Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Threats to Bats Last month, we discussed bats’ many beneficial traits and the assortment of important roles they play in the ecosystem. Now that I have (hopefully!) convinced you that bats are vital... JUN 2021 9 min Read9 min Read
Sporting Life / Feesh It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I don’t feel fine. December 31, 1999. The world stands on the precipice of the much-hyped Y2K millennial shift. I,... JUN 2021 9 min Read9 min Read
Culture / Palmetto Bluff History: Blue Glass Ball Jar About the writer: Zoe Klauck is a senior at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She is currently finishing her degree in anthropology and art history, and over the... JUN 2021 3 min Read3 min Read
Conservation / In the Field: June Eye to the Sky May’s bird watching excitement kicked off on May 8th with the annual World Migratory Bird Day, also known as the Global Big Day. This international citizen science effort involves people... JUN 2021 7 min Read7 min Read
Culture / Meet our July Artists in Residence On July 19, we are excited to welcome our next Artists in Residence, Carlene Browner and Cassandra Browner Richardson of BR Design Co., to Palmetto Bluff. Based in Charleston, South... JUN 2021 1 min Read1 min Read
Culture / Annie Moran / Artist in Residence Artist and deisgner Annie Moran joined us for the 2021 Artist in Residence program with her stay in the Artist Cottage May 17 - 21. Workshop attendees explored simple foundations MAY 2021 View GalleryView Gallery
Conservation / The Plight of Pollinators If I asked you to think of native pollinators, you would most likely imagine butterflies lazily meandering from flower to flower, catching the breeze on their gently flapping wings. Or... MAY 2021 5 min Read5 min Read
Culture / Southbound 17 The story of Southbound 17 begins with a banjo. A long-forgotten banjo passed down to Jacob Simmons from his grandfather and stashed in a closet. When Simmons came across the... MAY 2021 9 min Read9 min Read
Conservation / From Dusk to Dawn: Why Should We Care about Bats? Why should we care about bats? When people learn what I do, they often ask me, “Why bats?” To which I respond, “Why not bats?” Bats are incredible! There are more... MAY 2021 4 min Read4 min Read