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Exploring Caw Caw park. Photo provided by CCPRC.

FOCUS: Counting on Nature promotes better understanding

Staff reports | Look around and you might find something new, just as local resident Tess Moody did three years ago.

In June 2018, Moody, a part-time staff member at the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission (CCPRC), found a new species of millipede at Caw Caw Interpretive Center, according to the agency. She took a photo of the arthropod and posted it to an online forum for entomologists for identification.

She then was contacted by Jackson Means of Virginia Tech, who believed it could be an unidentified species. They were unable to find the millipede specimen at Caw Caw again until June of 2020. This second discovery allowed the two to confirm that the millipede was indeed previously undescribed in scientific literature.

by Charleston Currents · 06/28/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

NEW for 7/20: Remembering John Lewis; Bantam-roostering; Lowcountry Listens

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering the power of John Lewis and those chickens
COMMENTARY, Brack: Stop the bantam-roostering on pandemic, schools
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Charleston is in trouble’ on flooding, report says
FEEDBACK: Wear masks to get virus under control
MYSTERY PHOTO: Historic, pensive marble statue
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Listens starts second wave of tunes Wednesday
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pisé de terre

by Charleston Currents · 07/20/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

Rice canals at Caw Caw. Photos provided.

FOCUS: County parks resume some operations, more openings ahead

Staff reports | Eleven county parks have been reopened in recent days with limited amenities, such as being open for running, walking and biking on designated trails. Staff of Charleston County Parks will be on hand to ensure that guests are following social distancing guidelines and not using closed amenities, according to a statement..

Six parks reopened Friday:

— Caw Caw Interpretive Center
— James Island County Park
— Johns Island County Park
— Mount Pleasant Pier (fishing not allowed)
— Palmetto Islands County Park
— Wannamaker County Park

Charleston County Parks that also are currently open include:

— Laurel Hill County Park
— Meggett County Park
— Stono River County Park
— Wannamaker North Trail
— Isle of Palms County Park

by Charleston Currents · 05/11/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

FOCUS: McLeod Plantation, Caw Caw park win international honor

NOV. 18, 2019 | Two historic Charleston County parks are now internationally-recognized “Sites of Conscience” by a worldwide network of 230 sites in 55 countries.

According to a press release from the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, Caw Caw Interpretive Center in Ravenel and McLeod Plantation Historic Site on James Island are now part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience — places that confront the history of what happened at the site and lasting impacts.

“You have done great work already reimagining the historic plantation experience and we are eager to be a part of your continued journey,” International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Executive Director Elizabeth Silkes wrote in a letter to the parks commission.

According to release, “Sites of Conscience ‘face all aspects of history and also activate the historical perspective with dynamic public dialogue on related issues we face today and what we can do about them.’

by Charleston Currents · 11/18/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

11/18, full issue: Big honor for parks; Investing in children; Reading Partners

IN THIS EDITION
FOCUS: McLeod Plantation, Caw Caw park win international honor
COMMENTARY: Investing in prevention is investing in S.C.’s future
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
GOOD NEWS: Nonprofit engages community to improve literacy
FEEDBACK: Get it off your chest — send us a letter!
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not a house in a subdivision
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Promised Land
CALENDAR: Special markets set for downtown, West Ashley, Mount Pleasant

by Charleston Currents · 11/18/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Interesting roofscape

My, my, this certainly is an interesting roofscape with hints of, perhaps, Turkey and France. But where is it specifically (more than just the town)? Try to identify where or what it is in this community. Send your guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo: Our May 6 mystery, “Swampy clue,” generated interesting guesses, such as Beidler Forest or Cypress Gardens. Bud Ferillo of Columbia joked that the swamp was the Statehouse in Columbia.

by Charleston Currents · 05/13/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

CALENDAR, Jan. 23+: From North Charleston to black comedy and jazz

(NEW) State of North Charleston. 7 p.m., Jan. 26, City Council Chambers, North Charleston City Hall. Mayor Keith Summey will present the 2017 State of the City Address. If you can’t attend, it will be streamed live here on the Web and here on Facebook. Black Comedy: Jan. 26-Feb 11, South of Broadway Theatre, 1080 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. This […]

by Charleston Currents · 01/23/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, Feb. 29+: Shows, walks, oysters, more

In the days ahead: “A Sudden Spontaneous Event,” Where the Wild Things Run/Walk, “The Seat of Justice,” Terrace Charleston Film Festival, Walk for Water

by Charleston Currents · 02/29/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

Old cattails, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel, S.C.

Photo: Winter beauty

Many people don’t think of the beauty of a coastal marsh in the summer, but you can find lots of neat stuff outside during a time of year when bugs are not a major factor. This shot highlights old cattails at Caw Caw Interpretive Center near Ravenel. Also good for this time of years — lots of migratory birds, including […]

by Andy Brack · 01/26/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Photos