CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Four environmental groups are seeking to add more protections in one of the last rural areas within the City of Charleston, as a 30-year-old agreement leaves it vulnerable to major development.
The Cainhoy Peninsula spans nearly 9,000 acres between Daniel Island and the Francis Marion National Forest. It remains as “one of the last remaining untouched places,” serving as a vital resource and habitat for many native species. However, advocates said it could be home to thousands of new residential units under the 1996 Cainhoy agreement.
“There’s a lot that’s changed in this area in the last 30 years, and this doesn’t work with the current landscape,” Torrey Sanders, conservation programs manager for Coastal Conservation League, said. “Just the way our communities are flooding more and more now.”…