In April 2022, the Town of Kiawah Planning Department launched the development of a Comprehensive Marsh Management Plan. The plan will be developed during 2022 and conclude by year’s end. Stay tuned to this page for updates, engagement activities and meeting invitations.
Thanks to all the community members, outside experts, and Kiawah staff and officials who joined the Planning Charette on Thursday, July 21 at Town Hall Council Chambers. It was a lively day of unencumbered idea sharing and innovative options for the Marsh Management Plan. We began the co-development of preliminary actions and recommendations that will ultimately be incorporated into the plan.
Learn how and why we are planning to protect Kiawah’s marsh and the benefits it has to offer. This Story Map evolved with the plan serving as both an engagement tool, and a visual representation of the Marsh Management Plan.
In addition to other engagement activities, like the survey and interactive map, we enjoyed presenting at the Our Wo
Learn how and why we are planning to protect Kiawah’s marsh and the benefits it has to offer. This Story Map evolved with the plan serving as both an engagement tool, and a visual representation of the Marsh Management Plan.
In addition to other engagement activities, like the survey and interactive map, we enjoyed presenting at the Our World series on November 17. The draft plan was previewed and additional input received.
This free course was funded by NOAA and developed by Clemson Extension, SCDNR and SC Sea Grant. It will provide a better understanding of South Carolina’s salt marsh ecosystem. Registration is required. Once a person registers, they have 45 days to complete the four distinct modules (Ecosystem Services, Threats to the Salt Marsh, Flora and Fauna Highlights, and Stewardship). The course is asynchronous and should take two to four hours total to complete.
Clemson Extension Home & Garden Information Center's:
Protecting Tidal Creeks with Vegetative Buffers
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Funded by SC-DHEC and built by multiple partners, this site includes the basics of living shoreline benefits, installation techniques, site assessment, and also describes case studies.
Funded by SC-DHEC and developed by SCDNR and Clemson Extension, this course will be offered in early 2023 in hybrid format (online classroom and field based training) and will include a Letter of Completion Track for residents and a Certification Track for professionals and installers. Click below to be notified when this course becomes available.
Clemson Extension offers hybrid trainings: Master Rain Gardener, Master Pond Manager, and Post Construction BMP Inspector Courses. Registration is open now for fall offerings. Each course teaches in-depth information with focus on design, maintenance, and inspection of individual practices and BMPs ranging from rain gardens, rainwater harvesting, stormwater ponds, permeable pavement, green roofs, bioretention, dry detention, etc.
Clemson Extension's Carolina Clear and Carolina Yards programs provide information on how to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff (including bacteria management) and how to engage in environmentally responsible landscaping practices. For example, the Carolina Yards plant database is a searchable database based on site conditions that can help with selection of the right-plant for the right-place, reducing the need for irrigation, fertilizer, and other inputs.