Tide Explanation and Tide Charts

You need to know what the tides are doing when you're in the Lowcountry. The link below takes you to a tide prediction site for the entire coast for North Carolina and South Carolina. Once you're at the page, scroll up and down to find the area you're interested in, then click on the word "predictions" to get all the details. The data is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Be River Smart, know your tides.

Tide chart

Effort to stop beach erosion on Daufuskie Island under fire

Private homeowners took steps to stop beach erosion, but state officials cry foul.

Read the Island Packet story here.

Study: Lowcountry under future threat from El Nino

Scientists warn that during El Nino years, when sea temperatures rise in the Southern Pacific, parts of the South Carolina Lowcountry will be flooded.

REad the Post and Courier story here.

Building on the coast to cost taxpayers

Despite official policies to retreat from the shoreline, many in South Carolina continue to build big houses on the water.

Read the story from The State newspaper via the Island Packet here.

Friends of the Rivers changes name to Port Royal Sound Foundation

The Friends of the Rivers board of directors announced it has approved a name change to the Port Royal Sound Foundation to be effective in May, 2011. The new name will more accurately reflect the board's expanded mission statement:

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S.C. beach panel calls for tighter development restrictions

South Carolina's Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management said "retreat from the beach" should continue.

Read the story from The State here.

HHI beach erodes, time marches on

The beach at Hilton Head Island's "heel" continues to wash away as bureaucracy drags on.

Read the Island Packet story here.

Editorial urges beachfront reality check

The Island Packet says South Carolina lawmakers should respect nature's power when it comes to shoreline development rules.

Read the Island Packet editorial here.

State panel looks at weakening shoreline rules

South Carolina's Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management discussed softening "retreat from the beach" development rules for different parts of the state's coastline.

Read the story from The State here.