallsEastatoe-Falls-788
Please visit www.visitflorida.com
Florida National Scenic Trail
1,300 miles, from the Everglades to the Panhandle.
Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail
2,000 miles, a self tour connecting birding and wildlife viewing sites.
Florida Paddling Trails Association
Cross Florida Greenway
St. Johns River
St Johns River Alliance
St Johns River Water Management District
St Johns Riverkeeper
St. Mary's River
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Anastasia State Park
www.floridastateparks.org/park/anastasia
1,600 acres.
Ponte Vedra Beach
www.visitflorida.com/en-us/cities/ponte-vedra-beach.html
GTM: Guana Tolomato Matanzas Research Reserve
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm
GTM Research Reserve
73,000 acres of ocean and marsh, north of St. Augustine.
Silver Springs State Park
Indian Lake State Forest
Gainesville
Newnans Lake State Forest
1,000 acres.
Cross Creek
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Barley Barber Swamp
Ocala National Forest
New Smyrna Beach
Marine Discovery Center
Canaveral National Seashore
Titusville
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
www.fws.gov/refuge/merritt_island/
Palm Coast
Florida Agricultural Museum
IRL: Indian River Lagoon
156 miles, from Palm Beach to Ponce de Leon Inlet.
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Daytona Beach
Lyonia Preserve
Blue Cypress Lake
Lake Oxahatchee NWR
Sarasota
Highlands Hammock State Park
Orlando
Kissimmee
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve
Lake Tohopekaliga
Pioneer Museum: Elizabeth Steffee
Forever Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Osceola National Forest
Wekiva River
Boca Raton
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Hollywood
Anne Kolb Nature Center
Broward.org
www.broward.org/Parks/WestLakePark/Pages/AnneKolbNatureCenter.aspx
Coconut Creek
Butterfly Capital of the World
Fern Forest Nature Center
Broward.org
www.broward.org/Parks/FernForestNatureCenter/Pages/Default.aspx
Flamingo Gardens
Fort Pierce
The Sunrise City: Fort Pierce, Florida
Visit Florida
www.visitflorida.com/en-us/cities/fort-pierce.html
St. Lucie County Aquarium
Miami
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Jungle Island
Miami Seaquarium
Savannas Preserve State Park
Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Cypress Seminole Reservation
Billie Swamp Safari
Pelican Island NWR
America's first National Wildlife Refuge (1903).
St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
The Everglades
Invasive Species
Burmese Python
Everglades National Park
Biscayne National Park
The Keys
Overseas Highway
Key Largo
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Spiegel Grove - retired Navy ship turned coral reef.
Islamorada
Windley Key Fossil Reef State Geological Site
Middle Keys
Marathon
Crane Point Museum and Nature Center
Seven Mile Bridge
Lower Keys
Great White Heron National Wildlife Reserve
National Key Deer Refuge
Key West
Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden
Dry Tortugas
CMCP is based in North Carolina
And Welcomes All People
Mining
Offshore Oil
17 April 2015
The Interior Department plans to begin leasing areas of the Atlantic at least 50 miles off the shores of VA, NC, SC, and GA to interested oil drilling companies beginning in 2021. The 50-mile buffer was created to protect shoreline areas, many fragile, two areas in particular being the two largest estuaries in the country, the Chesapeake Bay and the Albemarle-Pamlico Sounds. Debates about whether there should be offshore drilling in this area at all have been going on for at least 30 years. Now it seems the green light's been turned on, with that orange-light 50-mile buffer.
According to the Interior Department, the buffer's 50-mile width was set in place in order to "minimize multiple use conflicts, such as those from the Department of Defense, NASA activities, renewable energy activities, commercial and recreational fishing, critical habitat needs for wildlife and other environmental concerns."
But plenty of citizens are saying that no buffer is wide enough and there should be absolutely no offshore drilling in the Atlantic.
Keep working on those "renewable energy activities," everybody. Act fast, save a dolphin. Save a way of life.
1 March 2015
The Department of the Interior has announced plans to open up the Mid- and South Atlantic coasts to mining for oil and gas, maybe starting in 2017. In 2014, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has decided to conduct seismic surveys along the Atlantic coast. People are concerned about the harm air guns used to conduct these surveys can cause to marine mammals and other marine life, and about the potential damage that drilling for offshore oil could cause.
For more information, please visit the Southern Environmental Law Center site at www.southernenvironment.org
BOEM has "mitigation measures" for seismic surveys with marine mammals in mind: www.boem.gov/2012-JOINT-G02/ It expired 31 December 2014 and was written for a Gulf Coast survey, but it gives a general idea.
Fracking
20 December 2014
Governor Cuomo and the State of New York have decided to ban fracking.... so who's next?... going once... going twice...
Coal Ash
1 May 2016
Here's something else tied up in red tape. Nobody wants the coal ash, and who can blame anybody, right? Now some people are wondering if maybe they can keep the ash where it is and reclassify it. Sometimes 2+2=4 no matter how hard you try to recalculate it, or run from it. No dice, baby. It is what it is. Recycle it, and take the time to create the correct facilities for the ash that can't be recycled.
17 April 2015
"How will you handle that new coal ash slime?"
www.npr.org/2015/03/18/393672334/after-toxic-ash-spill-energy-company-and-locals-struggle-over-solution (Dave Dewitt)
Hurricanes
Storms are named when wind speeds reach 39mph.
Tropical Depression < 39mph
Tropical Storm 39-73mph
Category 1 74-95mph
Category 2 96-110mph
Category 3 111-129mph
Category 4 130-156mph
Category 5 157+ mph
After the "W" the storms are named according to the Greek alphabet.
Winter Storms
Blizzard of March 1960
Blizzard of 1993
Blizzard of 1996
Blizzard of 2016
Winter Storms 2017-2018
Hurricane Season 2017
