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Rising Waters Forum: Coastal Resilience- Balancing Conservation and Development in the Port Royal Sound

The Port Royal Sound contains about one-third of all salt marsh habitat in South Carolina. This habitat protects Beaufort County by filtering out pollutants, storing carbon, supporting fisheries, and providing a buffer to storm surge. The salt marshes are also at risk as sea levels rise and development continues to boom across the watershed. To address these issues, groups across the region are working to better conserve these critical areas and monitor the impacts of development on our backyard.

Featured Panelists:

Kerri Forrest
SVP of Grantmaking and Community Leadership
Coastal Community Foundation

Courtney Kimmel
Director of Conservation
Port Royal Sound Foundation

Kate Parks Schaefer
Chief Conservation Officer
Lowcountry Land Trust

Juliana Zadik
Environmental Long Range Planner
Beaufort County

Moderated By:
Lydia Larson
Rising Waters Reporter

Co-hosted by: Coastal Community Foundation

2026 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Charleston Compost Facility: Community Tour & Compost Giveaway Event

McGill Compost, Charleston County, and the City of Charleston

Experience firsthand the local transformation of Charleston’s food scraps and yard waste into premium...