By Christine Ellis Winyah Rivers Foundation held its fifth annual Photo Contest Awards Ceremony on May 11 at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach. Winning photographs were hung at the museum through May 22, during which time, visitors to the Museum had the opportunity to view all photographs entered and [...]
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By Christine Ellis Our own Waccamaw River is receiving the recognition it deserves as a model of the America’s Great Outdoors River Initiative. Those of us who love the Waccamaw and watch over it already know how wonderful and important it is as a source of drinking water, recreation and habitat for diverse plant and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »RiverFest 2012: Conway’s Waterfront Festival For The Whole Family June 29 & 30
By Tina Gerrald The Conway Chamber of Commerce will host the 2012 Riverfest Celebration on Friday, June 29 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Conway’s Riverfront Park and Saturday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Horry County’s Historic Courthouse and Conway’s Riverfront Park. Riverfest is Conway’s longest running festival and celebrates [...]
Read the rest of this entry »2012 Waccamaw Conference on Feb. 4
By Christine Ellis The Conference will take place this Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Waccamaw Higher Education Center (160 Willbrook Blvd in Litchfield Beach – located near the corner of Highway 17 and Willbrook Blvd adjacent to the Hampton Inn on the North side of Willbrook Blvd). Conference hours are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. [...]
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By Christine Ellis The fifth annual Winyah Rivers Foundation (WRF) Photo Contest will accept entries beginning Feb 1. The goal is to promote the beauty of our local rivers and to raise funds for the Waccamaw RiverKeeper Program. Rules For Entering The contest is open to everyone. Emphasis in judging will be given to photographs [...]
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By Christine Ellis The Great Blue Skimmer is one of many species of dragonflies that live along the Waccamaw. It is the largest of the group of dragonflies known as skimmers, reaching a total length of 50-63 millimeters (2-2.5 inches). Its face is white and its body a mixture of brown, white stripes, pale grayish [...]
Read the rest of this entry »River Lovers Celebrate The Waccamaw
By Christine Ellis A river runs through our community…it’s called the Waccamaw River…and sometimes we forget just how important it is to our health and our economy. As the Waccamaw RiverKeeper, I work to raise awareness about this important resource and its many benefits. I’m joined in my efforts by many others who value this [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sasser Takes RiverKeeper Photo Of The Month
By Christine Ellis This brown pelican was diving for fish in Huntington Beach State Park and just happened to begin trolling right in front of me. The sun was setting so the light was warming up. This photo series was taken with a Canon EOS Rebel XTi Digital SLR at f5.6 and shutter speed of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »River Celebration Benefits Waccamaw RiverKeeper
By Christine Ellis September 24 is our River Celebration – a benefit for the Waccamaw RiverKeeper! Come join us at the river’s edge in historic downtown Conway as we celebrate a decade of protecting our local rivers and all the benefits they provide to our families, our community and our future. Beginning at 2 p.m., we [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Community Groups Adopt Boat Landings On The Waccamaw And Other Local Rivers
By Carolyn Ross The average person traveling into Horry and Georgetown Counties can’t help but notice the large amounts of litter strewn along our roadways. But does that person realize what happens to the litter if it is not picked up? Every cigarette butt, wrapper from a fast food restaurant, plastic bottle or aluminum can, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Winyah River Foundation Turns Ten
By Christine Ellis, Waccamaw Riverkeeper Winyah Rivers Foundation (WRF) was created in 2001 by a small group of individuals who were worried about the health of the rivers they loved. Their passion helped to create a volunteer driven organization focused on educating the community about threats to water quality. Ten years later WRF has matured [...]
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