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 [...]
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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. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Winyah Group Sierra Club Celebrates 25 Years
Written by Christine Ellis, Waccamaw RiverKeeper with contributions from Zane Wilson and Bo Ives On Nov. 3, members of the Winyah Group gathered to celebrate our twenty-fifth anniversary. We were honored by the presence of four of our founders; Betty Bullock, Ginger Ogburn-Matthews, Susan Libes and Zane Wilson who offered heartfelt and emotional presentations recounting [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Waccamaw RiverKeeper Photo Of The Month
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 [...]
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From the Waccamaw RiverKeeper This beautiful photograph reminds us of the beauty of our Waccamaw River, with the reflection of native cypress trees in its black waters. On cloudy days, especially where the water is more than a few feet deep, the Waccamaw appears quite dark and opaque, justifying its black water designation and reflecting [...]
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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