Tag: Ecology

  • A wooden fence with the signage "West Ashley Greenway" with wild green shrubbery in the background.

    March 25, 2022
    The West Ashley Greenway accommodates walkers, joggers, cyclists, and naturalists through more than ten miles of linear park, connecting a…
  • FEMA flood zone map showing X, AE, and VE on Sullivan's Island.

    August 12, 2020
    A 2020 look at Charleston County’s revised flood maps, what changed from the 2004 baseline, and why buyers still need…
  • Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo making landfall at Charleston in September 1989

    September 18, 2019
    Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, a look back at the storm that reshaped Charleston’s relationship with hurricanes, building standards, flood…
  • A flooded street in downtown Charleston with stormwater flowing into a drain, with the steeple of St. Philips Church in the background

    February 22, 2018
    Charleston combats tidal flooding by installing check valves in stormwater drains, effectively reducing street flooding during high tides. Early results…
  • Bryan McElveen and his husband Adam dressed in winter attire with a snowy backdrop behind them.

    January 10, 2018
    There is truth to the concern that because a Charleston snow to this degree is so rare, the combination of…

  • June 28, 2016
    A look at the proposed Lorelei development on Laurel Island, comparing Atlantic Station with Charleston’s scale, architecture and waterfront.
  • Water flowing through the Hanahan Water Treatment Plant

    June 24, 2014
    Learn where Charleston-area drinking water comes from and how Charleston Water System and Mount Pleasant Waterworks differ in sources, treatment…
  • Recycling Christas trees through a big, green wood-chipper vehicle

    December 26, 2013
    Once the ornaments are tucked away and the lights rolled up, decide what to do with your tree. If you…