Tag Archives: Nancy Vinson

Kiawah Development Partners adamant about plan that would destroy valuable wildlife and recreation area on Kiawah Spit

By Mary Edna | Published: November 23, 2009
When it appeared to Kiawah Development Partners that their efforts to put a concrete bulkhead on top of almost of 3 acres of public trust tidelands on the back side of Captain Sams Spit would fail, they applied for another bulkhead permit. The second “delayed bulkhead permit” would allow a 340-ft long steel sheet pile […]
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June 20th Kayak trip to Captain Sam’s Point

By Mary Edna | Published: June 24, 2009
We had a wonderful trip on the Kiawah River to learn about the environmental harm that developing this sandy point of land would cause. Over 40 people supported the Coastal Conservation League and Friends of the Kiawah River in their efforts to save Beachwalker Park and Captain Sam’s Spit from improper development. The Park is […]
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50 Houses on Kiawah Sand

By Mary Edna | Published: February 14, 2009
The eleven-minute documentary features interviews with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Professor of Earth Sciences at Duke University, and Nancy Vinson, CCL’s Program Director for Air and Water Quality.  Diagrams and maps are provided by geologist Miles O. Hayes, quoted in a recent Post & Courier article as saying, “I’m appalled that they want to develop that […]
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